Researchers from the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with teams from Sapienza University of Rome, and Technical University of Denmark, have developed a new experimental cellular model to study mitochondrial potassium channels—key regulators of cellular energy metabolism and protection against stress. The study, published in the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Reports, describes the creation of …

From September 17th to 20th, the Belgian city of Leuven was once again home to the International TRP Meeting. The event, held there every five years since 2005, aims to gather researchers from around the world to discuss the biology, structure, and medical relevance of transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels. The meeting was organized …

During the BIO2025 Congress in Poznań, a dedicated scientific session entitled “Mitochondria and Membranes – Function and Regulation in Cellular Signalling” was held. The session was chaired by Prof. Wiesława Jarmuszkiewicz (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań), Dr. hab. Piotr Koprowski (Nencki Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw), and Prof. Adam Szewczyk (Nencki Institute of …

On 18 September, during the BIO2025 Congress in Poznań, a special session was dedicated to career development, fellowship opportunities, and training programs for young biochemists. The event featured presentations by early-career researchers and introduced initiatives from FEBS, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the Polish Academy of Sciences.We are proud that our group member, Dr. …

We bid farewell to Yusuf Burak from Turkey, who has just completed his Erasmus stay at the Intracellular Ion Channels Laboratory, Nencki Institute. During his time with us, Yusuf received training in mitochondrial patch-clamp techniques under the supervision of Dr. hab. Piotr Koprowski.With his enthusiasm and dedication, Yusuf became an active member of our team …

Dr. Barbara Kalenik, post-doc from our laboratory was awarded Young Travel Grant from FEBS to attend in Young Scientist Forum (YSF) and FEBS congress, which took place from 2-5th of July and 6-9th of July this year in Sapança and Istambul, respectively. Barbara Kalenik presented her research in the form of poster and one-minute presentation on …

We are pleased to announce that on May 9th, 2025, Shur Karolina Gałecka successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled: „Mitochondrial large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel – structure and interactions” The research was carried out at the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, in the Intracellular Ion Channels Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. …

The 38th International Conference Bioenergetics took place on May 7–9, 2025, in Vysoké nad Jizerou, Czech Republic, and was organized by the Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague. The event was attended by Karolina Pytlak, Barbara Kalenik, Piotr Koprowski, and Bogusz Kulawiak. Barbara Kalenik and Karolina Pytlak presented their research …

Mitochondria play a crucial role in cytoprotection, cellular senescence, tumor metabolism, and inflammation. One of the key mechanisms regulating these processes is the transport of potassium ions across the inner mitochondrial membrane, mediated by specific potassium channels. The latest review article, Mitochondrial potassium channels: New properties and functions, published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) – Bioenergetics, …

We are thrilled to announce that the National Science Centre (NCN) has awarded two OPUS 27 grants, which will be conducted in collaboration with the Department of Physics and Biophysics, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW. Project 1: „Mitochondrial potassium channels as sensors and regulators of redox signaling”, PI dr hab. Bogusz Kulawiak …