Overview

About the program

The Master Switches in Cardiac Ischemia CRC at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf aims to promote the next generation of qualified early career researchers through outstanding scientific education.

The iRTG enables doctoral researchers and doctoral researchers in medicine to prepare their doctoral thesis in the field of cardiovascular biology and medicine. To achieve this task our early career researchers complete a structured doctoral training program.

This program aims to advance cooperative international research and learning in the context of tightly linked, collaborative research projects investigating the molecular mechanisms which influence cardiac remodeling in the acute and subacute phase after acute myocardial infarction including the complex crosstalk between cardiac and extracardiac cell populations, metabolic adaptation, comorbidities and ischemia-triggered systemic responses.

Programme Structure

Projects include:

Ventricular arrhythmogenesis by ion channel remodeling after acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
Molecular basis of disturbed sarcomere function in diabetic and non-diabetic remote myocardium
Role of mitochondrial Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase and mitochondrial p27 in myocardial infarction
The Reelin-GPVI axis in acute myocardial infarction beyond thrombosis
The CD73-adenosine-Interleukin 6-type cytokines axis in myocardial infarction
Mitochondrial efficacy in AMI: role of PGC-1α
The circulating nitric oxide pool and anemia in acute myocardial infarction
Cardioprotection by ischemic conditioning in pigs with a metabolic syndrome

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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IELTS

6

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Düsseldorf, Germany

Disciplines

Medicine Molecular Sciences View 25 other PhDs in Medicine in Germany

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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80

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6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Normally you need to hold an excellent master's or diploma degree in the appropriate field.
A good command of English is a requirement for acceptance.

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Tuition Fees

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Free
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Free

Additional Details

social contribution fee: €321 per semester

Living costs

Düsseldorf

Germany

996 - 1318 EUR / month

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Overview

About the program

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

EU/EEA Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

Düsseldorf

Funding

Scholarships Information

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