Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg • Bad Krozingen

It is a great pleasure to invite you to the international workshop Homogeneity out of Heterogeneity: Experimental and Theoretical Research into Cardiac Autoregulation held from 05–07 October 2026 in Freiburg, Germany. 

The workshop will explore a seemingly simple, yet remarkably challenging concept – namely how the externally uniform performance of the heart arises from spatially and temporally heterogeneous activity of cells and tissue constituents at nano-, micro-, and macro-scales.

The programme will be single-track and designed ‘to tell a story’ by going from macroscopic phenomena to molecular mechanisms. It will include 5 high-level plenary talks by internationally established research leaders, and 21 invited lectures. This will be complemented by a dedicated poster session, and all poster contributions will be on display throughout the meeting (Poster board dimensions (portrait only): 120 cm (47.2") wide x 150 cm (59.0") high).

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Natalia Trayanova (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Kit Parker (Harvard University, USA)
Jeff Molkentin (Cincinnati Children's Hospital, USA)
Sabine Steffens (Munich University, Germany)
Andrew McCulloch (UCSD, USA)

Confirmed Speakers:

Laura Bear (Liryc, France)
Katharine Dibb (University of Manchester, UK)
Ramona Emig (Miami University, USA)
Maretoshi Hirai (Kansai Medical University, Japan)
Wolfgang Linke (Münster University, Freiburg)
William (Bill) Louch (Oslo University, Norway)
Eilidh MacDonald (Glasgow University, UK)
Gary Mirams (Nottingham University, UK)
Rémi Peyronnet (Freiburg University, Germany)
Alexander Quinn (Dalhousie University, Canada)
Eva Rog-Zielinska (Freiburg University, Germany)
Leonardo Sacconi (Institute of Clinical Physiology, Italy)
Franziska Schneider-Warme (Freiburg University, Germany)
Ana Simon-Chica (Harvard University, USA)
Katrin Streckfuß-Bömeke (Würzburg University, Germany)
Jonathan Taylor (University of Glasgow, UK)
Tania Zaglia (University of Padua, Italy)
Callum Zgierski-Johnston (Freiburg University, Germany)

The workshop will be hosted by the Institute for Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine.

We are looking forward to an instructive, thought-provoking, and interactive meeting.
With the best wishes, on behalf of the Organising Committee, for an enjoyable stay in beautiful Freiburg,

Peter Kohl