La FBM d\u00e9cerne le Prix de Facult\u00e9<\/a> \u00e0 Miles Watkins pour sa th\u00e8se de Master intitul\u00e9e \u00ab\u00a0A deep dive into the factors that influence Phengaris alcon rebeli<\/em> oviposition on their Gentiana cruciata<\/em> host plants\u00a0\u00bb, sous la supervision de Patrice Descombes et J\u00e9r\u00f4me Pellet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Antoine Guisan and Marco Keiluweit, both professors at the Faculty of Geosciences and Environment at UNIL, are featured on the prestigious list of the most cited scientists of 2025, compiled by Clarivate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Antoine Guisan won the J\u00fcrg Tschopp award<\/a> given by the Faculty of Biology and Medicine for \u00ab\u00a0his outstanding local and international contributions to understanding and predicting species distribution and communities, and the global impact of climate change on biodiversity\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bart Steen was awarded the prize of the \u00ab\u00a02nd Best Student Talk\u00a0\u00bb at Biology24 in Zurich, for his talk on \u00ab\u00a0How sensitive are species distribution models to different background points selection strategies? A test with species at various equilibrium levels\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n La FBM d\u00e9cerne le Prix de Facult\u00e9<\/a> \u00e0 Marianna Tzivanopoulou pour sa th\u00e8se de Master intitul\u00e9e \u00ab\u00a0Assessing the reliability of citizen-science data for the study of ant species\u2019 environmental niches and distributions\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marianna Tzivanopoulou, University of Lausanne, was awarded the Microsynth-sponsored best talk price for her presentation entitled \u201cAssessing the reliability of citizen-science data for the study of ant species\u2019 environmental niches and distributions<\/a> \u201c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Neuf cliniciens et scientifiques du CHUV et de la Facult\u00e9 de Biologie et m\u00e9decine, dont Antoine Guisan, se voient d\u00e9sign\u00e9s parmi les Highly Cited Researchers, un classement des chercheurs les plus cit\u00e9s au monde. Selon cette classification, leurs publications se situent dans le premier pourcent des citations pour leur-s domaine-s sur les derni\u00e8res dix ann\u00e9es. lien linkedin<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nathan K\u00fclling, Pierre-Louis Rey and Antoine Adde won a price at the international science-art competition and exhibition [FIGURE 1.A.] for their picture \u00ab\u00a0From dawn till dusk\u00a0\u00bb. https:\/\/figure1a.org\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n The International Biogeography Society (IBS) has nominated Antoine Guisan as Distinguished Fellow. Fellows are chosen based on their outstanding contributions to the mission of the society through excellence in basic research and exceptional service to the field of biogeography. The Distinguished Fellow award is a senior career award to people who have made an important contribution over time. Thus, nominees will normally have been engaged in the profession for 10 years or more, and will have engaged with the International Biogeography Society. IBS link<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n La Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 acad\u00e9mique du Valais d\u00e9cerne un prix \u00e0 Coralie Theux pour l’excellence de son travail de Master intitul\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0A multiscale approach to understand the needs of a rare and endangered owl in Switzerland\u00a0\u00bb. Ce travail co-dirig\u00e9 par Jean-Nicolas Pradervand et Antoine Guisan est d\u00e9sormais publi\u00e9e dans le revue scientific Ibis<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n La FBM d\u00e9cerne le Prix Professeur Henri-A. Gun\u00e9nin \u00e0 Vivien Cosandey pour l’excellence de son travail de Master intitul\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0Modelling the distribution of coprophagous beetle species in the Western Swiss Alps\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n Antoine Guisan figure au 119\u00e8me rang des sp\u00e9cialistes du climat les plus influents \u00e9tabli par l\u2019agence Reuters (The Hot List<\/a> ). Le ranking est bas\u00e9 sur plusieurs m\u00e9triques analysant les publications scientifiques des sp\u00e9cialistes en question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leanne Phelps was awarded the 3rd poster prize at 9th Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society (IBS), Malaga, Spain, for her poster \u00ab\u00a0African vegetation change since the last glacial maximum: climate versus pastoralism\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n Damian was awarded the best poster prize at Complex Networks 2018, the 7th International Conference on Complex Networks and Their Applications, Cambridge, United Kingdom, for his poster \u00ab\u00a0Topological variables of habitat networks as predictors of species occurrence\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maude was awarded the Best poster prize<\/a> at the Frontiers and Horizon in Ecology Conference, Belfast, for her poster \u00ab\u00a0Are plant demographic strategies more constrained at niche edge?\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Modelling Complex Ecological Dynamics platform (MCED) grants Frank Breiner for his work on \u00ab\u00a0modelling the distribution of rare and threatened species by means of Ensembles of Small Models (ESMs)\u00a0\u00bb the 1st prize of 500 EUR in the PhD\/Postdoc category. MCED Award 2015 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Antoine Guisan and 4 Australian colleagues recieved this award for their work on \u00ab\u00a0Effects of Climate Change on Habitat Loss and Conservation Decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Antoine Guisan is ranked 2nd most cited scientist in the category \u2018Ecology\/Environment\u2019 according to Thompson-Reuters\u2019 Essential Science Indicator (ESI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n La FBM d\u00e9cerne ce prix de facult\u00e9 \u00e0 Blaise Petitpierre pour sa th\u00e8se de doctorat intitul\u00e9e \u00ab\u00a0Using environmental niche modeling to understand biological invasions in a changing world\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n La FBM d\u00e9cerne le prix de Facult\u00e9 \u00e0 Mila Pajkovic pour l’excellence de son Master intitul\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0Modelling the invasive potential of the giant hogweed in the Alps\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n Antoine Guisan has been selected as a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher <\/p>\n\n\n\n La FBM d\u00e9cerne ce prix d’Excellence \u00e0 Lo\u00efc Pellissier pour sa th\u00e8se de doctorat intitul\u00e9e \u00ab\u00a0Species Distributions and Interactions in a changing world: from understanding to forecasting\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pellissier L., Ndiribe C., Dubuis A., Pradervand J.N., Salamin N., Guisan A., Rasmann S., 2013. Turnover of plant lineages shapes herbivore phylogenetic beta diversity along ecological gradients. Ecology Letters 16(5) pp. 600-608<\/p>\n\n\n\n was primed as 1000 top article in biology and medicine by the Faculty of 1000 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Analysis based on citations of articles published between 2005 and 2011 and recorded up until May 2013 using the Web of Science database from Thomson Reuters. Labtimes ranking 2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Antoine Guisan is the 6th most cited scientist in category ‘Ecology\/Environment by Essential Science Indicators (ESI). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Antoine Guisan is the 9th most cited scientist in Climate Change and is interviewed by ScienceWatch <\/p>\n\n\n\n La FBM d\u00e9cerne ce Prix de Facult\u00e9 \u00e0 Robin Engler pour sa th\u00e8se de Doctorat intitul\u00e9e \u00ab\u00a0Unfolding nature in silico: overcoming practical and metodological limitations of species distribution models\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olivier Broennimann re\u00e7oit le prix de la Facult\u00e9 de Biologie et M\u00e9decine pour sa th\u00e8se de doctorat intitul\u00e9e \u00ab\u00a0Niche distribution and global changes: modelling insights into biogeography and conservation biology\u00a0\u00bb, soutenue en septembre 2008 sous la direction du Prof. Antoine Guisan. C\u00e9r\u00e9monie de remise de prix<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Christophe Randin, former PhD student in the ECOSPAT group, wins the award for the best talk at the 2nd DIVERSITAS open science conference in Cape Town for his talk entitled \u00ab\u00a0Using georeferenced databases to assess the effect of climate change on alpine plant species and diversity\u00a0\u00bb in the category ‘Young Scientists awards’ <\/p>\n\n\n\n Robin Engler is the winner of the Poster Award 2009 (sponsored by the Swiss Biodiversity Forum, Swiss Academy of Sciences) at the 10th Swiss Global Change Day<\/a> for is poster entitled ‘Future distribution of plant species under climate change: Towards more realistic projections?’. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dorothea Pio gagne le prix du meilleur Poster \u00e0 la 6\u00e8me \u00e9dition du D.Day<\/a>, pour son poster intitul\u00e9 ‘Evolutionary history as a biodiversity measure’<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guisan & Zimmermann (2000) enters the top 20 most cited papers in Ecology & Environment between 1998 and 2008. ScienceWatch <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lors du congr\u00e8s Alp.Rel\u00e8ve \u00abLes Alpes dans l\u2019optique de jeunes scientifiques\u00bb \u00e0 Brigue les 9 et 10 septembre 2008, la Commission de recherche alpine ICAS des Acad\u00e9mies suisses des sciences a d\u00e9cern\u00e9 des prix d\u2019encouragement aux botanistes Lo\u00efc Pellissier et\u00a0Bertrand Fournier\u00a0(D\u00e9partement d\u2019\u00e9cologie et d\u2019\u00e9volution, Universit\u00e9 de Lausanne) pour leur \u00e9tude conjointe \u00ab\u00a0Morphologie et reproduction des plantes le long de gradients altitudinaux\u00a0\u00bb.\u00a0Rapport annuel de L’Acad\u00e9mie Suisse des Sciences Naturelles\u00a0, page 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2025, Nov 20- Two FGSE professors among the most cited, according to Clarivate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2025, June 18 – J\u00fcrg Tschopp Basic Life Sciences Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2024, Jan 19 – 2nd Best Student Talk of Bart Steen at Biology24<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2023, 16 juin – Marianna Tzivanopoulou – Prix de Facult\u00e9 FBM 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2023, Feb 17 – Best Talk Award of Marianna Tzivanopoulou at Biology23<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2022, Nov 16 – Plusieurs chercheurs du CHUV et de la Facult\u00e9 de Biologie et M\u00e9decine parmi les \u00ab\u00a0Highly Cited Researchers\u00a0\u00bb\u200b 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2022, Sep 21 – Oct 2 – K\u00fclling N, Rey PL, Adde A – 2022 Figure 1A Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2022, june 5 – Antoine Guisan – IBS Distinguised Fellow Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2021, 29 septembre – Coralie Theux – Prix de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Acad\u00e9mique du Valais<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2021, 21 septembre – Vivien Cosandey- Prix Professeur Henri-A. Gu\u00e9nin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2021, 21 avril – Antoine Guisan- 119\u00e8me au classement des sp\u00e9cialistes du climat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2019, January 10 – 3rd best poster prize for Leanne Phelps at IBS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2018, December 13 – Best poster prize for Damian Ortiz-Rodriguez at Complex Networks 2018<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2017, November 2 – Best poster prize for Maude Baudraz at Frontiers and Horizon in Ecology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2015, September 1 – Frank Breiner gets the 1st Prize of the MCED arward<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2015, June 23 – Thomson Reuters Honors Australia’s Leaders in Research and Innovation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2015, June – Antoine Guisan 2nd most cited in Ecology\/Environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2014, 18 septembre – Blaise Petitpierre – Prix de Facult\u00e9 FBM 2014<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2014, 13 juin – Mila Pajkovic – Prix MSc FBM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2014, June – Antoine Guisan – Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2013, 29 Novembre – Lo\u00efc Pellissier – Prix d’Excellence de Facult\u00e9 FBM 2013<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2013, June 5 – Loic Pellissier et al. 2013 – F1000prime paper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2013, April – Antoine Guisan – 6th most cited author in ‘plant sciences’<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2012, March – Antoine Guisan – 6th most cited scientist in Ecology and Environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2010, November – Antoine Guisan – 9th most cited scientist in Climate Change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2010, 7 d\u00e9cembre – Robin Engler – Prix de Facult\u00e9 FBM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2009, 8 d\u00e9cembre – Olivier Broennimann – Prix de Facult\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2009, October 16 – Christophe Randin – Best Talk Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2009, March 31 – Robin Engler – Swiss Global Change Day Poster Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2009, 5 f\u00e9vrier – Dorothea Pio – Prix du meilleur Poster<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2008, October – Antoine Guisan – #12 most-cited papers in Environment & Ecology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2008, 10 septembre – Lo\u00efc Pellissier et Bertrand Fournier – Prix Alp.Rel\u00e8ve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2007, December 10 – Antoine Guisan – Co-winner Peace Nobel Prize<\/h2>\n\n\n\n