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Ville Kaila
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Professor at Stockholm University, Sweden. Weekend violinist. We study how enzymes work and how biological systems capture energy.
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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August 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Thank you Royal Swedish Academy for the wonderful Prize award celebrations! 🎉🥳
April 1, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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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March 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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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March 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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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February 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Join our collaborative project with Simon Olsson's lab in Gothenburg:

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.

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Vacancies
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December 23, 2024 at 10:15 AM
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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December 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
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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November 29, 2024 at 7:08 AM