Hypertension & Organ Crosstalk Summer School

From Environment to End-Organ Damage
Interorgan-communication to prevent cardiovascular and renal health

15.–16.06.2026, Cologne

The summer school is open to graduate students (MD/PhD), clinicians, clinician-scientists, and post-docs with an interest in hypertension and interorgan crosstalk in cardio-renal–vascular health (40–50 participants). The program is deliberately interactive, not a lecture series: participants are encouraged to present and discuss ongoing or planned projects (talks/posters), with ample time for feedback and networking. A small number of invited experts will provide keynotes to frame each session and stimulate discussion.

Deadline for abstract submission: 19.04.2026
Please submit abstract to: https://forms.gle/WtXmhWa4Joa4c9986

We will regularly update the preliminary program and accepted posters: https://tinyurl.com/3heatfnh

For further questions, please contact: johannes.stegbauer@med.uni-duesseldorf.de

Event Organizer
Akademie für Fort- und Weiterbildung Nieren- und Hochdruckkrankheiten (Akademie Niere)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nephrologie e.V. (DGfN)
Deutsche Hochdruckliga e.V. (DHL®)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie – Herz- und Kreislaufforschung e.V. (DGK)
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Location
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Linder Höhe, 51147 Köln

Jointly organized by the DGfN, DHL, DGK and DLR