Laboratory of Intracellular Ion Channels
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences
The 5th BIO2023 Congress was held in Szczecin on September 13-16, 2023, which was also the 52nd meeting of members of the Polish Biochemical Society (PTBioch). The congress was organized by the Szczecin Branch of PTBioch headed by prof. Barbara Dołęgowska. The Parnas Lecture, inaugurating the Congress, was delivered by prof. Marcin Nowotny from the …
From the very beginning, the main initiator of these meetings was the Bioenergetics Section of the Polish Biochemical Society. MITOCHONDRION conferences were also held in Poznań and Wrocław. The co-organizers of this year’s meeting were the Nencki Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Polish Biophysical Society and the Warsaw Branch of the Polish …
The 2nd Jędrzej Sniadecki’s Memorial Conference (JSMC-2023) “Frontiers in Molecular Life Sciences” was organized jointly by the Polish Biochemical Society and the Lithuanian Biochemical Society on 23–25 May 2023 at Vilnius University. The JSMC-2023 conference commemorates the 250th anniversary of Sniadecki’s birth following the 1st Belarusian-Lithuanian-Polish Jędrzej Sniadecki’s Memorial Conference organized in Grodno on 8–9 …
On February 21st, 2023 took place Aleksandr Sek thesis defense. Doctoral thesis of Aleksandra Sęk, entitled „Regulation of the activity of the mitochondrial potassium channel by low-molecular-weight compounds of synthetic and plant origin”, were promoted by prof. Adam Szewczyk and prof. Thomas Bauer (Faculaty of Chemistry, Warsaw University). The reviewers of the work were: dr …
28th Krakow Conference on Endothelium & 10th Cardiovascular Research Days took place on December 12-14, 2022 in Krakow, at the International Cultural Center. A series of conferences, recently named Krakow Conference on Endothelium, was initiated by Prof. Ryszard Gryglewski, and then, for many years, organized by Prof. Stefan Chłopicki. The „Cardiovascular Research Days” conferences were …
On 15th November 2022, we received a visit from Helmut Bischof at the Laboratory. Helmut Bischof is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Tuebingen, working in the Robert Lukowski group. During his visit, we conducted experiments focused on patch-clamping mitochondrial potassium channels in cancer cells.
On 14th October 2022 took place meeting of International Advisory Board (IAB) to Institute of Physiology (IPHYS). The IPHYS International Advisory Board (IAB-IPHYS) is an independent body composed of five internationally recognized scientists. The main objective of the board is to offer assistance in developing the IPHYS research strategy, international cooperation and visibility, and participation …
The 46th FEB Congress, held in conjunction with the 25th IUBMB Congress and the 15th PABMB Congress, collectively known as 'The Biochemistry Global Summit,’ took place in Lisbon, Portugal (9-14 July). The Laboratory of Intracellular Ion Channels was represented by Joanna Jasinska, Aleksandra Sek, Karolina Pytalk, and Aleksandra Buta. In addition, Aleksandra Sek and Aleksandra …
On December 4, 2019, we visited the laboratory led by Prof. Stefan Chlopcki in Kraków (JCET, Jagiellonian University). We presented the new results regarding mitochondrial potassium channels. The meeting was attended by Antoni Wrzosek, Bogusz Kulawiak and Adam Szewczyk.
It is with great regret that we inform you that on September 30, 2019, prof. Lech Wojtczak died. Polish science suffered a great loss – one of the most outstanding scientists, the Father of Polish bioenergetics, passed away. Professor Lech Wojtczak devoted his entire scientific life to the Institute of Experimental Biology. M. Nencki PAN, …