A big highlight of the meeting is 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: 500 CHF
• The 2nd best talk 250 CHF
• The best poster with flash presentation: 250 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 are 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.

*We will take your academic net age into account according to SNSF guidelines (Information HERE) .

You need to be a LS² member to apply.
During registration you should indicate whether you are a PhD student or a junior Postdoc (< 5yrs after PhD or MD defense).
We will take your academic net age into account according to SNSF guidelines.

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. 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 (selected and non-selected for YIA competition) will had a spot for poster presentation during the meeting.

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 for the oral presentation:

• 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!