Iryna Mahorivska

Iryna Mahorivska is a researcher at the Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Her work focuses on voltage-gated proton channels, their biophysical properties, and modulation by zinc in physiological and pathological contexts.

• Research Interests:
  • Voltage-gated proton channels (HV1, HV4)
  • Zinc-induced inhibition mechanisms in ion transport
  • Structural and functional analysis of proton channel mutations
  • Comparative physiology of proton channels in molluscs

• Publications:
  • Recent studies explore somatic cancer mutations in human HV1 channels (2025)
  • Identification of a bivalvian-specific HV4 channel (2023)
  • Evolutionary expansion of proton channel families (2022)
  • Zinc modulation of proton currents (2020, 2019)