I’m extremely grateful for the ERC Advanced Grant – with the awarded 2.5 Mio EUR, we will tackle how electrodynamics effects control the energy currents of life. 🎉 🎉 🎉 www.su.se/english/news...

Please join us for the 23rd European Bioenergetics Conference (EBEC-2026) in beautiful Stockholm, on Aug 22-27, 2026. Late abstracts until June 26th, late registration starting from July 1. For more information, please see: ebec2026.org

Happy to share how low-barrier hydrogen bonds power PCET reactions in metal-free RNRs - now out in PNAS! So proud of my lab & for great collaboration w Heberle, Kasanmascheff & Högbom Labs. Thank you @kawresearch.bsky.social for long-term support of our research! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Check out our latest paper – today out in JACS - on proton gates in the antiporter modules of Complex I! So proud of my amazing lab – Sofia Badolato, Sarah Rossmann & Hyunho Kim – and thank you @kawresearch.bsky.social for long-term support of our work. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Molecular Principles of Gating Proton Transport in the Antiporter Modules of Respiratory Complex I

The respiratory Complex I is a highly intricate redox-driven proton pump that powers oxidative phosphorylation across all domains of life. Yet, despite major efforts, its long-range energy transductio...

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Article in PNAS: Low-barrier hydrogen bond powers long-range radical transfer in the metal-free ribonucleotide reductase #research supported by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation #science #biochemistry @pnas.org @kailalab.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4pzrtj3j

Low-barrier hydrogen bond powers long-range radical transfer in the metal-free ribonucleotide reductase | PNAS

Ribonucleotide reductases (RNRs) catalyze the conversion of ribonucleotide (RNA) to deoxyribonucleotide (DNA) building blocks initiated by a long-r...

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Check out our latest PNAS paper on how quinones influence protonation reactions at the surface of biological membranes. So proud of my amazing Lab - Adel Beghiah, Sofia Badolato Hyunho Kim, Maximilian Pöverlein & thankful to Widengren lab for a great collaboration. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Quinones operate as proton-collecting antennas in energy-transducing membranes | PNAS

The bioenergetic complexes of energy-transducing membranes generate a proton current that powers the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate. Yet, sinc...

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Join us for the 23rd European Bioenergetics Conference – EBEC-2026 in beautiful Stockholm, Aug 22-27, 2026. Expecting 500+ participants with fantastic speakers. A few days left for early bird registration (March 31), selected Orals until April 3. More information on: ebec2026.org

Thank you Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation for producing this wonderful video on our research, and for the generous long-term support on our work. youtu.be/A12FvTn812Q

He wants to reveal the secret behind the body's battery

YouTube video by Wallenbergstiftelserna

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Thank you Royal Swedish Academy for the wonderful Prize award celebrations! 🎉🥳

I am extremely honored for the Göran Gustafsson Prize in Chemistry 2025. Thank you GG-Foundation & the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social for this amazing recognition! Many congrats to the Laureates in math, physics, mol biology & medicine. www.kva.se/nyheter/fem-...

Fem forskare får dela på 37,5 miljoner från Göran Gustafssons Stiftelse

Att tilldelas Göran Gustafssonprisen för forskare upp till 45 års ålder är ett bevis på att man tillhör forskningsfronten i Sverige inom sitt område. I år gick prispengarna till forskning som kan ge s...

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Very proud to share our latest work on the molecular principles of the ancient the Na+-pumping Rnf complex – now out in Nature Comms @natureportfolio.nature.com: Thank you Schuller & Müller Labs for the great collaboration, and @kawresearch.bsky.social for funding: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Molecular principles of redox-coupled sodium pumping of the ancient Rnf machinery - Nature Communications

The Rnf complex is a key respiratory enzyme of anaerobes and nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Here, the authors combine structural, computational, and biochemical experiments to probe the unique redox-couple...

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Very happy to share our latest paper on the mechanism of Membrane-Bound Superoxide Oxidase – now out in JACS! Thank you Högbom and von Ballmoos Labs for a nice collaboration & The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation of supporting our work! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Molecular Principles of Proton-Coupled Quinone Reduction in the Membrane-Bound Superoxide Oxidase

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are physiologically harmful radical species generated as byproducts of aerobic respiration. To detoxify ROS, most cells employ superoxide scavenging enzymes that dispropo...

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Join our collaborative project with Simon Olsson's lab in Gothenburg:

Simon Olsson@smnlssn.bsky.social · 2y ago

Come join us on an exciting joint PhD project on ML for protein function with @kailalab.bsky.social -- We are looking for a strong quantitative candidate with prior experience in ML. The position is based in Gothenburg and is fully funded for 5 years. www.chalmers.se/en/about-cha...

Very happy to share our latest work on the Mechanism of proton release during water oxidation in Photosystem II - now out in PNAS. Many thanks to Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) for supporting our work. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Mechanism of proton release during water oxidation in Photosystem II | PNAS

Photosystem II (PSII) catalyzes light-driven water oxidation that releases dioxygen into our atmosphere and provides the electrons needed for the s...

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Extremely honored and grateful for being appointed into a Wallenberg Scholar. Thank you Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse for supporting our long-term research. www.su.se/department-o...

Prof. Ville Kaila new Wallenberg Scholar 2024 - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Prof. Ville Kaila new Wallenberg Scholar 2024 - Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics

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