Symposium to celebrate David Randall; General Call

Dear All,

David Randall, who passed away on April 4, 2024 (https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.249292), essentially established the modern field of fish physiology. Over a 6-decade career, he made fundamental contributions in the three inter-related areas which are the topics of a two-day mini-symposium to be held on July, 5th and 6th 2025, at the University of Antwerp entitled "Respiration, acid-base regulation, and ionoregulation: Celebrating the contributions of Dave Randall to comparative physiology".

Dave inspired and mentored multiple generations of comparative physiologists. His trainees, as well as their own subsequent generations of trainees, continue to push the boundaries using the open-minded, idea-driven and technologically advanced approaches that Dave advocated. We will celebrate his contributions and learn about the latest advances in these fields. Early career researchers are especially welcome.

Information on the meeting including a tentative schedule, a list of confirmed speakers, as well as how to register for the meeting can be found here (https://daverandallsymposium.weebly.com/). If you are interested in giving an oral or poster presentation, please indicate this and provide a tentative title when you register.

The price is 300 € per person, with a discounted rate of 50 € for the first 30 early career researchers that are within 5 years of receiving your Ph D. To guarantee a spot, please register as soon as possible. Registration is on a first come basis up to a total of 100 attendees and will close June 15th space permitting.

Please let us know if you have any questions (brauner@zoology.ubc.ca and/or woodcm@zoology.ubc.ca) and we look very forward to seeing you in Antwerp to remember Dave.

Best wishes

The Organizing Committee:

Chris Wood

Colin Brauner

Tony Farrell

Gudrun De Boeck