Program
- 9:15 Arrival and Coffee
- 9:40-10:00 Welcome and Presentation of the Swiss Research Network - Healthy Nutrition
- 10:00-10:45 Session 1: Methodological issues and Innovation in Swiss nutrition research
Keynote lecture: “Fully Automated Diet Counseling: Potential and Pitfalls”, Dr Simon Meyer, Uni St Gallen
Oral presentations
- 10:45-11:15 Health break + Poster session
- 11:15-11:45 Session 1 continue
- 11:45-12:30 Session 2: Mechanisms in nutrition
Keynote lecture: “The role of micronutrients in metabolic health: insights into iron and obesity”. Dr Isabelle Herter-Aeberli, ETH Zürich
Oral presentations
- 12:30-13:30 Lunch
- 13:30-14:00 Session 2 continue
- 14:00-14:45 Session 3: Barriers and facilitators of healthy and sustainable eating
Keynote lecture: “True cost of food in Switzerland”, Dr Emilia Schmit, UNIL
Oral presentations
- 14:45-15:15 Health break + Poster session
- 15:15-15:45 Session 3 continue
- 15:45-15:55 Early Career Research Prize
- 15:55-16:10 Conclusions
Target participants
Swiss researchers/clinicians working on nutritional aspects of nutrients/foods/diets including young researchers/students.
Call for abstracts
Abstract submissions will open from 5 June to 10 July 2025. Incomplete or late submissions will not be accepted. A scientific committee will select best abstracts for oral and poster presentations in each of the three sessions. All submissions must be made with the Abstract submission form (maximum length: 350 words), available here:
Please submit your abstract with the :
and send it to nutrisympo.heds@hesge.ch
An Early Career Research Prize will be granted to the best researcher work. This award is open to: PhD students, postdoctoral fellows up to 5 years after PhD, or young investigators under 35 years. The original research must be conducted in Switzerland or in collaboration with a Swiss institution. The first author must be available to present the research work during the symposium.
Registration
Registration fees including lunch & coffee breaks:
- Standard fee: 55.- CHF;
- Student fee: 25.- CHF.
Registration is open until 22 October 2025.
Payment Information
To register, please pay the fee via bank transfer. You may use either the QR code or the bank details below:
Bank account (IBAN): CH37 0900 0000 1402 2103 1
Payable to:
HES-SO Genève – HEds
Avenue de Champel 47
1206 Genève
Additional information (communication field): G700136134947 Symposium le 13 novembre DIET
Venue
By train: Take the Léman Express or another regional train to Genève-Champel (Hôpitaux) station. The venue is a short walk from the station.
By bus: You can reach the venue in approximately 15–20 minutes by public transport from Geneva main station.
- Bus 5 (direction Thônex-Vallard) – stop at Hôpital
- Bus 1 (direction Jardin Botanique) – stop at Roseraie
- Bus 35 (direction Carouge-Rondeau) – stop at Champel-Hôpital
From any of these stops, it is a short 3–5 minute walk.