LS2 Section Systems Biology
founded in November 2017The field of systems biology has grown immensely over the last years, contributing to a paradigm shift in life science research, which has moved away from the traditional descriptive and reductionist molecular approach towards a quantitative and predictive science that aims to understand systems as a whole.
In Switzerland, SystemsX.ch has supported systems biology research since 2007. Beside funding almost 250 research projects and contributing to the training of over 1000 young scientists, one of the main achievements of the initiative was the establishment of a strong and interdisciplinary community. Numerous new collaborations arose between researchers from different scientific fields that had not worked together before, and regular meetings helped strengthen the community.
With SystemsX.ch coming to an end in December 2018:
- The creation of Systems Biology as a Section of LS2 will facilitate a continued coordination and interaction between scientists from these different scientific disciplines.
- Intensified knowledge transfer and networking among systems biology groups in Switzerland will be enabled particularly through annual section meetings.
- Creating a LS2 section Systems Biology will clearly increase the chance to render the scientific successes and outreach efforts of the SystemsX.ch initiative more perennial in Switzerland.
Executive Committee
Benjamin Towbin: President
University of Bern
Benjamin.towbin@izb.unibe.ch
Yolanda Schaerli: Past-President
University of Lausanne
yolanda.schaerli@unil.ch
Eavan Dorcey
NCCR Microbiomes
eavan.dorcey@unil.ch
Sahand Rahi
EPFL
Sahand.rahi@epfl.ch
Charisios Tsiairis
FMI Basel
Charisios.tsiairis@fmi.ch
Thomas Michaels
ETH Zurich
thomas.michaels@bc.biol.ethz.ch
A look back at SSBS 2025
The Swiss Systems Biology Symposium 2025 took place on June 19th, and what a fantastic day it was!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the inspiring talks, parallel sessions, and poster presentations.
A big shoutout to our speakers, session chairs Benjamin Towbin & Charisios Tsiairis, and our generous sponsors for making it all possible!
Congrats to Prajwal Padmanabha, the winner of our poster prize for his work on context-mediated interaction structures of large communities!
See the meeting photos and highlights HERE!
We are very sad to announce that our colleague and section board member, Alma Dal Co, passed away in an accident on 14 November 2022. Our thoughts are now with her family and friends. She is terribly missed.
Fondazione Alma Dal Co ETS was founded to preserve the intellectual legacy of Alma Dal Co in Science and Music. The Foundation supports early and mid-career researchers, fosters connections among young researchers, creates links between young researchers and established scientists, and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration. It also promotes cultural, artistic, educational, and scientific dissemination activities.
Existing LS2 Members: Log in at www.ls2.ch using your member name and password. Click on your name at the top right of the page. Go to "Account Overview" and add the new section using the checkbox "Section Systems Biology".
Alternatively, you can write to the LS2 office (info@ls2.ch) and request the change.
New Members: Apply for the LS2 membership here and select "Section Systems Biology" in the online application form.
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