Scientific Committee

Rajesh Khana
Affiliation: University of Florida, FL, USA
Research: Allosteric regulation and trafficking of voltage-gated ion channels in chronic pain and neurodegenerative diseases.
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Lucie Delemotte
Affiliation: Stockholm University, Sweden
Research: Mechanisms of membrane transport and of allosteric regulation and the development of protocols that enable to describe these phenomena in a quantitative manner.
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Jan Kucera
Affiliation: University of Bern, Switzerland
Research: Cardiac conduction with an interdisciplinary approach unifying in vitro experiments and computer simulations.
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Céline Marionneau
Affiliation: Nantes Université, France
Research: Identifying the molecular mechanisms mediating the post-translational regulation of cardiac ion channels.
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Moran Rubinstein
Affiliation: Tel Aviv University, Israel
Research: Neuronal and molecular basis for severe epilepsy and autism.
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William Brackenbury
Affiliation: University of York, United Kingdom
Research: Role of ion channels in disease, focussing on how aberrant ion channel signalling can alter cell behaviour to promote the progression of solid tumours, including breast cancer.
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Janneke Hoeijmakers
Affiliation: Maastricht University Medical Center+
Research: Specific expertise in the field of myotonic dystrophy, painful neuropathy/small fiber neuropathy and mitochondrial disorders.
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Kenton Swartz
Affiliation: Harvard University, MD, USA
Research: Investigate the structure of voltage-activated ion channels and to explore the molecular mechanics by which these channels gate.
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Sophie Nicole
Affiliation: Université de Montpellier, France
Research: Identifying compounds that could improve muscle function in congenital neuromuscular diseases.
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