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Indirect regulation of the voltage-gated K+ channel Kv1.1 by the mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase ARTD10 identified
The voltage-gated K+ channel Kv1.1 is one of the dominant K+ channels in the central nervous system. Kv1.1 activity is tightly regulated by different mechanisms. For example, protein kinase C (PKC)…
Michèle Bachmann receives poster award at the Young Physiologists Virtual Symposium!
At the Young Physiologists Virtual Symposium, which took place on 7th of October 2020, Michèle Bachmann received a poster award for her poster entitled „Mapping the ligand binding site on a…
Dr. Maria Girbes comes from ZMNH Hamburg to work at the Institute of Physiology
On October 10 2020, Maria Girbes Minguez starts at the Institute of Physiology in the Gründer group. After finishing her Bachelor in veterinary medicine at the CEU Cardinal Herrera University in…
Review article about the rapid progress in the elucidation of the structure-function relationship of TRPM2
The transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2) cation channel consists of a N-terminal channel domain and a C-terminal enzyme domain. It is activated by the cytosolic enriched second messenger…
Further support from the DFG for the project to elucidate the function of TRPM2 in the model organism "Nematostella vectensis"
The DFG project of Dr. Frank Kühn (AG Lückhoff) has already provided important impulses for the structural and functional elucidation of the gating mechanism of TRPM2. Another aim of this DFG project…
Anna Vyvers successfully finished her MD thesis with highest honors
Today our MD student Anna Vyvers successfully passed the oral examination at the end of her MD thesis. Her doctoral thesis is entitled "Neuropeptide screening on acid-sensing ion channels" and was…
Das Institut für Physiologie trauert um Bernhard Deuticke
Am 03.08.2020 verstarb Bernhard Deuticke, von 1971-1999 Professor am Institut für Physiologie. Bereits 1967 kam B. Deuticke als Privatdozent mit dem Gründungsdirektor des Instituts, Eckehard Gerlach,…
Stefan Gründer wins teaching award PAULA
Stefan Gründer, Director of the Institute of Physiology, has received the teaching award PAULA („Preis für Ausgezeichnete Universitäre Lehre vergeben von Aachens Medizinstudierenden“) for the best…
Fellow of the Philipp Schwartz Initiative starts to work at Institute of Physiology
We are very happy that our request for a fellowship was granted by the Philipp Schwartz Initiative of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The fully funded research fellowship gives us the…
New insights into the species-specific activation mechanism of the apoptosis channel TRPM2
The complex activation mechanism of the apoptosis channel TRPM2 seems to have changed significantly in the course of metazoan evolution. This special feature which has been discovered by our team a…
Katastrophenerstversorgung: Institut für Physiologie der Uniklinik RWTH Aachen organisiert internationale Konferenz
In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Regional Centre for Science and Technology Transfer der Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA-RCSTT) organisiert Prof. Dr. Khosrow Mottaghy vom Institut für Physiologie an…
Annual Retreat of the Institute of Physiology
Today more than 40 members of the Institute of Physiology assembled at Youth Hostel Aachen for our annual retreat. Exciting presentations and lively discussions – but also the table tennis tournament…
