Doctorates

We are very happy about Jennifer Deppe's doctorate! As part of the StrucMed program, Jennifer worked on an experimental project on "Mechanisms of cardioprotection of vitamin D in FGF23-induced uremic cardiomyopathy" and successfully completed her Dr. med. degree with magna cum laude. Jennifer, we are delighted that you are staying loyal to pediatrics and research at the MHH and wish you many more successful years.

Congratulations to Matilda Bariani on her doctorate! Matilda conducted an experimental research project as part of the StrucMed program on the topic of "Cardiotoxicity of cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of FGF23 under chronic phosphate stress" and successfully completed her Dr. med. degree with magna cum laude. Matilda, we wish you a good start to your professional life in Hamburg.

Congratulations on your doctorate! Miriam Wagner carried out an experimental project in the StrucMed program on the topic "Effect of cardiac overexpression of FGF23 on the heart and kidneys in healthy mice" and successfully completed her Dr. med. degree with magna cum laude. Miriam, we wish you all the best for your professional future.

We are delighted that Isabel Vogt has been awarded her Dr. rer. nat. degree! In recent years, Isabel has been involved in various projects on the subject of chronic high phosphate load and organ damage and has written a dissertation on "Therapeutic effects of the calcimimetic AMG416 on high phosphate diet-induced cardiac pathologies in mice" and successfully completed her doctorate with magna cum laude. Isabel, we wish you every success for your professional future.

Congratulations on your doctorate! Corinna Piepert worked on an experimental project on "Cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of FGF23: establishment and characterization of a mouse model" as part of the StrucMed program and successfully completed her Dr. med. degree with magna cum laude. Corinna, we wish you all the best and much success and joy for your professional future.

Congratulations to Ineke Böckmann on her doctorate in medicine! Ineke wrote the data from her StrucMed project as a cumulative dissertation with a publication in shared first authorship entitled "FGF23-mediated activation of local RAAS promotes cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis" and successfully completed her doctorate magna cum laude. Ineke, we are very pleased that you will remain loyal to pediatrics and research at the MHH and wish you many more successful years.

We are very happy about Melis Basaran's doctorate! Melis conducted an animal study entitled "Cardiac phenotype and Fgf23/Fgfr4 signaling in animal models with genetic disruption of klotho and phosphate-regulating endopeptidase homolog X-linked" and successfully completed her Dr. med. degree cum laude. Melis, we wish you much joy and all the best for your professional future in cardiology.

Congratulations on your doctorate! Annika Ewert has successfully published the data from her clinical study as first author with the title "Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Children with Nephropathic Cystinosis Compared with other CKD Entities" and completed her doctorate with a cumulative dissertation and subsequent disputation with summa cum laude. Annika, we are very pleased that you are staying loyal to pediatrics and research at the MHH.

Congratulations to Maria Moormann on her doctorate! Maria worked on an experimental project on the topic of "Fibroblast growth factor 23 in the model of pressure-induced cardiac hypertrophy" and successfully completed her Dr. med. degree with magna cum laude. Maria, we wish you all the best and every success for your future career in pediatric surgery.

Congratulations on your doctorate! Felix Kirchhoff worked on a project entitled "The influence of fibroblast growth factor 23 on the development of cardiac fibrosis" as part of his experimental doctoral thesis and successfully completed his Dr. med. degree with magna cum laude. Felix, we are delighted that you are remaining loyal to the MHH and wish you every success in your future career.

Congratulations on your doctorate in medicine! Robert große Siemer has completed an experimental doctoral thesis on "Fibroblast growth factor 23 and left ventricular hypertrophy in children with chronic renal failure" and successfully completed his Dr. med. degree with magna cum laude. Robert, we wish you much success and happiness for your professional future.

We are very pleased about Emi Yoshizawa's doctorate! Emi conducted an experimental study entitled "The Hyp mouse as an animal model for X-linked dominant hypophosphatemic rickets: effects of calcitriol on the FGF23-Klotho-PTH-vitamin D axis" and successfully completed her Dr. med. degree with summa cum laude. Emi, we are delighted that you are staying loyal to pediatrics and wish you all the best for your professional future.

We are very happy about Laura Hermann's doctorate! As part of the StrucMed program, Laura worked on an experimental project entitled "Effects of vitamin D on FGF23-mediated left ventricular hypertrophy in experimental uremia" and successfully completed her Dr. med. degree with magna cum laude. Laura, we wish you all the best and much joy as a physician.

Congratulations on your doctorate in medicine! Julia Kučka has successfully published the data from her StrucMed project as first author and completed her doctorate with a cumulative dissertation on the topic "Comparison of the calcimimetic R568 and calcitriol in the Hyp mouse, a murine animal model of X-linked hypophosphatemia" and subsequent disputation with magna cum laude. Julia, we wish you every success for your professional future.

Congratulations to Jacqueline Haller on her doctorate! Jacqueline carried out an experimental research project on "Effects of FGF-23 on endothelial function: in vitro studies on coronary artery cells" and successfully completed her Dr. med. degree with magna cum laude. Jacqueline, we wish you a good start to your professional life in Sweden.

We are delighted that Anne Schön has been awarded her doctorate in medicine. Anne has written a cumulative dissertation with publication as first author on the topic "Influence of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) on hippocampal neurons: effects on morphology and synapse formation" and completed her doctorate summa cum laude. Anne, we are delighted that you are remaining loyal to pediatrics and research at the MHH.

Doctor at last! In recent years, Beatrice Richter has worked on several projects on the significance of FGF23 on the cardiovascular system and has contributed to numerous publications. With her cumulative dissertation on "Effects of fibroblast growth factor-23 and Klotho on endothelial function and left ventricular hypertrophy", Bea has successfully obtained her Dr. rer. nat. degree with an overall grade of magna cum laude. Bea, we congratulate you and wish you an exciting PostDoc in the USA!