ESC Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart

Aims and activities

Aims

• The Working Group on the Cellular Biology of the Heart, as the major basic science working group of the ESC, has as its main objective, the promotion of basic science research in cardiology and encouraging links between clinical medicine and laboratory-based research.
• The Working Group organises a significant proportion of the research symposia held each year at the societies annual meeting and regularly supports a number of other meetings and teaching programmes.

Activities

• To publish regularly position papers
• To organize a bi-annual Joint Meeting with the Working Group on Myocardial Function - Varenna Meeting - Italy.
• To collaborate with the Council on Basic Science

Nucleus 2020-2022

Chairperson

Dr. Sean M. Davidson
University College London
The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute
67 Chenies Mews
WC1E 6HX London - United Kingdom
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Vice-Chairperson

Assoc. Prof. Cinzia Perrino, FESC
Federico II University
Cardiology
Via Pansini 5,
IT-80131 Naples - Italy
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Past-Chairperson 

Assist. Prof. Rosalinda Madonna
Department of Neuroscience and Imaging
G. D'annunzio University
Via Dei Vestini
66013 Chieti - Italy
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Treasurer

Prof. Bianca Brundel
Netherlands (The)
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Secretary

Dr. Thomas Krieg
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Communication Coordinator

Dr. Maurizio Pesce
Italy
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Ordinary Nucleus members

Miss Melanie Paillard
France
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Mrs. Paula Da Costa Martins
Netherlands (The)
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Prof. Petra Kleinbongard, FESC
Germany
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Prof. Sabine Steffens, FESC
Germany
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Dr. Henrique Girao
Portugal
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Prof. Mariann Gyongyosi, FESC
Austria
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Ex-Officio Nucleus members

Prof. Joost Sluijter, FESC
CARE Liaison
Netherlands (The)

Dr. Sophie Van Linthout
HF Board Representative
Germany

Dr. Gabriele Giacomo Schiattarella
Liaison with Translational Committee of the HFA-ESC and affiliated to ESC SoT
Italy

Dr. Can Tepekoylu
Austria