# FASEB's The Ion Channel Regulation Conference

> **NIH NIH R13** · FEDERATION OF AMER SOC FOR EXPER BIOLOGY · 2021 · $15,000

## Abstract

This is an application for partial support of the 10th biennial FASEB Science Research Conference on Ion
Channel Regulation that will be held from June 27 to July 2 2021 at the Oak Island Resort & Conference Center
in Nova Scotia, Canada. The objectives of this conference are to: stimulate discourse, seed new ideas, and
facilitate collaboration in ways that will accelerate new discoveries about ion channels at the basic and
translational levels, and to provide a forum for trainees to participate in scientific sessions and in career
development activities. Regulation of ion channel function is essential for myriad physiological functions including
neuronal signaling, pain transduction, and the beating of the heart. Accounting for ~2% of human genes, ion
channels are subject to numerous disease-causing mutations, leading to over 55 inherited disorders termed
“channelopathies”, including epilepsy, migraine, several neurological disorders, blindness, deafness, diabetes,
hypertension, several different cardiac arrhythmias, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, skin diseases and cancer.
Importantly, considering the central involvement of ion channels, these diseases share a great deal in common
in terms of disease mechanisms and potential therapeutic development with ion channels being the target of
numerous drugs. Thus, the topic of our conference is both timely and highly relevant for a broad population of
scientists, clinicians, and the general public and will benefit greatly from the ion channel community coming
together. The meeting will be co-chaired by Isabelle Deschênes from The Ohio State University and Gea-Ny
Tseng from Virginia Commonwealth University, both recognized leaders in ion channel biology with expertise
between the two of them covering all aspects of ion channel research going from structure-function,
transcriptional regulation, trafficking, regulation and channelopathies. The Program consists of nine scientific
sessions, two keynote addresses, and two breakout sessions focused on interactions with experts from
academia, NIH and industry and a career development session. Most scientific sessions are organized around
general themes rather than ion channel subtype and organs, to foster crosstalk between fields typically kept
separate in traditional conferences. There will be 32 session speakers giving full talks, including at least 18
women (56% of speakers) and 9 session chairs (4 of whom are women, 44%). Most of the invited speakers
(90%) have not presented at this conference during the prior two meetings. Of the 32 session speakers, we
currently have 9 early career stage investigators (28%) and 9 members of under-represented minorities in
science (28%). We will also have 8 additional short talks which will be selected from the abstracts submitted and
dedicated to junior investigators which will therefore encompass 36% of our speakers, giving them the
opportunity to get broad exposure. We have placed emphasis on comprehensive scientifi...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10231849
- **Project number:** 1R13NS122288-01
- **Recipient organization:** FEDERATION OF AMER SOC FOR EXPER BIOLOGY
- **Principal Investigator:** Isabelle Deschenes
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $15,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-09-01 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10231849

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10231849, FASEB's The Ion Channel Regulation Conference (1R13NS122288-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10231849. Licensed CC0.

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