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Friday, November 6, 2026
08:00-09:00
Registration & "Znüni" (Foyer)
09:00-09:20
Welcome and opening (Aspen A)
Britta Allgöwer, President Academia Raetica
Valérie Favre Accola, Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Davos and designated Member of Government & Head of the Department of Education, Culture and Environmental Protection, Canton Grisons (from January 1, 2027)
Barbara Haller Rupf, Director Academia Raetica
09:30-10:45
Session 1: Medicine and immunology (Aspen A)
Chairs: Pierre-Yves Mantel, Christine Kühne – Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE) & Milena Sokolowska, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Mel Diedro, Christine Kühne – Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE)
Understanding the impact of opposing signals on human neutrophils in Atopic Dermatitis
Hang Du, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
B cell responses to alarmins in type 2 inflammation
Erik Kupschke, Christine Kühne – Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE)
An activating myeloid receptor amplifies cutaneous inflammation in atopic dermatitis
Inés Jardón Parages, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Metabolic reprogramming in the lower airway epithelium of patients with asthma
Charlotta Kulik, AO Research Institute Davos
The effect of Triamcinolone Acetonide on chondrocytes in an in vitro model of osteoarthritis
09:30-10:45
Session 2: Snow, atmosphere and climate (Aspen B)
Chairs: Pascal Haegeli, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF & Jürg Schweizer, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Valentin Philippe, WSL-Institut für Schnee-und Lawinenforschung SLF
A cold ring wind tunnel facility to study airborne snow metamorphism
Loana Grom, WSL-Institut für Schnee-und Lawinenforschung SLF
Sensitivity of Antarctic snow/ice properties to atmospheric influences under low sea ice conditions
Andrin Jörimann, Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos and World Radiation Center (PMOD/WRC)
Side effects of artificially cooling the planet: ozone in a stratospheric aerosol injection scenario
Angelos Karanikolas, Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos and World Radiation Center (PMOD/WRC)
Long-term variations of the effect of different aerosol sources to solar radiation extinction
Jacquemine Delfieu & Jonathan Heng, WSL-Institut für Schnee-und Lawinenforschung SLF
Exploring snow formation and redistribution processes through modelling and experimental measurements
10:45-11:00
Break (Foyer)
11:00-11:45
Session 3: Allergy, biomarkers and rehabilitation (Aspen A)
Chairs: Christoph Messner, Precision Proteomics Center, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF) & Esther Wehrle, AO Research Institute Davos
Philipp Gessner, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Single tape-strip proteomics enables functional readouts of skin health
Huseyn Babayev, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Dynamic remodeling of the plasma proteome during cashew oral immunotherapy
Nicolò Marchi, Christine Kühne – Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE)
Blood-based extracellular vesicles as non-invasive biomarkers for eosinophilic esophagitis
11:00-12:00
Session 4: Technology, language, education and culture (Aspen B)
Chairs: Barbara Haller Rupf, Academia Raetica & Daniel Zünd, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons
Sascha Zumstein, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons
Vibration detection via changes in laser speckles: A CMOS and event-based camera comparison
Angela Heldstab, Universität Zürich
Building a multilingual dataset for Romansh and Ladin Large Language Models
Parvaneh Babari, Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden
Assessing the effectiveness of an enrichment program on computational thinking
Mirjam Mayer, Institut für Kulturforschung Graubünden
A history of alpine archaeology in Graubünden: technology, practice and the making of knowledge
12:00-13:15
Lunch (Foyer)
13:15-14:00
Session 5: Medicine and regeneration (Aspen A)
Chairs: Sibylle Grad, AO Research Institute Davos & Claudio Rhyner, Christine Kühne – Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE)
Michaela Fischer, AO Research Institute Davos (presenting on behalf of Luca Buonarrivo, AO Research Institute Davos)
Engineering biomaterials to guide bone regeneration through controlled growth factor interactions
Jonathan Hunger, Kantonspital Baden, Kliniken Valens
What a pain – understanding different types of pain with the PD–PCS
Marta Santolini, AO Research Institute Davos
Early mechanobiological responses of bovine intervertebral disc to axial rotation
14:00-14:15
Break (Foyer)
14:15-15:00
Session 5 (continued): Medicine and regeneration (Aspen A)
Lara Fiona Schoeb, Interstaatliche Maturitätsschule Sargans
Blunt head injury as a potential trigger for Ménière’s disease
Colin Waichler, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Recreating atopic dermatitis in excised healthy human skin
Katrin Sophie Wendrich, AO Research Institute Davos
Does timing matter? How “when you move” could improve joint repair
13:15-14:00
Session 6: Alpine environments: Monitoring, modelling and ecology (Aspen B)
Chairs: Nadine Salzmann, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF & Daniel Zünd, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons
Martina Cavegn & Luisa Plasczymonka, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons
A wildfire simulation model for Switzerland
Lydia Knappe, WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF
Evaluating the SnowScope: a lightweight penetrometer for snowpack characterization
Simon Müller, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons
Uncrewed surface vehicle for underwater monitoring of Isoëtes lacustris in alpine lakes
14:00-14:15
Break (Foyer)
14:15-15:00
Session 6 (continued): Alpine environments: Monitoring, modelling and ecology (Aspen B)
Carla Behringer, WSL-Institut für Schnee-und Lawinenforschung SLF
Disentangling direct and indirect effects of elevation on plant-consumer interactions
Adeline Bonaglia, Schweizerischer Nationalpark
Seeking cool and shelter: how Alpine ibex respond to severe summer weather
Yves Diggelmann, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons
Remote detection and measurement of debris flow
15:00-15:15
Break
15:15-15:45
Session 7: Transdisciplinary project (Aspen A)
Chair: Barbara Haller Rupf, Academia Raetica
Sophia Demmel, ETH Zürich & Sofia Garipova, University of Bern
Crumbling Bündnerschiefer: Sediment erosion hotspots reshape the landscape in the Alpine Rhine basin
15:45-16:15
Session 8 ETH Studio Davos (Aspen A)
Chair: Katja Bärenfaller, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF) / University of Zurich
Laura Nieba, ETH Zürich
Unlocking hidden protein variants: A custom database for isoform discovery
Jianzhou Yao, ETH Zürich
Residue-level attributions in protein language models do not recover allergen epitopes
Camilla Andreozzi, ETH Zürich
Combining satellite observations and reanalysis data to predict Earth's outgoing longwave radiation
16:15-16:30
Break (Foyer)
16:30-17:15
Session 9: Metabolism, microbiome, infection and inflammation (Aspen A)
Chairs: Michael Villiger, Spital Davos, SRISM & Willem van de Veen, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Abhijeet Kulkarni, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Improper L-phenylalanine metabolism can contribute to severe allergic inflammation
Urszula Radzikowska, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Airway cell energy and inflammation in viral infection
Bingjie Zhao, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Mechanisms of flavor enhancer-induced gut microbiome alterations
16:30-17:30
Session 10: Exercise, health and rehabilitation (Aspen B)
Chairs: Ron Clijsen, SUPSI, THIM Landquart & Thim Van der Laan, SUPSI, THIM Landquart
Eva Jäger, Spital Davos / SRISM
Towards saliva-based exercise testing using saliva-based lactate threshold
Hadassa Brito da Silva, Hochgebirgsklinik Davos
Residential Urbanisation degree, mental health and physical fitness in cardiovascular disease patients
Wiebke Turner, Clinica Holistica Engiadina
Cognitive function and depressive symptoms in inpatients with stress-related disorders
Gloria Petrasch, Hochgebirgsklinik Davos
Exercise oxygen uptake and recovery kinetics in older female cardiac rehabilitation patients
18:30
Apéro at Restaurant Extrablatt (not public)
19:00
Conference dinner at Restaurant Extrablatt (not public)
Saturday, November 7, 2026
08:30-09:30 Registration & "Znüni"
09:30-10:45
Session 11: Deutschsprachige Session: Sprache, Schnee, Bewegung und Gesundheit (Aspen A)
Chairs: Oscar Eckhardt, Academia Raetica & David Niederseer, Hochgebirgsklinik Davos
Rahel Frefel & Annemarie Hartman, Universität Zürich, Philosophische Fakultät, Deutsches Seminar
Die Schweizerdeutschen Dialekte in Heinzenberg, Domleschg, Imboden und Surselva: Was macht sie besonders?
Anton Widulla, WSL-Institut für Schnee-und Lawinenforschung SLF
Wie hochaufgelöste Schneedeckensimulationen die Lawinenwarnung verbessern können
Michelle Mennel, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Was der Fettstoffwechsel mit Asthma in den Atemwegen zu tun hat
Joel Barandun, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons
Klassifikation von Langlauf-Subtechniken mit einem einzelnen IMU-Sensor und Machine Learning
Franziska Riegel, Klinikgruppe Valens, Private Universität im Fürstentum Liechtenstein (UFL)
Körper, Kopf, Courage – Therapeutisches Klettern nach einem Schlaganfall
09:30-10:45
Session 12: English session: Health, environment and language (Aspen B)
Chairs: Britta Allgöwer, Academia Raetica & Katja Bärenfaller, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF) / University of Zurich
Sarang Chafle, Christine Kühne – Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE)
Decoding life-long trajectories of disease activity in Atopic Dermatitis
Viviane Fahrni, ETH Zürich
Unlocking biodiversity potential: What can farmers achieve when working together in a landscape?
Jorge Úbeda Garrido, AO Research Institute Davos
Influence of cell culture media conditions in in vitro bone formation
Serena Duranti, Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden, Universität Bern & Giulia Soldati, Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden, Université de Fribourg
Language attitudes in focus: new data on L2 Italian in the canton of Grisons
Tomoki Loeillot, WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF
Mapping the invisible: drone-based early detection of bark beetle infestations in alpine forests
10:45-11:00
Break (Foyer)
11:00-11:45
Session 13: Deutschsprachige Session: Natur, Sprache und Gesundheit (Aspen A)
Chairs: Martina Roesner, Theologische Hochschule Chur & David Schmid, CSEM
Marcia Mürner, AO Research Institute Davos
Rückenschmerzen behandeln mit körpereigenen Zellen
Giuanna Emilia Caviezel, University of Zurich
Fussball als Medium der Minderheitenpolitik: Intentionen, Bedeutungen und Folgen
Raphael von Büren, Schweizerischer Nationalpark, Universität Basel
Mehr als 100 Jahre Wildnis im Schweizerischen Nationalpark
11:00-11:45
Session 14: English session: Allergy, bone healing and investment decisions (Aspen B)
Chairs: Sibylle Grad, AO Research Institute Davos & Matthias Müller, Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden
Claire Chabot, AO Research Institute Davos
Mind the gap: Why some bone fractures never heal
Selina Steiner, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons
Bringing production home: Do investors actually care?
Xindong Sun, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Reading the sugar code of allergy
11:45-14:00
Mittag der Forschung: Ausstellung der Forschungsinstitute, Hochschulen und Kliniken
Science Noon: Exhibition of research institutes, universities and clinics (Foyer)
Aussteller / Exhibitors: AO Research Institute Davos; Christine Kühne – Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE), Davos; CSEM, Landquart; Fachhochschule Graubünden, Chur; Institut für Kulturforschung Graubünden, Chur; Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden, Chur; Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos / Weltstrahlungszentrum; Psychiatrische Dienste Graubünden, Chur and various locations, Schweizerischer Nationalpark, Zernez; Schweizerisches Institut für Allergie- und Asthmaforschung SIAF, Davos; Spital Davos AG with Davos Sports & Health and SRISM; THIM / SUPSI, Landquart; Verein Bündner Pärke; WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF, Davos
12:00
Vernissage Jubiläumspublikation / Book lauch anniversary publication: "Forschen in Graubünden" (Foyer)
14:15-15:00 (neuer Beginn!)
Session 15 Deutschsprachige Session: Gesundheit, Gesellschaft und Umwelt (Aspen A)
Chairs: Walter Kistler, Spital Davos / SRISM & Lucas Lombriser, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons / University of Geneva
Can Zeyneloglu, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Was macht ein Emulgator mit unserem Darm?
! Vortrag entfällt:
Inez Barrer ETH Zürich
Channel-Hopping in Graubünden: wie der abgeschattete Bergkanton an ein vielfältiges TV-Programm kam
Alicia Feist, Davos Sports & Health, Department of Sports Medicine, Hospital Davos, Davos, Switzerland
Leistungsmessung im Trailrunning und Langlauf in der freien Natur
Patricia Asemann, WSL-Institut für Schnee-und Lawinenforschung SLF
Unsichtbares messen: Atmosphäre und Turbulenzen auf dem Silvrettagletscher
14:00-15:00
Session 16 English session: Health, biomedicine and forest ecology (Aspen B)
Chairs: Peter Bebi, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF & Paola Martinez Murillo, Christine Kühne – Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE)
Juan Felipe Lopez Crespo, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Could IgD+ B Cells help build lasting immune tolerance? Lessons from beekeepers and tonsils
Naïma Bouti, School of Health Sciences / ZHAW
Phased biomechanical and microbiome care pathways in complex postpartum rehabilitation
Lopamudra Chatterjee, Precision Proteomics Center, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research
A high-throughput proteomics platform for lymphoma research
Iris Feigenwinter, ETH Zürich
How forests breathe – Highlights from 30 years of research in the Davos Seehornwald
15:00-15:15
Break (Foyer)
15:15-16:00
Session 17 Deutschsprachige Session: Alpine Umwelt, Biodiversität und materielle Werte im digitalen Zeitalter (Aspen A)
Chairs: Anne Kempel, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF & Jürg Kessler, Academia Raetica
Noel Frey, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons
Eagleshot: Eine offene Sensorplattform zur Überwachung von Gletschern und alpinen Naturgefahren
Onna Rageth, York St. John University, UK
Vom Code zum Handwerk: Physische Non-Fungible Tokens und die Wiederkehr materiellen Werts
Carole Schöpfer, WSL-Institut für Schnee-und Lawinenforschung SLF
Wie Erwärmung und Biodiversitätsverlust das Leben im Boden verändern
15:15-16:00
Session 18 English session: Microbiome, immunometabolism and solar radiation (Aspen B)
Chairs: Jürg Schweizer, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF & Willem van de Veen, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Anna-Sophia Egger-Hörschinger, Precision Proteomics Center, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research
From food to function: A metaproteomics investigation of the gut microbiome
Maria Isabel Delgado Dolset, Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF)
Chasing phenylalanine: where does it go in T cells?
Kevin Kilchhofer, Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos and World Radiation Center (PMOD/WRC)
Effect of stratospheric aerosol injection scenarios on surface irradiation and solar energy production
16:00-16:30
Break (Foyer)
16:30-16:45
Keynote (Aspen A & B)
Porta Alpina to cosmic portal: A Gotthard quantum sensor for gravitational waves and dark matter
Lucas Lombriser, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons / University of Geneva