For his presentation titled “Dynamic Optical Coherence Tomography—Investigating Lung Health with Functional Microscopy,” Noah Heldt won one of three Oral Presentation Awards at the 2026 Lung Science Meeting. The event was jointly organized by the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Academy, the German Society of Pneumology (DGP), and the Society for Pediatric Pneumology (GPP), and brought together early-career scientists from all over Germany at the DESY/CSSB in Hamburg.
There, he presented the latest findings on focus stacking, volumetric, and longitudinal imaging of organoids, airways, and Precision-Cut-Lung-Slices. These capabilities open up new possibilities for investigating the morphologies of disease states and their progression at high spatial and temporal resolution.
Other award recipients are Claudia Viktoria Benke (UKHD, Heidelberg) and Diren Reddy (UKSH, Lübeck).
All three award recipients will present their work again as invited speakers at the 2027 DGP Annual Meeting.
