Maria-Nieves Sanz, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, and Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern.
This year's Johanna Dürmüller-Bol DBMR Research Award of the Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR) of the University of Bern goes to Maria-Nieves Sanz. She receives the award, endowed with CHF 30,000, for her research on inflammatory processes during heart transplantations. It will be awarded today on the "Day of BioMedical Research". Heart failure is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the most severe cases, heart transplantation is the sole option for improving quality of life and survival. However, every year the number of patients on heart transplantation waiting lists increases, while the number of donor hearts remains stable. Thus, there is an urgent need to find additional donors for cardiac grafts.
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