In association with The Society of General Physiologists, The EpIC Seminars are a monthly virtual seminar series, organized by junior faculty and senior postdocs for junior faculty and senior postdocs to showcase some of the most exciting recent research in the field of Electrophysiology and Ion Channels.
Monthly seminars will be held on the 1st Tuesday of the month (see schedule below)
Scroll down for links to recordings of previous seminars
Upcoming events
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Scott Zawieja (U Missouri)
4th Aug 2026 - 12 pm ET / 9 am PT / 5 pm UK / 6 pm CET
“Ion channels underlying lymphatic muscle excitability”
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Koki Tohara
1st Sept 2026 - 12 pm ET / 9 am PT / 5 pm UK / 6 pm CET
“Visualizing how the gut signals danger”
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Tharaka Wijerathne
6th Oct 2026 - 12 pm ET / 9 am PT / 5 pm UK / 6 pm CET
“Functional heteromerization of mammalian PIEZO channels”
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Angela Ballesteros
3rd Nov 2026 - 12 pm ET / 9 am PT / 5 pm GMT / 6 pm CET
“TMC1 and TMC2 are lipid scramblases that regulate membrane homeostasis in auditory hair cells”
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The SGP Cranefield Award Seminars
1st December - 12 pm ET / 9 am PT / 5 pm UK / 6 pm CET
Rosa Scala (Washington University in St Louis)
“Muscle fatigue arising intrinsically from SUR2- but not Kir6.1-dependent gain-of-function in Cantu syndrome mice.”
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Sho Horie (Ritsumeikan University)
“A mechanism for pathological oscillations in mouse retinal ganglion cells in a model of night blindness.”
Previous events
The SGP-Epic Seminars Organizing Committee
Jelena Baranovic
(University of Edinburgh)
Osama Harraz
(University of Vermont)
Conor McClenaghan
(Rutgers University)
Lejla Zubcevic
(University of Kansas Medical Center)
OUR PARTNERS
The Society of General Physiologists
https://www.sgpweb.org/