Pericytes are mural cells that contribute to vessel maturation and control endothelial barrier function. Despite their pivotal role in the vascular system, knowledge is sparse on molecular regulatory mechanisms of pericyte cell biology. Here, we show for the first...
Professor Dimmeler received Willy Pitzer Award 2017. The Willy Pitzer Award (25.000 €) was given to Professor Dimmeler for her outstanding achievements in cardiovascular research. For further information regarding the Pitzer Award...
Members of the institute compete in the 9th Möwathlon Triathlon On the 16th of July 2017, several members of the institute competed in the Möwathlon Triathlon. We competed in the sprint distance consisting of 500m swimming in open water, 20km cycling and a 5km run...
Light-inducible microRNA inhibitors used for the first time as local therapeutic agents The research groups led by Alexander Heckel and Stefanie Dimmeler have developed antimiRs that can be activated very effectively over a limited local area by light. To this...
Tuesday, June 13th Almost 64.000 people ran the world`s largest team running event, the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge in Frankfurt. A highly motivated team of 13 colleagues started for the Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration from the University Hospital in...
