Affiliation: University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of Cardiology

Dr. Jona B. Krohn obtained his medical degree from the University of Heidelberg in Germany. As an MD student, he completed a research fellowship in Elena Aikawa's laboratory, MD PhD, at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School to study extracellular vesicles in vascular calcification. Currently, Dr. Krohn is a clinical fellow at the Department of Cardiology and a research fellow in the laboratory of Prof. Florian Leuschner at University Hospital Heidelberg. He has worked as a student supervisor, reviewer, and guest editor for numerous high-ranking cardiovascular journals. His research interest lies in the role of extracellular vesicles in vascular inflammation and calcification and serum-derived exosomes in diagnosing cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Krohn's research work was acknowledged with several awards, including the Rudi Busse Young Investigator Award by the German Cardiac Society and personal funds by the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research.