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Physiology of ion channels and their role in disease

A PhD-level course on ion channels, which includes a week at ion-channel laboratories in Linköping University and online seminars before and after. Lectures on ion channel theory will be complemented by hands-on workshops on experimental techniques and computational methods.

Time & place: Oct.30: Online introduction seminar; week #45 (Nov.3-7) on-site at Linköping University campus US; Dec.2-3: online examination seminars.

The course comprises:

  1. An online introductory seminar
  2. A week at Linköping University campus US with lectures and workshops on ion channel methods
  3. Online group presentations

Expect to learn about:

  1. General membrane electrophysiology
  2. Methods to study ion channel structure and function
  3. The properties of ligand-gated ion channels
  4. The properties of voltage-gated ion channels
  5. Role of ion channels in physiology (neuronal / cardiac excitability)
  6. Role of ion channels in disease
  7. Basic principles of ion-channel pharmacology and drug design

Participating research groups

Molecular ion channel physiology

Cardiac Rhythm

Ion channels are critical for heart rhythm. They generate and regulate the electric activity that underlies each heart beat.
Molecular physiology of voltage-gated ion channels.

Molecular physiology of voltage-gated ion channels

Voltage-gated ion channels are key players in all biological systems where they generate and modulate for instance the nervous impulse and pacemaker activity in the heart and the brain.
Medium teaser image to the Pantazis Lab at BKV.

Pantazis Laboratory of Cellular Excitability – PaLaCE

In the Pantazis Laboratory of Cellular Excitability - PaLaCE, we employ cutting-edge experimental and computational approaches to understand how the intricate structure of ion channels relates to their function.
Person (Peter Larsson) infront of a microscope.

Existing drug can repair ion channel linked to epilepsy

Mutated variants of a particular ion channel cause difficult-to-treat epilepsy. A study published in the journal Nature now shows that a commonly used anaesthetic drug, propofol, can restore the function of this ion channel.

Contact

Examiner

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Antonios Pantazis

Associate Professor, Docent

Coordinator

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Anna Törnlööf

Coordinator

Teacher

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Peter Larsson

Professor

Teacher

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Sara Liin

Senior Associate Professor

Teacher

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Fredrik Elinder

Deputy Head of Department, Professor

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