In early February 2026, the 30th edition of the School of Pure and Applied Biophysics, organized by the Italian Society for Pure and Applied Biophysics (SIBPA) and the Venetian Institute for Sciences, Arts and Humanities (IVSLA) took place at the historic Palazzo Franchetti in Venice, overlooking the Canal Grande. With the central theme “Ion channels: Unveiling their biophysics in health and disease”, the event gathered prominent scholars from across Europe and the United States, such as Thomas Jentsch, Ildikó Szabó, Anna Moroni, and Frances Ashcroft, who showcased their latest contributions to the field of ion channel research – from new small-molecule regulators of neuronal voltage-dependent potassium channels for the treatment of epilepsy to ion channel adaptronics as a novel strategy for treating chronic pain.
Dr. Jan Daniluk attended the conference as the only participant from Poland. He presented a poster titled “Mitochondrial potassium channels as sensors and regulators of redox signaling” in which we describe the latest findings from our most recent project focusing on the mitochondrial BKCa channel. Our study attracted a considerable interest from other participants, who were keen to discuss the technical details of our methodology, as well many open questions raised by this work.
