2nd Swiss Nutrition Research Symposium

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