Scientist receives coveted Heisenberg professorship

James Thackeray at a single photon emission computed tomograph (SPECT) in the MHH Laboratory for Preclinical Molecular Imaging; Copyright: Karin Kaiser / MHH - German Research Foundation supports Dr. James Thackeray from the Department of Nuclear Medicine with a total of 1.2 million euros The German Research Foundation (DFG) has accepted Dr. James Thackeray from the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Hannover Medical School (MHH) into the coveted Heisenberg Programme. By awarding him a Heisenberg Professorship for Translational and Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging on 1st January 2022, the DFG is recognising the outstanding quality of the scientist and supporting his research work with 710,000 euros over five years. In addition, the young scientist will receive around 480,000 euros for a research project. The work aims to modify inflammatory reactions resulting from circulatory disorders in the heart and brain in order to prevent the loss of cardiac and brain performance. "The award is proof of the excellence of his work and a great honour for all of us," says Professor Dr Michael Manns, Clinic Director and Dean of Research at MHH. Better understanding and treating cardiovascular diseases. For the past three years, the scientist has been leading a research group for Translational and Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging, which uses state-of-the-art imaging techniques to gain ever new insights into the course of cardiovascular diseases.