Committee on Translational Research
Learn about the purpose of this group and who the members are
Mission Statement
To promote the development, application and translation of basic science knowledge to clinically relevant questions and targets in the field of heart failure.
Coordinator
Prof. Stefan Janssens, FESC (Kuleuven, BE), e-mail
Committee
A Shah
G Hasenfuss
J-L Balligand
T Eschenhagen
D Brutsaert
D Hilfiker-Kleiner
S Heymans
E Hirsch |
FESC (London, GB)
FESC (Gottingen, DE)
FESC (Brussels, BE)
FESC (Hamburg, DE)
EFESC (Antwerp, BE)
(Hannover, DE)
(Maastricht, NL)
(Turin, IT) |
Z Papp
C Maack
S Chlopicki
S Cook
T Thum
P Doevendans
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FESC (Debrecen, HU)
(Homburg/Saar, DE)
(Krakow, Poland)
(London, GB)
FESC (Hannover, DE)
FESC (Utrecht, NL)
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P Ponikowski
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FESC (Wroclaw, PL) (ex-officio)
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Activities
- To address important translational research topics related to heart failure (eg, stem cells, inflammation, diabetes/metabolic syndrome, gender effects) through the development of European expert groups and networks.
- To engage with relevant funders and policy makers, including the European Commission, in the development of policy and consensus statements on translational research issues.
- To catalyse and facilitate the development of Europe-wide research proposals.
To provide input into the HFA Research Fellowships schemes
- To provide appropriate input as necessary into the development of the scientific programme for relevant HFA meetings
- To interact with other HFA Committees where appropriate.
Priorities
- Following the Workshop on cardiorenal interactions in 2010, a Consensus Statement summarising the outcome of the workshop is in preparation
- The Committee held a one-day workshop on the topic of “Cardiac Regeneration in Search of Cardiac Progenitors: Challenges of cell-based therapy for heart failure". The workshop was held in the May 2011 in Brussels.
Published Papers