Dr. Heidi Noels and Dr. Yvonne Döring receive the W.H. Hauss Award from the DGAF
19-21 April 2018
Dr. Heidi Noels from the Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research at RWTH Aachen University together with Dr. Yvonne Döring from the Institute for Prophylaxis and Epidemiology of Circulatory Diseases at LMU Munich together received the DGAF W.H. Hauss Award 2018 from the German Society for Atherosclerosis Research (DGAF) during the 32nd Annual Meeting of the DGAF in Rauischholzhausen, Germany. They were awarded for their publication "Vascular CXCR4 Limits Atherosclerosis by Maintaining Arterial Integrity: Evidence From Mouse and Human Studies." (Circulation. 2017; 136: 388-403). In this work it could be shown that vascular CXCR4 has an atheroprotective function by maintaining the arterial integrity and preserving the endothelial barrier function. In addition, CXCR4 stabilizes a contractile smooth muscle cell phenotype. Targeted enhancement of these CXCR4-mediated protective functions could open up novel therapeutic options in the treatment of atherosclerosis.
The award was sponsored by a long-standing active member of the DGAF, Prof. Dr. Winfried März.
Project area Z
Administrative project
Robert Werner Mertens
MD student
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Department of Internal Medicine
Project: The role of incretin hormone GLP-2 in septic cardiomyopathy
PI: Michael Lehrke
Robert Werner Mertens
MD student
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Department of Internal Medicine
Project: The role of incretin hormone GLP-2 in septic cardiomyopathy
PI: Michael Lehrke
Consortium
Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Complications
in Chronic Kidney Disease
The SFB/TRR219 is supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG)
Project-ID 322900939
Research Data Management
Welcome to our Research Data Management (RDM) page, your go-to resource for navigating the world of effective data handling within SFB/TRR219. We're here to break down the essentials, keep you in the loop with RDM-related events, and share informative newsletters.
RDM Events within SFB/TRR219
Explore our monthly newsletters, delving into diverse topics on effective research data management tailored to UKA and RWTH standards. Each edition will be unveiled on the last day of the month.
Three eLabJournal seminars were conducted, each lasting 90 minutes, both in online and in-person formats at UKA Aachen. These seminars attracted a diverse audience of researchers who aimed to enhance their proficiency in handling and using ELNs.
Regular bi-weelky meetings were established to offer support to scientists, providing them with a opportunity to address not only general RDM concerns but also specific challenges encountered in day-to-day research activities.
Collaborative RWTH Events opened to SFB/TRR219
Members of SFB/TRR219 are invited to participate in Love Data Week! Running from February 12 to 16, 2024, this week-long celebration will feature a series of engaging events hosted both at RWTH and across Germany. Join us in exploring the significance of research data, sharing best practices, and fostering a community dedicated to responsible data management.
Mandatory course, developed by RWTH, is obligatory for PhD students and postdocs as part of their RDM training. It includes crucial aspects of RDM, including good research practice, FAIR data principles, creation of RDM plans, data security, and data publication among other key topics.
Members of SFB/TRR219 were invited to Research Data Day held at RWTH Aachen. This event featured lectures on the intersection of RDM and Artificial Intelligence, poster presentations, and opportunities for networking. The event also highlighted Coscine platform, a valuable tool used by many researchers within SFB/TRR219.
Workshop
“Metadata Basics and Creating Application Profiles for Coscine”
Workshop held on November 29th, 2023. This event helps participants understand the basic concepts of metadata in application profiles. Participants learn how to create their own application profile using the application profile generator in Coscine and utilize Coscine effectively for documenting research data.
Workshop
“Automating (Meta)Data Transfer to Coscine”
Workshop held on December 6th, 2023, focused on the enhancing participants’ understanding of the Coscine Python SDK and automating data workflows. Participants gained valuable insights that enable them to apply and extend the knowledge to create and automate their own research data management solutions.
Additional RDM Achievements
Data Management Plans (DMPs) are essential tools in research projects, ensuring data organization, preservation, and promoting transparency. A generic template developed by Data Steward Kseniia Dukkart was created for SFB/TRR219, what facilitated the creation of tailored DMPs.
An eLN called eLabJournal was established to replace the traditional pen and paper notekeeping. It holds research data linked to the respective experiments. The eLN system allows documentation in a project rather than person-oriented manner, i.e., projects can be developed and documented by multiple scientists working together.
Support for data archiving within SFB/TRR219 was provided, ensuring that data generated within the project are securely stored for a minimum of ten years in suitable archives. For the archiving purposes Coscine platform was used.