The 22nd Inter-Medical School Physiology Quiz (IMSPQ) was successfully held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on September 9–10, 2026. More than 60 teams from many countries participated in the competition, making it a highly successful international event. At the invitation of the Chairperson of the Organizing Committee, Dr. See Ziau Hoe…

IUPS is proud to congratulate Professor Luis Sobrevia, FIUPS, FTPS, FRSM, ACALmem on his election as a Member of the Governing Board of the International Science Council (ISC) for 2026–2030.  Professor Sobrieva serves in IUPS as member of the IUPS council and as one of the editors of the IUPS…

The IUPS Beacon Symposium 2026 was successfully held in Okazaki, Japan, on September 15–16, 2026, bringing together 105 participants from Japan and around the world. The symposium was co-hosted by the National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), Japan, and the Organizing Committee was chaired by Professor Kazuhiro Nakamura of Nagoya…

Deadline: October 15th  (Early-Stage Faculty Prizes and Julie Chan Prize). Check for more details here IUPS calls for applications for the 2026 Julie Chan Prize and up to four 2026 Early-Stage Faculty prizes. The Julie Chan Prize is for physiologists who have contributed to international mentoring and/or career development. There will be one prize…

The Physiological Society celebrates this  year  its 150th anniversary: a landmark moment to celebrate physiology! In the series 150 voices of Physiology TPS presents physiologists past and present, the discoveries that have shaped our understanding of the body, and the community driving physiology forward. IUPS president Yoshiro Kubo was  recently…

Register now for a new FAOPS International Online Workshop entilted “Beyond the Script: AI-Enhanced Metaphoric Role Play for Immersive Learning in Physiology” It  will be held online on 13 August 2026 from UTC 11:00 AM to UTC 14:00 PM Registration is mandatory and free of charge. To register, please join…

The 43rd General Academic Congress of the Korean Medical Association (KMA) was held in Seoul on July 10–11, 2026. At the invitation of Professor Taegwoo Kim, President of the Korean Medical Association, Professor Yoshihiro Kubo, President of IUPS, delivered a lecture on site at a session organized by the Korean…

The Physiological Society of India (PSI) held its PSI Foundation Week 2026 from July 7 to 13, 2026. At the invitation of Professor Prasunpriya Nayak, President of PSI, Professor Yoshihiro Kubo, President of IUPS, delivered an online lecture. His presentation, entitled “The Charm of Structure–Function Studies of Ion Channels,” was…

The  registration period for the IUPS 2026 Beacon meeting in Japan was closed  on June 15th. A total number of 98 participants have registered, 41 coming   from Japan and 57 from overseas, most of them from Asian countries (a huge number coming from Taiwan)  but also Africa,  Europe and the…

The registration for the IUPS Beacon meeting 2026 in Japan is now open! The Beacon meetings  is a format introduced by IUPS 3  years ago. They  are designed as small, focused meetings on timely topics in physiology, providing participants with an immersive and interactive environment for the exchange of scientific…