VilleKaila

Professor at Stockholm University, Sweden. Weekend violinist. We study how enzymes work and how biological systems capture energy.

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Extremely proud to share our integrative work on long-range charge transfer mechanism in mycobacterial supercomplexes - now out in Nature Comms! Thanks for the great collaboration with Brzezinski&Högbom Labs and @KAWstiftelsen for funding. https://t.co/qTD3m4cxay

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

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 on: https://t.co/bc3LVAYrp1

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Thank you @KAWstiftelsen for producing this wonderful video on our research, and for the generous long-term support of our work
https://t.co/TOGWjwdHgr

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

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

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

I am extremely honored for the Göran Gustafsson Prize in Chemistry 2025. Thank you GG-Foundation & Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences @ScienceAcad_swe for this amazing recognition! https://t.co/0PrepgsXB2

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Very proud to share our latest work on the ancient the Na+-pumping Rnf complex – now out in Nature Comms. Thank you Schuller & Müller Labs for great collaboration, and @KAWstiftelsen for generous funding https://t.co/0zCeWXUbuT

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Very happy to share our latest work on the mechanism of the Membrane-Bound Superoxide Oxidase – now out in JACS! Thank you Högbom and von Ballmoos Labs for a nice collaboration & @KAWstiftelsen for supporting our work! https://t.co/sMRv9K77dp

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

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. https://t.co/6JGTgzDFmo

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Extremely honored and grateful for being appointed into a Wallenberg Scholar. Thank you @KAWstiftelsen for supporting our long-term research. https://t.co/3MGEphH3B5

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Now out in PNAS - we show how lansoprazole - a common acid reflux drug, blocks the respiratory enzyme of M. smegmatis, a close relative of tuberculosis bacteria. Wonderful collaboration w Högbom & Brzezinski labs. Thank you @KAWstiftelsen for funding. https://t.co/7RuJnqwfqR

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Many congrats to our former postdoc Abhishek Sirohiwal @ab_sirohiwal for starting as an Assistant Professor at @iiscbangalore !

[Abhishek Sirohiwal @ab_sirohiwal]

I am elated to share the news that I have joined Indian Institute of Science (@iiscbangalore) as an Assistant Professor. I would like to thank my mentors, friends, family members and all well wishers. #newPI

[Abhishek Sirohiwal @ab_sirohiwal]

I am elated to share the news that I have joined Indian Institute of Science (@iiscbangalore) as an Assistant Professor. I would like to thank my mentors, friends, family members and all well wishers. #newPI

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Extremely proud to share our integrative work on how 'Dissected antiporter modules establish the minimal proton-conducting elements in Complex I' – now out in Nature Comms! Many thanks to @KAWstiftelsen & @Vetenskapsradetfor funding. https://t.co/Vek2ZIlUoq

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Check out our paper on proton-coupled electron transfer reactions in alternative oxidase (AOX) from Trypanosoma - now out in Chemical Science https://t.co/09THUY1Nkg

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Extremely proud of my PhD student Friederike Allgöwer for excellently defending her PhD thesis - well done Rike!

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Many congrats to my PhD student Daniel Riepl for excellently defending his PhD thesis at @Stockholm_Uni - so proud of you Daniel!

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

So proud of my PhD student Max Pöverlein @mpoeverlein who successfully defended his PhD thesis at @Stockholm_Uni - well done Max!

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Check out our latest pre-print on mechanisms of supercomplex formation:

[bioRxiv Biophysics @biorxiv_biophys]

Protein-Induced Membrane Strain Drives Supercomplex Formation https://t.co/ycWY30MLYH #biorxiv_biophys

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Check out our pre-print on color-tuning Photosystem II beyond the red-light limit
https://t.co/SANitOGBq6

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Check out our latest pre-print on light-driven proton release in Photosystem II:

[bioRxiv Biophysics @biorxiv_biophys]

Mechanism of Proton Release during Water Oxidation in Photosystem II https://t.co/KiG01D6Kya #biorxiv_biophys

[VilleKaila @TheKailaLab]

Hello Finland! ❤️