Best Publication by a young researcher
The Swiss Lung Association awards an annual prize of CHF 10’000 for the best published paper in the field of clinical and respiratory research, as well as epidemiology, diagnosis, disease management and translational research. This award targets people at the early stages of their research career. The award will be announced at the Swiss Respiratory Society’s annual congress. Authors wishing to be considered must meet the criteria in the guidelines list as well as the corresponding checklist.
Award 2022
Best publication by a young researcher 2022 prize was awarded by the Swiss Lung Association Research Fund to the following two researchers who share first place.
Eva Sophie Lunde Pedersen, University of Bern, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine for her publication titled «Reported Symptoms Differentiate Diagnoses in Children with Exercise-Induced Respiratory Problems: Findings from the Swiss Paediatric Airway Cohort (SPAC)»
Thomas Gaisl, University Hospital Zurich, Department of Pulmonology for his publication titled «Obstructive sleep apnoea and the progression of thoracic aortic aneurysm: a prospective cohort study»
Award 2021
Lu Tan, University Hospital Zurich, Department of Pulmonology for her publication titled «Effect of Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy on Nocturnal Hypoxemia and Sleep Apnea Among Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Traveling to 2048 Meters. A Randomized Clinical Trial»
Maurice Roeder, University Hospital Zurich, Department of Pulmonology for his publication titled «The Accuracy of Repeated Sleep Studies in OSA: A Longitudinal Observational Study With 14 Nights of Oxygen Saturation Monitoring»
Award 2020
Best publication by a young researcher 2020 prize was awarded by the Swiss Lung Association Research Fund to Sabina A. Guler, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Bern, Inselspital for her publication titled «Functional aging in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: The impact of frailty on adverse health outcomes» published in the «European Respiratory Journal».
Award 2019
Best publication by a young researcher 2019 prize was awarded by the Swiss Lung Association Research Fund to Aurélien Trompette, Department of Pneumology, CHUV Lausanne for his publication titled «Dietary fiber confers protection against influenza by shaping Ly6cneg patrolling monocyte hematopoiesis and CD8+ T cell metabolism» published in «Immunity».
Award 2018
Best publication by a young researcher 2018 prize was awarded by the Swiss Lung Association Research Fund to Rebecca Blom, University of Bern, Department of Clinical Research for her publication titled «Pulmonary Delivery of Virosome-Bound Antigen Enhances Antigen-Specific CD4+ T Cell Proliferation Compared to Liposome-Bound or Soluble Antigen» published in «Frontiers in Immunology».
Award 2017
Best publication by a young researcher 2017 prize was awarded by the Swiss Lung Association Research Fund to Esther Irene Schwarz, University Hospital Zurich, Division of Pneumology and Sleep Disorders Centre for her publication titled «Effects of CPAP therapy withdrawal on exhaled breath pattern in obstructive sleep apnoea».