Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jürgen Bernhagen  

Kontakt - Sekretariat: Fr. P. Hans, Fr. N. Tomanek und Fr. A. Mayer
Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen

Tel.: +49 241 80-88831 (80-88841)
Fax: +49 241 80-82427

E-Mail: irtg1508@ukaachen.de
Web: www.ukaachen.de/sites/irtg1508

Summary

The Euregio Cardiovascular International Research Training Group (EuCAR) builds on the unique asset of a close proximity (< 30 km) and an extensive and complementary network of bilateral collaborations between RWTH Aachen and Maastricht Universities. Given the enormous significance of cardiovascular disease for morbidity and mortality in western societies, the EuCAR research program is focused on the underlying macrovascular pathobiology and pathophysiology of Arterial Remodeling, namely atherosclerosis and plaque destabilization, but also therapeutic arteriogenesis and arterial tissue engineering. A main goal is to introduce novel and relevant cellular and molecular targets from related fields, e.g. immune mediators and growth factors (Nature Med 2007;13:587, Nature Rev Immunol 2007;7:467, Circulation 2007;115:2516, Circulation 2008;117:70, Circ Res 2008;102:209). The scientific environment of EuCAR is endorsed by the DFG Forschergruppe 809 "Chemokines and Adhesion Molecules in Cardiovascular Pathogenesis", which is partly located in Aachen, the DFG-funded Aachen-Bonn collaborative research center SFB-TRR57 "Organ Fibrosis", the IZKF Aachen cluster "Cardiovascular Research", and a wealth of extensive cardiovascular expertise at CARIM* in Maastricht.

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