CavX
@cavx.bsky.social
PhD Program in Innsbruck, Austria that specializes in voltage-gated calcium channels. We work on its basic biophysical properties and physiological roles in multiple systems (nervous, endocrine, visual, auditory, cardiovascular, muscular).
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Matthias Ganglberger's defense is starting now!
He is presenting his work on Congenital Stationary Night Blindness (CSNB2)!
He is presenting his work on Congenital Stationary Night Blindness (CSNB2)!
September 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Matthias Ganglberger's defense is starting now!
He is presenting his work on Congenital Stationary Night Blindness (CSNB2)!
He is presenting his work on Congenital Stationary Night Blindness (CSNB2)!
We congratulate the energetic @ortnernadine.bsky.social for being awarded the Otto Loewi Prize at the Austrian Neuroscience Association Meeting 2025! 😁
Photo credit: ANA
Photo credit: ANA
September 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We congratulate the energetic @ortnernadine.bsky.social for being awarded the Otto Loewi Prize at the Austrian Neuroscience Association Meeting 2025! 😁
Photo credit: ANA
Photo credit: ANA
We have to congratulate ourselves (since we manage the page) (Ryo & Laura) for presenting in the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. 😅😁
Also cool paired outfits 👀.
#EASD2025
Also cool paired outfits 👀.
#EASD2025
September 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We have to congratulate ourselves (since we manage the page) (Ryo & Laura) for presenting in the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. 😅😁
Also cool paired outfits 👀.
#EASD2025
Also cool paired outfits 👀.
#EASD2025
We would like to congratulate our CaVX (associated) PhD student, now doctor, Victoria Halim.
She focused her dissertation on the importance of Paralemmin-3 on auditory hair cell structure.
Congratulations, Victoria! :) You put the A in Asian.
She focused her dissertation on the importance of Paralemmin-3 on auditory hair cell structure.
Congratulations, Victoria! :) You put the A in Asian.
September 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We would like to congratulate our CaVX (associated) PhD student, now doctor, Victoria Halim.
She focused her dissertation on the importance of Paralemmin-3 on auditory hair cell structure.
Congratulations, Victoria! :) You put the A in Asian.
She focused her dissertation on the importance of Paralemmin-3 on auditory hair cell structure.
Congratulations, Victoria! :) You put the A in Asian.
Great place to present and discuss about the projects of Ryoichi Taguchi and Laura Häfele both working on beta-cell function. 🧬🤓 @eisg2025.bsky.social #eisg2025
June 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Great place to present and discuss about the projects of Ryoichi Taguchi and Laura Häfele both working on beta-cell function. 🧬🤓 @eisg2025.bsky.social #eisg2025
Excited to be participating at @eisg2025.bsky.social #eisg2025 in beautiful Malmö!
June 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Excited to be participating at @eisg2025.bsky.social #eisg2025 in beautiful Malmö!
In the ECCC 2025, we honor Bill Catterall for his significant contribution to the ion channel science - but more importantly to the science community.
May 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
In the ECCC 2025, we honor Bill Catterall for his significant contribution to the ion channel science - but more importantly to the science community.
The team led by Nadine Ortner successfully got a research grant focusing on gene mutations that impair the function of CaV 1.3 channels!
Congrats to the team!
From left: Frank Edenhofer, Stefanie Geisler, Nadine Ortner, Petronel Tuluc and Christopher Esk
Congrats to the team!
From left: Frank Edenhofer, Stefanie Geisler, Nadine Ortner, Petronel Tuluc and Christopher Esk
May 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The team led by Nadine Ortner successfully got a research grant focusing on gene mutations that impair the function of CaV 1.3 channels!
Congrats to the team!
From left: Frank Edenhofer, Stefanie Geisler, Nadine Ortner, Petronel Tuluc and Christopher Esk
Congrats to the team!
From left: Frank Edenhofer, Stefanie Geisler, Nadine Ortner, Petronel Tuluc and Christopher Esk
Warmest congratulations to Simone Pelizzari(Flucher Research Group) for successfully defending his PhD! 🥳👏
To know more about his work:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Brava, Dr. Pelizzari!
To know more about his work:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Brava, Dr. Pelizzari!
May 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Warmest congratulations to Simone Pelizzari(Flucher Research Group) for successfully defending his PhD! 🥳👏
To know more about his work:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Brava, Dr. Pelizzari!
To know more about his work:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Brava, Dr. Pelizzari!
And of course, the social night was full of free alcohol, and fun! Thank you for the organizing committee and sponsors.
May 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
And of course, the social night was full of free alcohol, and fun! Thank you for the organizing committee and sponsors.
Cherry on top was four of our student bagged awards!
Simone Pelizzari - Best Neuroscience Paper
Elisa Cornelia Roth - Best Talk
Ryoichi Taguchi - Best Poster
Lucas Hallbrucker - Best Poster
Congrats to everyone! :`)
Simone Pelizzari - Best Neuroscience Paper
Elisa Cornelia Roth - Best Talk
Ryoichi Taguchi - Best Poster
Lucas Hallbrucker - Best Poster
Congrats to everyone! :`)
May 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Cherry on top was four of our student bagged awards!
Simone Pelizzari - Best Neuroscience Paper
Elisa Cornelia Roth - Best Talk
Ryoichi Taguchi - Best Poster
Lucas Hallbrucker - Best Poster
Congrats to everyone! :`)
Simone Pelizzari - Best Neuroscience Paper
Elisa Cornelia Roth - Best Talk
Ryoichi Taguchi - Best Poster
Lucas Hallbrucker - Best Poster
Congrats to everyone! :`)
We are also happy to have welcomed our invited speaker Stephan Pless from Copenhagen, chaired by Laura Häfele.
@plesslab.bsky.social
@plesslab.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We are also happy to have welcomed our invited speaker Stephan Pless from Copenhagen, chaired by Laura Häfele.
@plesslab.bsky.social
@plesslab.bsky.social
Talks and posters were presented by CaVX people!
Here featuring Alesia, Ryo, and Jan.
Here featuring Alesia, Ryo, and Jan.
May 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Talks and posters were presented by CaVX people!
Here featuring Alesia, Ryo, and Jan.
Here featuring Alesia, Ryo, and Jan.
Last April 23-25, we attended the Life Science Meeting.
We had a lot of posters, talks, and of course fun. This is a student-led conference by the University and Medical University of Innsbruck.
We had a lot of posters, talks, and of course fun. This is a student-led conference by the University and Medical University of Innsbruck.
May 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Last April 23-25, we attended the Life Science Meeting.
We had a lot of posters, talks, and of course fun. This is a student-led conference by the University and Medical University of Innsbruck.
We had a lot of posters, talks, and of course fun. This is a student-led conference by the University and Medical University of Innsbruck.
Picture with the winner!
The event was held in Innsbruck, Austria.
Lab members and proud mentors with Steffi.
The event was held in Innsbruck, Austria.
Lab members and proud mentors with Steffi.
April 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Picture with the winner!
The event was held in Innsbruck, Austria.
Lab members and proud mentors with Steffi.
The event was held in Innsbruck, Austria.
Lab members and proud mentors with Steffi.
Here is Stefanie Geisler in action (we tried to be candid 😅).
Awesome pictures of neurons 🧠.
Awesome pictures of neurons 🧠.
April 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Here is Stefanie Geisler in action (we tried to be candid 😅).
Awesome pictures of neurons 🧠.
Awesome pictures of neurons 🧠.
First, we celebrated our beloved postdoc, Stefanie Geisler, for receiving the Prize of the Principality of Liechtenstein for her outstanding research on the role of CaV α2δ subunits in neuroendocrine and neuronal tissue.
Congratulations Steffi!
Congratulations Steffi!
April 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
First, we celebrated our beloved postdoc, Stefanie Geisler, for receiving the Prize of the Principality of Liechtenstein for her outstanding research on the role of CaV α2δ subunits in neuroendocrine and neuronal tissue.
Congratulations Steffi!
Congratulations Steffi!
Also a lot of fun!
With great science comes great(er) alcohol, and games, and rest.
See you next year!
With great science comes great(er) alcohol, and games, and rest.
See you next year!
April 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Also a lot of fun!
With great science comes great(er) alcohol, and games, and rest.
See you next year!
With great science comes great(er) alcohol, and games, and rest.
See you next year!
We also congratulate our stellar student, Sabrin Haddad, for successfully defending her thesis. She also won the JNC Young Scientist Paper of the Year Award in the field of neurochemistry!
April 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We also congratulate our stellar student, Sabrin Haddad, for successfully defending her thesis. She also won the JNC Young Scientist Paper of the Year Award in the field of neurochemistry!
Our students shared their progress with different projects involving voltage-gated calcium channels!
April 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Our students shared their progress with different projects involving voltage-gated calcium channels!
On the 20 and 21st of March 2025 we had our annual CavX PhD Program Retreat at Matrei am Brenner, with our esteemed guest, Dr. Patrik Rorsman!
April 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
On the 20 and 21st of March 2025 we had our annual CavX PhD Program Retreat at Matrei am Brenner, with our esteemed guest, Dr. Patrik Rorsman!