Go to content
- {{#headlines}}
- {{title}} {{/headlines}}
Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
|---|---|
| Research fields | Structural Biology,Biochemistry |
| Keywords | Ion Channels, Muscle Excitation-Contraction Coupling, Calcium Signaling, Cardiac Arrythmia, Bioelectricity |
| Honours and awards | 2017: Killam Research Fellowship (Canada) 2016: Canadian Society for Molecular Bioscience New Investigator Award (Canada) 2013: UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award in Basic Research 2008: CIHR New Investigator Award (Canada) 2008: Michael Smith Foundation of Health Research Career Investigator Award (Canada) 2004: American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship (USA) 1998: FWO Doctoral Research Award (Belgium) |
Current contact address
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| City | Berlin |
| Institution | Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC) |
| Institute | Molekulare Prozesse und Therapien |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Mikhail Kudryashev | Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC), Berlin |
|---|---|
| Prof. Dr. Mikhail Kudryashev | Molekulare Prozesse und Therapien, Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC), Berlin |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/06/2026 |
Programme(s)
| 2026 | Humboldt Research Award Programme (Global Minds Initiative Germany) |
|---|
Nominator's project description
| Professor Van Petegem is a global leader in the understanding of the structure and function of ion channels. He and his group determined pioneering atomic-level models of the molecular machines governing muscle contraction. His research has shown the molecular basis of major cardiac arrhythmias and skeletal myopathies. In Germany, he will use modern AI-powered structural biology tools to study the regulation of muscle proteins, important for diseases and healthy aging. |