The Board of Directors welcomes you to the DZHK Retreat in Potsdam

Dear colleagues and friends,

This is the first in-person DZHK Retreat for the new board of directors after a two-year break due to the pandemic. We are delighted to see you all face-to-face again.

The DZHK looks back on its ten-year anniversary. Some of you have been with us from the beginning, some we will meet for the first time. Together, we want to reflect on what has been achieved and plan for the next decade.

As always, top-notch research is at the heart of the Retreat. You will hear lectures from our partner sites and keynotes from highly valued experts. Another important thing to us is giving women an even stronger voice. We strive for gender balance at all DZHK events in the future and aspire to contribute to equal career and research advancements. We look forward to your thoughts and ideas in the session on the gender gap in cardiovascular research.

We wish everyone an inspiring and exciting event.

Stefanie Dimmeler, Steffen Massberg, Thomas Sommer