Programm
Monday
December 7, 2026
13.00-13.30
Registration and
welcome coffee
13.30-13.45
Salutation & Opening Ceremony
N. Marx, Aachen
S. Uhlig, Dean of Faculty of Medicine at the University Hospital RWTH Aachen
13.45-16.00
CKD in CKM
Chair: K. Marx-Schütt, Aachen
Immune-microbial dynamics in cardiorenal diseases
N. Wilck, Berlin
Kidney structural-functional relationships in diabetes
P. Fioretto, Padova
Metabolic hormone therapies in chronic kidney disease
K.R. Tuttle, Providence, Rhode Island
16.00-16.30
Coffee break
16.30-18.00
Obesity
Chair: D. Müller-Wieland, Aachen
Obesity in patients with Type 1 diabetes
C. Le Roux, Dublin
Atrial fibrillation in obesity and diabetes
L. Fauchier, Tours
18.00-18.15
Coffee break
18.15-19.00
Special Lecture
BioRescue: How to save biodiversity
T. Hildebrandt, Berlin
Leipniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
19.00
End of meeting day
Tuesday
December 8, 2026
08.45-09.00
Welcome + Registration
09.00-10.30
Heart failure in CKM
Chair: K. Marx-Schütt, Aachen
Organ-Cross-Talk in HFpEF
U. Kintscher, Berlin
Translating guideline recommendations in daily practice in HF
R. Christodorescu, Timisoara
10.30-11.00
Coffee break
11.00-13.00
Novel therapeutics approaches to reduce CV risk
Chair: F. Kahles, Aachen
Novel lipid-lowering therapies – Mechanisms and Perspectives
U. Laufs, Leipzig
New developments in Incretin-related molecules:
How do they work?
T. Müller, München
13.00-14.00
Lunch break
14.00-15.00
Molecular mechanisms in CKM
Chair: J. Jankowski, Aachen
Cardio-Vascular calcification: molecular insights and potential therapeutic options
C. Göttsch, Dresden
Spatial mapping of polyploid cardiomyocytes in heart disease
C. Kuppe, Aachen
15.00-16.00
Coffee break
16.00-18.00
Poster Session
SFB/TRR219, iCARE4CVD, and other projects
Chair: E. van der Vorst, Aachen / C. Göttsch, Aachen / F. Kahles, Aachen