General Information

The Canadian Physiological Society is a non-profit society that serves as a forum for the dissemination and discussion of scientific information of interest to researchers in Physiology and related Biological Sciences. The Canadian Physiological Society was founded in 1935, following a 1934 meeting in Montreal of the following eminent Canadian physiologists:

- C.H. Best, L. Irving, G.F. Marrian, and P.J. Moloney (U of T)

- G.S. Melvin (Queen’s)

- J.K.W. Ferguson (UWO)

- E.G. Asselin (U Montreal)

- B.P. Babkin, J.S.L. Browne, J.B. Collip, R.V. Christie, R.L. Stehle, J. Tait, and D.L. Thompson (McGill).

The inaugural President was Dr. J.B. Collip, elected in 1936.

[From The History of the Canadian Physiological Society 1935-1969, by G. Harold Ettinger, published in Physiology Canada in 1971.]

• Our Vision: A vibrant group of scientists working nationally and globally to understand how the human body works in health and disease.

• Our Mission: We support young and established physiologists in Canada, connecting them with scientists around the world.