It is a great pleasure to introduce myself as the new President of IUPS.  After serving as First Vice-President, I am aware of the responsibility that comes with being President of this great union. It was a pleasure to serve and learn under former President, Julie Chan.  In accepting the nomination for President, I saw an opportunity to ensure we continue to do things that are important to physiologists worldwide and their national societies.  As President, I will protect the special role IUPS has irrespective of whether you are based in the South, West, North or East. All physiologists should feel they have a stake in IUPS and the matters we all care about.

During my Presidency, I will work with the Executive Committee, the Board of the General Assembly, and our Council, to deliver on IUPS’s key goals of promoting physiology and physiologists and supporting science without borders for the benefit of all. This will require listening to all voices, making our communications effective and transparent, and synergising our activities.  We should also find ways to get others involved and help us succeed with specific projects and aims – there’s much more to IUPS than its Congress! The digital mechanisms thrust upon us during the pandemic, can now be harnessed to keep conversations flowing and improve engagement.

My love of physiology and respect for IUPS will make being President a job I will relish and do my utmost to deliver on.  Over the coming months the executive officers will develop and share the plans, priorities and goals for our relatively short terms of office. Come back to the IUPS website for updates.

I will work to deliver on the IUPS mission and ensure the joy of physiology shines bright and inspires us, and the next generation of physiologists.