LS2 Section Physiology
The Swiss Physiological Society was founded in 1969 and merged with LS2 in 2016 as a section.
This section has the following goals:
- to promote physiology in research and teaching
- to support promising young researchers
- to strengthen physiology worldwide
Executive Committee
Thomas Lutz - President
University of Zurich
tomlutz@vetphys.uzh.ch
David Hoogewijs - Vice-President
University of Fribourg
david.hoogewijs@unifr.ch
Zhihong Yang
University of Fribourg
zhihong.yang@unifr.ch
Christine Peinelt
University of Bern
christine.peinelt@ibmm.unibe.ch
Nicolas Demaurex
University of Geneva
nicolas.demaurex@unige.ch
Marc Chanson
University of Geneva
marc.chanson@unige.ch
Maud Frieden
University of Geneva
Maud.Frieden@unige.ch
Swiss Physiology Meeting 2024
Thank you very much to all who made the Swiss Physiology Meeting 2024 a great success!!
We had two great plenary speakers, Prof. Karine Clément (Sorbonne Université / INSERM. NutriOmique Research group. Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital) & Prof. Joachim Fandrey (Institut für Physiologie. Universität Duisburg-Essen).
The meeting had 70 participants, 27 posters and industry exhibition.
See meeting pictures here and details of the conference on the meeting website.
The winners of the Young Investigator Award 2024 are:
Winners category PhD students:
- Giulia Mazzini (University of Zurich) - Best oral presentation
- Malaury Tournier (University of Geneva) - 2nd best oral presentation
- Mélanie Fourgeaud (University of Geneva) - Best poster
Winners category Postdocs:
- Paul Bigot (University of Geneva) - Best oral presentation
- Etienne Delangre (University of Geneva) - 2nd best oral presentation
- Carina Osterhof (University of Fribourg) - Best poster
Congratulations!
The Young Investigator Award is sponsored by the "Stiftung für Physiologie" (former Oetliker Foundation).
European and International Affiliations
Past Physiology Meetings 2012-2022
Swiss Physiology Meetings websites and pictures 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.
The previous Physiology meeting websites are accessible here:
- Swiss Physiology Meeting 2016
- Swiss Physiology Meeting 2017
- Swiss Physiology Meeting 2018
- Swiss Physiology Meeting 2019
- Swiss Physiology Meeting 2020
- Swiss Physiology Meeting 2021
- Swiss Physiology Meeting 2022
If you would like to learn about previous Physiology meeting programs, please refer to the pdf below.
The broad theme is "Rhythmic activity and its disorders in brain and muscle"
October 25-28th 2024, Tutzing, Germany
More information.
As of August 2021, the presidency of the section Physiology has changed, with Prof. Christine Peinelt as president and Prof. Thomas Lutz as vice-president. A big THANK YOU goes to Prof. Zhihong Yang for his dedication over the past years.
10 June 2024 - Early Registration Deadline
17 June 2024 - Late Breaking Abstract Submission open
1 July 2024 - Late Breaking Abstract Submission Deadline
5 September 2024 - Regular Registration Deadline
The meeting took place on 6 September 2023 in Bern. With more than 80 participants, it was a real success.
Thank you to speakers, participants and sponsors!
See all details of the meeting here.
See here the last newsletter of the LS2 Section Physiology
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