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The Physiology of Evolution

By Ulrich Pohl IUPS August 28, 2022

A decade ago, physiology was not widely acknowledged even to be relevant to evolutionary biology. For roughly 80 years since the formulation of the Modern Synthesis in 1942, reinforced by (misinterpretations of) the Central Dogma…

Hambe kahle, Tony Macknight

By Ulrich Pohl IUPS July 17, 2022

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Tony Macknight on July 13 after a brief illness.  Tony was a founding member of the recently established IUPS academy. He…

IUPS Academy: new honorary members and fellows!

By Ulrich Pohl IUPS May 17, 2022

The IUPS academy which by its distinguished members represents the diversity and excellence of worldwide physiology is growing! IUPS is proud to announce that three Nobel laureates, David Julius, Ardem Patapoutian and Sir Peter Radcliffe…

Susan Wray  – New President of IUPS

By Ulrich Pohl IUPS May 16, 2022

The general assembly of IUPS has elected a new  President, Professor Susan Wray from UK who succeeds Professor Julie  Chan who has served two very successful terms as President and Vice President. We thank Julie…

Exciting science in IUPS2022 – an excellent showcase for global physiology!

By Ulrich Pohl IUPS May 16, 2022

IUPS2002, which was perfectly organized by our colleagues from CAPS offered five days of exciting science presented by speakers in 7 plenary lectures, 21 keynote lectures and 48 symposia. The program was completed by 4…

IUPS condemns the Russian attacks on Ukraine and stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people

By Ulrich Pohl IUPS March 28, 2022

With the terrible news reaching us from the war in Ukraine, nobody can remain silent. IUPS is a global scientific organization obliged to promote science as a way of supporting and improving human life. We…

IUPS AWARD Lectures 2022: (4) The  Wallace Fenn Lecture

By Ulrich Pohl IUPS May 10, 2022

Wallace Fenn was instrumental in the founding of the IUPS in 1953. He served as Secretary General from 1959 to 1965, and President from 1968 to 1971. His work on muscle physiology is recognized in…

IUPS AWARD Lectures 2022: (3) The Physiome Lecture

By Ulrich Pohl IUPS May 10, 2022

One of the major challenges facing physiology is that of understanding the interactions between different systems as well as of linking organism–wide physiological functions, or dysfunction in the case of disease, to information encoded in…

IUPS AWARD Lectures 2022: (8) The Schmidt-Nielsen-Lecture

By Ulrich Pohl IUPS May 6, 2022

Knut Schmidt-Nielsen was President of the IUPS from 1980 to 1986. He is the founding editor of News in Physiological Sciences (now known as Physiology). He is regarded as the father of comparative physiology and…

IUPS AWARD Lectures 2022: (7) The Pitts Lecture

By Ulrich Pohl IUPS May 6, 2022

Robert Pitts helped provide a fundamental understanding of the way the kidneys excreted acidic wastes and thereby maintained the body’s delicate biochemical balance between acidic and alkaline states. He is also known for his work…

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