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Hibernation is a state of suppressed metabolism that allows animals to overcome unfavourable conditions.

This society supports research on the mechanism and applications of hibernation.

Research Into Hibernation

Ecology, ethology, evolution, physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of hibernation. Biomedical applications of hibernating mechanisms, e.g. in medicine or space travel, and related disciplines such as biological rhythms, sleep, thermoregulation and hypometabolism.

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Trouble getting up? You can’t help that!

Your internal biological clock determines whether you get up easily or not. So if you turn around after the alarm has gone off, you can easily blame that clock. Roelof Hut of the University of Groningen has been researching the biological clock for years. Find out in this YouTube movie.Your internal biological clock determines whether you get up easily or not. So if you turn around after the alarm has gone off, you can easily blame that clock. Roelof Hut of the University of Groningen has been researching the biological clock for years. Find out in this YouTube movie.

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Board of the society

Chair

Roelof Hut

Interests: human chronobiology, biological rhythms, and photoperiodism.

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Treasurer

Hjalmar Bouma

Interests: immunological aspects of hibernation for application in personalized acute medicine.

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Secretary

Jessica Healy-LaPrice

Interests: ecophysiology of energy balance in ground squirrels.

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IHS2024 organizer

Jim Staples

Interests: mitochondria in energy savings and oxidative damage during hibernation.

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Member, content provider

Genshiro Sunagawa

Interests: every aspect of hibernation that may result in the clinical application of active hypometabolism.

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Sylvain Giroud

Interests: ecophysiology of Metabolic Downstates. Adaptive Responses to Global Change. Biomimicry.

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Shona Wood

Interests: Torpor arousal cycling. Photoperiodism. Circannual rhythms. Neuroendocrine mechanisms.

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Chun-Xia Yi

Interests: neuron-glia interaction in neuroendocrinology and chronobiology.

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