At the DCAcademy Summer Meeting 2022 young researchers were given the opportunity to give a talk on their research and to pitch their projects at a poster session. They all had the chance to win a DCAcademy award which was handed out in the final session at the DCAcademy Summer Meeting on the 4^th of June 2022.

Two awards for the best poster presentation were given to:

• Sophie Amalie Troest Kjeldsen from University of Copenhagen
• Mohab Basem Abdallah from Aarhus University

"What a pleasure it was to present my research project at DCAcademy Summer Meeting 2022 and receive constructive feedback. I was absolutely delighted to win the award for best poster presentation," says Mohab Basem Abdallah, research year student, Aarhus University.

Two awards for the best oral presentations were given to:

• Selma Hasific from University of Southern Denmark
• Lasse Bach Steffensen from University of Southern Denmark.

“The DCAcademy summer meeting was a perfect opportunity to disseminate and discuss my recent findings on somatic mutations in atherosclerosis with fellow cardiovascular researchers. Receiving an award for best oral presentation was a great honor,” says Lasse Bach Steffensen, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Southern Denmark.

In addition to flowers, the recipients also received a travel grant from the Danish Cardiovascular Academy.

“Congratulations to our award recipients and a huge thanks to all young researchers for their efforts with poster and oral presentations of their research findings,” says Christian Aalkjær, Executive Managing Director, DCAcademy.