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2nd Swiss Nutrition Research Symposium

thursday 13 november 2025
Conférence 09:00 - 17:00 Geneva School of Health Sciences, avenue de la Roseraie 76B, 1205 Geneva (Switzerland)

2nd Swiss Nutrition Research Symposium
What an inspiring day!

The 2nd Swiss Nutrition Research Symposium, organized by the Task Force Swiss Research Network – Healthy Nutrition and the Geneva School of Health Sciences, brought together nearly 90 researchers, clinicians, and students passionate about advances in nutrition.

Structure of the day

Introduction
Three scientific sessions :
- Methodological issues and Innovation in Swiss nutrition research
- Mechanisms in nutrition
- Barriers and facilitators of healthy and sustainable eating
Early Career Research Prize
Conclusions


Acknowledgments

A big thank you to everyone for this great day of exchange !

Financial support for organizing this symposium:
- the HES-SO
- the NC IUNS (National Committee for the International Union of Nutritional Sciences), a member of scnat Swiss Academy of Sciences

Symposium organization:
- the local organizing committee and colleagues from the Nutrition and dietetics department
- the Task Force members
- the session chairs for guiding the discussions

Development of the Swiss Nutrition Research - Healthy Nutrition:
- Dr Guy Vergères and Dr Ueli Bütikofer (Agroscope), past chairs of the Task Force
- Dr Undine Lehman and Dr Tamara Bucher (BFH), new chairs of the Task Force 
 

Early Career Research Prize: CHF 500.-

  • Purpose: to recognize scientific excellence in nutrition research by early-career scientists in Switzerland for the advancement of nutrition science
  • Candidates: PhD students, postdoctoral fellows up to 5 years after PhD, or young investigators under 35 years.
  • Eligible original research: must be carried out in Switzerland or in collaboration with a Swiss institution.

Nine candidates applied for the prize.

Winner: Eugenia Pertziger

  • Title of the project: “Dietary live microorganisms and fermented foods in Switzerland: associations with cardiometabolic health and insights into biological mechanisms through metabolomics.”

Affiliations: Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté/UNIL), University of Lausanne & Agroscope, Switzerland

Co-authors: Eugenia Pertziger, Elaine Hillesheim, Grégory Pimentel, Angeline Chatelan, Olivier Bonny, Carsten A. Wagner, Guy Vergères, Murielle Bochud and Kathryn J. Burton-Pimentel