At the Heart of Discovery

VRC Frankfurt explores how the heart and vasculature are built, how they sustain organs under stress, and how they erode with age and disease.

Fields of Research

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People

Praveenya Tirunagari

PhD student

Laurence Heaven

PhD student

Alina Brandl

PhD student

Parviz Ghezellou

Dr. / Postdoc

Judit Ponce

Technician

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Frequently Asked Questions

The VRC Frankfurt investigates how vascular and cardiac systems form, function, and adapt in development, health, and disease, linking molecular mechanisms to physiological and clinical outcomes.

Research spans cardiovascular biology, RNA regulation, metabolism, aging, regeneration, and systems physiology across multiple biological scales.

The VRC Frankfurt is part of Goethe University Frankfurt and is located at the Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology (Building 75, 2nd floor) at the University Hospital Frankfurt, Sandhofstraße 2–4, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

By translating fundamental discoveries into more precise strategies for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

The VRC offers opportunities for students, PhD candidates, and postdoctoral researchers through its research groups and collaborative projects.