A big highlight of the meeting was the awarding of the Young Investigator Award sponsored by the "Stiftung für Physiologie" (former Oetliker Foundation) for young researchers in Physiology.

This year the Young Investigator Award will have 6 Awards: 3 for PhD students and 3 for junior Postdocs (< 5yrs after PhD or MD defense)* in the following categories:

• The best talk: 1000 CHF
• The 2nd best talk 500 CHF
• The best poster with flash presentation: 500 CHF

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Please note that due to the requirements of the Stiftung für Physiologie, you have to be a member of the LS² section Physiology at the time of the deadline for abstract submission for the competition. All criteria and regulations of the award here. Read below the abstract content and format.

Join LS² here: https://www.ls2.ch/join

During abstract submission, please choose whether you are a PhD student or a junior Postdoc.

IMPORTANT!

Abstract submission deadline for YIA competition closes on July 18, 2021. Extended to July 22, 2021

Abstracts for poster, not eligible for YIA, can still be submitted until August 8, 2021.

 

*If the applicant have been on maternity / paternity leave during this period, we would extend the deadline accordingly. Please contact us to require the extention.

You need to be a LS² member to apply.
In the registration form indicate whether you are a PhD student or a junior Postdoc (< 5yrs after PhD or MD defense).
If you have been on maternity / paternity leave during this period, please contact us, we would extend the deadline accordingly .

1. Abstract Content:

• The abstract should be understandable for non-specialists.
• General physiological relevance of the work should be emphasized.
• Methods should be discussed only where required for understanding the work.
• Participants in the Young Investigator Award should register for the meeting prior to abstract submission (abstract entry opens after completion of the registration).

2. Abstract Format:

Please, limit the TOTAL number of words (Title + authors + affiliation + abstract text) to 500. The meeting booklet online will not contain the full abstracts for confidentiality reasons. A full printed version of the booklet will be handed out on-site.

3. Abstract selection by the jury & presentation by the applicant

After submission deadline, each abstract will be read by the jury members which will attribute 0-10 points. From the rank:

• The 8 abstracts (4 PhDs students + 4 Postdocs) with the highest mean number of points will be selected for a talk (10 min presentation + 5 min discussion).
• The 6 following abstracts (3 PhDs students + 3 Postdocs) will be selected for a poster flash presentation (5 min presentation + 2 min discussion).
• All participants with abstract (including those not selected for oral presentation) will be elegible for e-poster* presentation during the meeting. Rules will follow after deadline.

4. Final assessment by the jury

The number of points attributed for the abstract will count as 50% for the final score.
The average mark based on criteria for oral presentation (see below) brings another 50% to the final score.

Criteria that will be taken in consideration by the jury:

• Quality of content
• Systematics of the presentation
• Clarity of expression
• Respect for time limits
• Communication skills with the audience
• Quality of slides / tables / graphs
• Quality of replies to questions

The winners will be announced at the end of the meeting - GOOD LUCK!

Abstract selection:

Zhihong Yang (President Physiology Section, UNIFR)
Christine Peinelt (Vice-president Physiology Section, UNIBE)
Nicolas Demaurex (Past president Physiology Section, UNIGE) 
Marc Chanson (Board member Physiology Section, UNIGE)
Maud Frieden (Board member Physiology Section, UNIGE)
Thomas Lutz (Board member Physiology Section, UZH)
David Hoogewijs (Board member Physiology Section, UNIFR)

Setphan Rohr (Representative of Stiftung für Physiologie, UNIBE)

 

Jury on-site for winners election:

Zhihong Yang (President Physiology Section, UNIFR)
Christine Peinelt (Vice-president Physiology Section, UNIBE)
Nicolas Demaurex (Past president Physiology Section, UNIGE) 
Marc Chanson (Board member Physiology Section, UNIGE)
Maud Frieden (Board member Physiology Section, UNIGE)
Thomas Lutz (Board member Physiology Section, UZH)
David Hoogewijs (Board member Physiology Section, UNIFR)

Ernst Niggli (Representative of Stiftung für Physiologie, UNIBE)