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The official Bluesky Account of the Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration. https://www.cardiovascular-regeneration.com/
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Look how cool, Felix Trogisch and Joerg Heineke highlight our decorin paper academic.oup.com/cardiovascre... in their last editorial in Cardiovascular Research academic.oup.com/cardiovascre.... I love the title 💃🏻💃🏻
Decorin expression is increased by ageing and contributes to inflammation and leakage.
Ageing-associated endothelial decorin induction and the impact of non-glycanated decorin on cardiac inflammation
AbstractAims. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the European Union and ageing is one of its major risk factors resulting in the progr
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October 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Wow, that was fast @jmccardiology.bsky.social! Our article exploring the protective role of Snhg15 after myocardial infarction is already available :)
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Congratulations to all authors, specially to the infatigable @MarianaShumliakivska! (I'll get her to @bsky.app)
The long non-coding RNA Snhg15 protects the heart after myocardial infarction
Cardiomyocytes are postmitotic cells that do not proliferate in the heart. In order to maintain the structural integrity of the heart, cardiomyocyte l…
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October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Over half a million euros in DFG funding goes to Prof. Dr. Dr. Miguel Alejandre Alcazar and Dr. Julian Wagner to investigate the inter- and transgenerational metabolic priming of the neuro-cardiopulmonary interface in health and aging. Read more: cpi-online.de/news/dfg-fun...
DFG funding for Miguel Alejandre Alcazar & Julian Wagner
Awarded for research on the neuro-cardiopulmonary interface in health and aging...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Special thanks go to our @dzhk.de collaborators that made this study possible 💃🏻💃🏻

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October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Im Exzellenzcluster @cpi-exstra.bsky.social untersuchen #Forschende interdisziplinär das Zusammenspiel von Herz und Lunge, Ziel ist u.a. die Entwicklung neuartiger Therapeutika. Zum Interview mit Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Stefanie Dimmeler von der @goetheuni.bsky.social geht es hier: youtu.be/aik52E5AlXg
RMU Insights: Exzellenzcluster Cardiopulmonary Institute (CPI)
YouTube video by Rhein-Main-Universitäten (RMU)
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October 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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@navbo.bsky.social 2025 starts this Sunday and the great @leahvanicek.bsky.social will be flying the colours of the @instcardregffm.bsky.social. She will present her work on HFpEF and microvascular cells. Watch out for funky pericyte stuff 💃🏻🤘🏻🫀
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October 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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This week at @instcardregffm.bsky.social we celebrate that the one and only Lukas Rehr handed in his master thesis. He explored the role of ageing on the cardiac ECM and microvasculature. All the best for the future! 💃🏻✊🏻
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October 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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This week we had @gluxan.bsky.social and @leahvanicek.bsky.social from @instcardregffm.bsky.social . They flew from Frankfurt am Main to Madrid as red kites do around this time each year, and brought great science under their wings! Looking forward to learning about how your projects develop!
September 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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@leahvanicek.bsky.social and I are back at the @instcardregffm.bsky.social after a fantastic week visiting @jldelapompa-cnic.bsky.social at @CNIC. Always a pleasure to collaborate with them and a real joy to reconnect with so many good old friends!💃🏻🫀🤘🏻
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September 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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And the Microvasculature and Extracellular Matrix in cardiac ageing and disease Spain Tour 2025 comes to an end with a visit to @cicbiogune.bsky.social. Thank you very much for having me, it has been a blast 💃🏻
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September 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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At the @sfb1531.bsky.social retreat with @cbodemer.bsky.social presenting our latest data and cool future plans. We are having fun interacting with colleagues and designing new and exciting collaborations 💃🏻💃🏻
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September 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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👏Congratulations to Annika Braun for winning the Early Career Researcher Oral Communication Award at her very first conference “Cross-Talk of Cells in the Heart 2025: Novel Mechanisms of Disease and Arrhythmias” in Birmingham, UK. The first success of a promising career in cardiovascular research. ✨
September 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Researchers at @goetheuni.bsky.social ‬uncovered a previously unrecognized immune-regulating role of cardiac endothelial cells after myocardial infarction - revealing a new cellular player that may shape post-heart-attack inflammation and healing. Read more: cpi-online.de/paperofthemo...
August 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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🚨 Excited to share that our latest study on the role of inflammatory activation in endothelial cells during the infarct response is now published in Circulation Research!

Huge thanks to all co-authors—especially Lukas, Till, Simone, and Ariane—for driving this project forward.
August 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Reached home after a great week full of science. So many inspiring people at #gordonresearchconference „Biomechanics of vascular biology and disease“.
Thanks to @gluxan.bsky.social , all organisers and talented scientists I met here.
It was an honor to receive the poster prize and present my data.
July 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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That's how I like to start the summer! Our story identifying decorin as a novel player in cardiovascular ageing just got published in #CardiovascularResearch 💃🏻💃🏻 Congratulations to all authors and thanks to @ekfstiftung.bsky.social that made this study possible academic.oup.com/cardiovascre...
Ageing-associated endothelial decorin induction and the impact of non-glycanated decorin on cardiac inflammation
AbstractAims. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the European Union and aging is one of its major risk factors resulting in the progre
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August 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
👏 Congratulations to @cbodemer.bsky.social for winning the poster prize & @gluxan.bsky.social for receiving the Young Investigator Award at the Gordon Research Conference in Ventura, California.🎖 www.cardiovascular-regeneration.com/2025/07/28/g...
July 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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On my way home from the Vascular Biomechanics GRC. What a cool meeting! Loads of fun and great science. Thank you for having us (@cbodemer.bsky.social) presenting our science. I'm honoured by the young Investigator award! Olé!💃🏻 @instcardregffm.bsky.social @sfb1531.bsky.social @cpi-exstra.bsky.social
July 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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I am very happy to participate in the #GRCBiomechanics in Ventura and present some of our latest data. Thank you very much for the invitation :) The meeting is being tons of fun and I even made it to the beach 💃🏻💃🏻
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July 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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This week at @instcardregffm.bsky.social and @cpi-exstra.bsky.social, we hosted 9th grade students from the www.ziehenschule.de 🫀🫁 They got a hands-on look at cutting-edge research in cardiopulmonary biology. Great curiosity and sharp questions—thanks for visiting! @sfb1531.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Thank you very much @campagnololab.bsky.social for the invitation to present our work at the fantastic #BMVBS25 meeting in Surrey. I am having a lot of fun 💃🏻

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Thanks @andyogenesis.bsky.social for the picture :)

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July 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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It was a great honor to present my project in front of the Gordon Research Seminar „Biomechanics in vascular biology and disease“. Thank you so much for the amazing feedback and the award of the best poster! What an awesome community!
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July 21, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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✨This past week at the Night of Science, @gluxan.bsky.social lit up the lecture hall with his captivating talk on the heart’s microcirculation and its role in ageing and disease. His passion turned science into a powerful, engaging experience. Thank you for being a true highlight of the night! 💖
June 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Full house yesterday at the nightofscience.de. It was super fun to share the science we do at @cpi-exstra.bsky.social and at @instcardregffm.bsky.social The publicum was super, curious and involved with loads of clever questions. I really enjoyed it! Thanks for having me @goetheuni.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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@instcardregffm.bsky.social postdoc "retreat" 💃🏻💃🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻✊🏻✊🏻
June 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM