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December 2025

馃帗&苍产蝉辫;Course: We completed the first LiU ion channels PhD course! We welcomed 25 students from LiU, Sweden and elsewhere in Europe, for online and on-site lectures and workshops! More information on the course website. We anticipate the next course to take place during fall 2028.

馃寧&苍产蝉辫;Conference: We all attended the WCMM-LiU retreat at Sandvik Gård. Link

馃檪&苍产蝉辫;People: Antonios was promoted to senior associate (biträdande) professor!

November 2025

馃挵&苍产蝉辫;Funding: The Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation (Hjärt-Lungfonden) funded our application 20250922!

馃檪&苍产蝉辫;People: Cibely Fontes de Oliveira is joining our team for part-time administrative support. Welcome, Cibely!

馃檪&苍产蝉辫;People: Mary Roshani is joining us for her Master’s Scientific project!

October 2025

馃寧 Conference: Pei Xin, Serena and Süheda attended the Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine group member meeting in Stockholm.

September 2025

馃寧 Conference: We took part in the “Ion Channel Mountain Retreat”, at the beautiful Renhornet house of the Elinder family.

馃寧 Conference: We contributed to a poster by collaborator Mark A Hollywood (Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland) at the IUPS / Europhysiology conference, titled “The BK channel (hSlo) mutation K392E responsible for paroxysmal dyskinesia uncouples voltage sensor activation from pore opening”.

馃檪&苍产蝉辫;People: Eman Asim is joining us for her Bachelor’s Degree project!

August 2025

馃寧馃弳&苍产蝉辫;Conference & Award: Pei Xin, Serena and Süheda attended the Forum Scientium Graduate School conference. Serena won a scientific presentation award!

馃帗&苍产蝉辫;Half-time: Serena Pozzi gave her PhD half-time seminar. Many thanks to Assoc. Professor  (Univ. Copenhagen) and Professor Jordi Altimiras (LiU) for their expert reviews and advice.

馃檪&苍产蝉辫;People: Twinkle Biswas joined our team as postdoc! Dr. Biswas got her PhD at the University of Lund.

June 2025

馃寧 Conference: Antonios was invited to the 15th EBSA Congress in Rome, and he gave the talk “192 conformations, or: regulation of CaV2.1 by the membrane potential”

馃摪 Pre-print: Yusifov T, Gasymov O, Gudratova F, Savalli N, Pantazis A, Olcese R: Heme signaling through the gating ring apparatus of the human BK channel. SSRN [Preprint] 2025. DOI: 

馃挵Funding: The Swedish Brain Foundation (Hjärnfonden) funded our application FO2025-0364!

May 2025

馃寧 Conference: Antonios and Suheda travelled to Alpbach, Austria for the 2025 European Calcium Channel Conference! Antonios gave a talk titled “A rich conformational palette underlies human CaV2.1-channel availability”.

馃摪&苍产蝉辫;Publication: Angelini M, Savalli N, Steccanella F, Maxfield S, Pozzi S, DiFranco M, Cannon SC, Pantazis A, Olcese R. The molecular transition that confers voltage dependence to muscle contraction. Nat Commun. 2025 May 24;16(1)4847. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59649-7. 

馃寧 Conference: Antonios, Amaya, Serena and Suheda went to gorgeous Kolmården to attend the Center for Systems Neuroscience “Neuroretreat”! Antonios co-organized the “Ion Channels of the Nervous System” symposium, and talked about “The secret lives of presynaptic calcium channels”. Other guests were ,  and .

April 2025

馃摪&苍产蝉辫;Publication: Dahlberg P[1], Pozzi S[1], Bulmer L, Golluscio A, Nilsson M, Nygren A, Larsson HP, Pantazis A[2], Gummesson A[2]. Clinical and electrophysiological characterization of a SCN5A gain-of-function mutation associated with CPVT-like arrhythmia. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2025 Apr 8:S0022-2828(25)00059-8. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2025.04.001.
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馃寧&苍产蝉辫;Conference: Antonios talked about “Even a single carbon atom matters: deadly and unexpected consequences of a NaV1.5 variant” at the Worldwide Sodium Channel Seminar series.

馃寧 Conference: Antonios talked about “The molecular mystery in a case of familial cardiac arrhythmia” at the LiU Medical Faculty “Academic Quarter” seminar series.

馃摪&苍产蝉辫;Publication: Wang K, Nilsson M, Angelini M, Olcese R, Elinder F, Pantazis A. A rich conformational palette underlies human CaV2.1-channel availability. Nat Commun. 2025 Apr 23;16(1):3815. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-58884-2. Links to  & press release

February 2025

馃寧 馃弳&苍产蝉辫;Conference & Award: We went to the Biophysical Society meeting, in Los Angeles, CA! Serena and Süheda presented posters, and Süheda also gave a talk. Amaya presented a poster on her work at the Elinder group. Congratulations to Serena for receiving a travel award!

馃摪 Pre-print: Nappi M, Frampton DJA, Kusay AS, Wang K, Miceli F, Liin SI, Taglialatela M, Pantazis A: Two-step voltage-sensor activation of the human KV7.4 channel and effect of a deafness-associated mutation. bioRxiv [Preprint] 2025. doi: 

January 2025

馃摚News: Antonios was interviewed by the  audio newspaper about our latest , its exploitation by opioid drugs, and its promise for the development of novel analgesics!

December 2024

馃寧 Conference: We all attended the 2024 WCMM retreat at Sandvik G氓rd.

November 2024

馃檪 People: S. S眉heda Ya艧arba艧 is now formally a PhD student! Wishing her every success!

馃寧 Conference: We all attended the 2024 WCMM symposium at LiU. Amaya, Pei Xin, Serena and S眉heda presented posters.

October 2024

馃挵 Funding: The Swedish Brain Foundation (Hj盲rnfonden) funded our application FO2024-0299!

馃檪 People: Pei Xin Boon donned a university gown for her official PhD graduation ceremony at Dundalk Institute of Technology. Congratulations!

馃寧Conference: Serena & Antonios attended the LiU Circulation and Metabolism (CircM) retreat in S枚derk枚ping! Serena gave an 鈥渆levator pitch鈥� presentation of her project on arrhythmias.

馃摪 Publication: Pantazis A & Brackenbury WJ. Worldwide Sodium Channel Conference, January 31st鈥揊ebruary 2nd, 2024, Grindelwald, Switzerland. Bioelectricity. DOI: 10.1089/bioe.2024.0025
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September 2024

馃摪 Pre-print: Wang K, Nilsson M, Angelini M, Olcese R, Elinder F, Pantazis A: A rich conformational palette underlies human CaV2.1-channel availability. bioRxiv [Preprint] 2024. doi:
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馃檪 People: Michelle Nilsson and Catherine Wang are leaving the lab. Michelle is joining in the University of Copenhagen as postdoctoral fellow. Catherine joined as Research Scientist. Thank you for the many years of wonderful collaboration. We will miss you dearly, and wish you all the best!

馃摪 Publication: Nilsson M, Wang K, M铆nguez-Vi帽as T, Angelini M, Berglund S, Olcese R, Pantazis A. Voltage-dependent G-protein regulation of CaV2.2 (N-type) channels.Sci Adv.2024 Sep 11. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adp6665.
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馃寧Conference:We attended the first ever Link枚ping Ion Channel Meeting!! We enjoyed 1,5 intense days about our favorite class of proteins! Antonios helped organize it and gave a talk. Catherine, Michelle, Serena and Suheda presented posters.

August 2024

馃敩 Workshop: Serena Pozzi attended the Cell Physiology Workshop in Liverpool, UK: the successor of the legendary Plymouth Microelectrode Techniques workshop! We鈥檙e grateful to the LiU Board of PhD studies for the financial support.

July 2024

馃弳 Award: Alumna Dr. Teresa M铆nguez-Vi帽as was awarded the (Neuroscience category) by the Physiological Society, for her 鈥渙utstanding research paper鈥� on !

June 2024

馃檪 People: Charmaine Ko is joining us as summer student! Supported by a studentship, she will study epilepsy-associated variants of KCNA2.

馃摪 Pre-print: Nilsson M, Wang K, M铆nguez-Vi帽as T, Angelini M, Berglund S, Olcese R, Pantazis A: Electrical and G-protein Regulation of CaV2.2 (N-type) Channels. bioRxiv [Preprint] 2024. doi:
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April 2024

馃寧馃弳 Conference & Award: Everyone (minus Antonios, who just started his parental leave) attended the annual Neuroretreat in beautiful Vadstena. Congratulations to Serena for winning best poster prize!

March 2024

馃檪 People: Dr. Peixin Boon is joining us as postdoc. She graduated from the Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland.

馃檪 People: S眉meyye S眉heda Ya艧arba艧 (陌zmir Institute of Technology, T眉rkiye) is joining us as research assistant

馃帗 Graduation: Michelle Nilsson defended her thesis and is now a PhD! (Columbia University) served as opponent. (Uppsala Univ.), H. Peter Larsson (LiU) and Martin Hallbeck (LiU) were in the thesis committee.

February 2024

馃檪 People: Orgena Dano is joining us for her MSc project

馃寧 馃弳 Conference & Award: We all went to the Biophysical Society meeting, in Philadelphia, PA! Catherine and Serena gave talks. Michelle, Amaya and Serena presented posters. Antonios presented a poster from our collaboration with the Taglialatela group, and there was also work from our collaboration with the Olcese group. Michelle and Amaya received travel awards!

January 2024

馃寧 馃弳 Conference & Award: Serena and Antonios went to the Worldwide Sodium Channel Conference, in Grindelwald, Switzerland! Serena gave a talk, presented a poster, and received a travel award!

馃挵 Funding: Antonios is co-applicant in a grant by (Univ. of Gothenburg) by the Program for Academic Leaders in Life Science (PALS).

November 2023

馃弳&苍产蝉辫;Award: Antonios received the Swedish Fernstr枚m Prize!

October 2023

馃檪 People: Ferenc T枚r枚k (Striessnig group, Univ. of Innsbruck, Austria) is joining us as a visiting PhD student.

馃摪&苍产蝉辫;Publication: M铆nguez-Vi帽as T, Prakash V, Wang K, Lindstr枚m SH, Pozzi S, Scott SA, Spiteri E, Stevenson DA, Ashley EA, Gunnarsson C, Pantazis A. Two epilepsy-associated variants in KCNA2 (KV1.2) at position H310 oppositely affect channel functional expression. J Physiol. 2023 Oct 26. doi: 10.1113/JP285052. PMID: 37883018.
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June 2023

馃挵 Funding: The Swedish Brain Foundation (Hj盲rnfonden) funded our application FO2023-0025!

馃寧 Conference: LiU-WCMM retreat

May 2023

馃寧 Conference: We all attended Neuroretreat, the retreat of the LiU Center for Systems Neurobiology, in beautiful S枚derk枚ping.

April 2023

馃寧 Conference: As a member of LiU-WCMM, Antonios got to attend the National Molecular Medicine Fellows retreat in Stockholm: fantastic keynote lectures, excellent colleagues and tons of inspiration!

馃檪 People: Mario (Simone) Nappi (Taglialatela group, Univ. of Naples Federico II) is joining us as a visiting PhD student.

March 2023

馃弳&苍产蝉辫;Award: Michelle Nilsson鈥檚  received the 鈥淏est Scientific Paper Award鈥� by the LiU Medical Faculty Student Association.

馃檪&苍产蝉辫;People: Panagiota 鈥淧enny鈥� Gkotsi (Univ. of Patras School of Medicine) is joining us as an Erasmus+ exchange student.

馃檪&苍产蝉辫;People: Serena Pozzi is now officially a PhD student! She will study how a new variant of the cardiac sodium channel causes an unexpected, familial, and sometimes lethal type of cardiac arrhythmia.

February 2023

馃寧馃弳&苍产蝉辫;Conference & Award: Biophysical Society annual meeting, San Diego, CA. Michelle gave a platform presentation; Serena, Catherine and Antonios presented posters, and there was one more poster from our collaboration with the Olcese lab, UCLA. Antonios also co-chaired the Voltage-gated sodium and calcium channel platforms session. Catherine was given a travel award by the Biophysical Society!
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December 2022

馃檪 People: Varsha is joining LinkoCare as Quality Control Engineer.

October 2022

馃挵 Funding: The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) funded our application 2022-00574!

馃檪 People: Stina Berglund is joining us for her BSc project

馃檪 People: Serena Pozzi, from the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy, is joining us as research assistant.

馃弳馃挵 Award & Funding: Michelle was awarded a PhD scholarship by the Lions Research Fund!

September 2022

馃寧 馃弳 Conference & Award: Europhysiology meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark. Catherine gave a platform presentation. Michelle and Varsha presented posters. All received a travel award by the Scandinavian Physiological Society.
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August 2022

馃寧 Conference: Ion channel mountain retreat, at the Elinder family home; Undersåker (Sweden).

June 2022

馃寧 Conference: Michelle Nilsson and Catherine Wang presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Synaptic Transmission, Lucca, Italy.

馃檪 People: Maria Mode (Univ. of Patras School of Medicine) is joining us for three months, as an Erasmus+ exchange student.

馃挵 Funding: The Swedish Brain Foundation (Hjärnfonden) funded our application FO2022-0003!

May 2022

馃寧 Conference: European Calcium Channel Conference, Alpbach (Austria). Catherine gave a short oral presentation and showed a poster.

馃寧 Conference: The first LiU-WCMM retreat. Spa + science. Spience?

馃寧 馃弳 Conference & Award: Our Division’s “Neuroretreat”. Varsha received an award for Best Poster!

馃檪 People: Varsha Prakash graduates from her master’s degree, joins us as Research Assistant for the rest of the year.

April 2022

馃摪 Publication: Nilsson M, Lindström SH, Kaneko M, Wang K, Minguez-Viñas T, Angelini M, Steccanella F, Holder D, Ottolia M, Olcese R, Pantazis A. An epilepsy-associated KV1.2 charge-transfer-center mutation impairs KV1.2 and KV1.4 trafficking. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Apr 26;119(17):e2113675119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2113675119. Epub 2022 Apr 19. PMID: 35439054; PMCID: PMC9169947.
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馃寧 Conference: Antonios, together with Walker Jackson, co-organized the LiU-WCMM symposium.

馃檪 People: Sarah Lindström is transferring to the group of Martin Hallbeck.

馃寧 馃弳 Conference & Award: Biophysical Society annual meeting, San Francisco, CA. One platform presentation by Catherine, and two posters (Teresa & Michelle). Travel Awards to Catherine and Michelle, by the Biophysical Society!

November 2021

馃檪 People: Teresa was awarded a prestigious Spanish national postdoctoral fellowship, the Juan de la Cierva-formación! Unfortunately, she cannot use it at our lab 鈽� She is joining the laboratory of Teresa Giraldez, University of La Laguna, as postdoctoral fellow!

馃帗 Graduation: Antonios became docent / associate professor! The title of his pedagogical reflection is: “”

October 2021

馃檪 People: Varsha Prakash is joining us for her Master’s degree project.

馃摪 Publication: Angelini M, Pezhouman A, Savalli N, Chang MG, Steccanella F, Scranton K, Calmettes G, Ottolia M, Pantazis A, Karagueuzian HS, Weiss JN, Olcese R. Suppression of ventricular arrhythmias by targeting late L-type Ca2+ current. J Gen Physiol. 2021 Dec 6;153(12):e202012584. doi: 10.1085/jgp.202012584. Epub 2021 Oct 26. PMID: 34698805; PMCID: PMC8552156.
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September 2021

馃寧 馃弳 Conference & Award: Scandinavian Physiological Society meeting, Stockholm. Sarah, Michelle and Catherine presented posters. All of them, and Teresa, received Travel Awards by the Scandinavian Physiological Society.

February 2021

馃寧 Conference: Biophysical Society annual meeting (online). Sarah gave a recorded platform presentation and Teresa presented a virtual poster from her PhD work.

September 2020

馃檪 馃弳 People & Award: Dr. Kaiqian (Catherine) Wang, joining us from the University of British Columbia, Canada. Catherine was selected for a Center for Systems Neurobiology stipend support.

馃檪 People: Dr. Teresa Minguez-Viñas is joining us from Oxford Brookes University, UK.

馃摪 Publication: Pantazis A, Kaneko M, Angelini M, Steccanella F, Westerlund AM, Lindström SH, Nilsson M, Delemotte L, Saitta SC, Olcese R. Tracking the motion of the KV1.2 voltage sensor reveals the molecular perturbations caused by a de novo mutation in a case of epilepsy. J Physiol. 2020 Nov;598(22):5245-5269. doi: 10.1113/JP280438. Epub 2020 Sep 21. PMID: 32833227; PMCID: PMC8923147.
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February 2020

馃寧 Conference: Biophysical Society annual meeting, San Diego, CA. Michelle presented a poster, and we were also coauthors on a poster by the Olcese lab, UCLA.

December 2019

馃挵 Funding: The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) funded our application 2019-00988!

October 2019

馃檪 People: Michelle Nilsson is hired as the lab’s first PhD student. Her project will be on voltage-sensing domain function, regulation, and role in disease.

馃寧 馃弳 Conference & Award: Michelle Nilsson attended the Plymouth Microelectrode Techniques workshop, supported by a stipend from the Physiological Society.

September 2019

馃摪 Publication: Seki S, Yamamoto T, Quinn K, Spigelman I, Pantazis A, Olcese R, Wiedau-Pazos M, Chandler SH, Venugopal S. Circuit-Specific Early Impairment of Proprioceptive Sensory Neurons in the SOD1G93A Mouse Model for ALS. J Neurosci. 2019 Oct 30;39(44):8798-8815. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1214-19.2019. Epub 2019 Sep 17. PMID: 31530644; PMCID: PMC6820216.
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August 2019

馃寧 Conference: Scandinavian Physiological Society meeting, Reykjavik. Antonios presented a poster

June 2019

馃檪 People: Sarah H. Lindström is the lab’s first hire, as principal research engineer.

馃摪 Publication: Venugopal S, Seki S, Terman DH, Pantazis A, Olcese R, Wiedau-Pazos M, Chandler SH. Resurgent Na+ Current Offers Noise Modulation in Bursting Neurons. PLoS Comput Biol. 2019 Jun 21;15(6):e1007154. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007154. PMID: 31226124; PMCID: PMC6608983.
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May 2019

馃挵 Funding: and Antonios were awarded a NMMP Network Collaboration grant.

March 2019

馃寧 Conference: Biophysical Society annual meeting, Baltimore, MD! Antonios presented a poster.

February 2019

馃摪 Publication: Pantazis, A., Olcese, R. (2019). Cut-Open Oocyte Voltage-Clamp Technique. In: Roberts, G., Watts, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biophysics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
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November 2018

馃摪 Publication: Pantazis A, Westerberg K, Althoff T, Abramson J, Olcese R. Harnessing photoinduced electron transfer to optically determine protein sub-nanoscale atomic distances. Nat Commun. 2018 Nov 9;9(1):4738. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07218-6. PMID: 30413716; PMCID: PMC6226468.
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September 2018

馃嵕Lab opened! First e-mail from @liu.se sent to request a quote for COVG amplifiers. It was never answered. Surely just a minor hiccup?