Heribert Schunkert, MD is Professor of Cardiology of the Technische Universität München and Director of the Cardiology Department, German Heart Centre Munich since 2012. He completed a research fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA and clinical fellowships at Beth Israel Hospital, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, and the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA, before he became assistant and associate professor in Regensburg. From 2002-2012 Prof. Schunkert was Director of Internal Medicine and Cardiology at the University of Luebeck. He conducts research in the molecular genetics of multifactorial cardiovascular disease, coordinates several EU- and BMBF-sponsored projects as well as the European-American Leducq network CADgenomics to identify the genetic roots of myocardial infarction. He is the author of more than 700 publications in international journals.

Presenter of 2 Presentations

What role can a polygenic risk score play? (ID 1641)

Session Type
Industry Session
Date
Mon, 22.05.2023
Session Time
13:30 - 14:45
Room
Hall: Rudolf Virchow
Lecture Time
13:30 - 13:45

Q&A Session (ID 1645)

Session Type
Industry Session
Date
Mon, 22.05.2023
Session Time
13:30 - 14:45
Room
Hall: Rudolf Virchow
Lecture Time
14:30 - 14:45