Petra Kleinbongard
Debuty Direktors Univ.- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Petra Kleinbongard
Main Research Areas
Cardioprotection - protection of heart muscle cells and coronary arterys/coronary microcirculation
The blood as a place of education and carrier of vasomotor mediators
Professional Career
| seit 2020 | W2 - Professorship for Cardioprotection at the Institute of Pathophysiology, University Hospital Essen |
| seit 2011 bis heute | Deputy Director, Institute of Pathophysiology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen |
| seit 2008 | Research Assistant; Institute of Pathophysiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen (Prof. Dr.Dr. h.c. G. Heusch) |
| 2005 | Research Assistant; CBT (CardioBioTech Group), University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University (Prof. Dr. M. Kelm) |
| 2004 | Research stay; National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Washington / USA (Prof. Dr. A. Schechter / Prof. Dr. M. Gladwin) |
| 2004 | Research Assistant; Laboratory of Cardiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf (Prof. Dr. M. Kelm) |
| 1999 | Doctoral candidate; Laboratory for Cardiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (Prof. Dr. M. Kelm, Prof. Dr. G. Schaub) |
| 1999 | Freelance research assistant; Institute for Special Zoology, Ruhr-University Bochum (Prof. Dr. G. Schaub) |
Scientific Prizes
| 2010 | Dr. Deichmann Prize for young researchers -Basic Research-; Essen Live, Essen |
| 2007 | W. H. Hauss Prize 2007; award for scientific work in the field of arteriosclerosis research, annual conference of the Society for Arteriosclerosis Research, Blaubeuren |
| 2006 | Young Investigator Award 2006; Cell-cell interactions in the cardiological system, 22nd Cardiologists-Physiologists Workshop, Würzburg |
| 2006 | G. Schettler- Award for the best lecture; annual meeting of the Society for Arteriosclerosis Research, Blaubeuren |
| 2005 | Science Award; Role of Nitrite in Physiology, Pathophysiology and Therapeutics Meeting; NIH, Washington / USA |
| 2004 | Young Investigator Cardiovascular Award; CardioVision, Academy of Sciences NRW, Düsseldorf |
Memberships in Professional Societies
| German Society of Cardiology - 2016 to 2018 Spokesperson of Working Group 27 (Coronary Flow and Myocardial Perfusion) |
| German Physiological Society |
| Society for Arteriosclerosis Research |
| International Society for Heart Research |
| American Physiological Society |
| Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, Track “SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE” (FESC) |
| Fellow of the American Physiological Society, Cardiovascular Section (FCVS) |
| Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) |
Contact Details
Univ.- Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Deputy Director
Phone: +49 (201) 723-2763/85675
E-Mail: petra.kleinbongard@uk-essen.de
