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Andre Cobb

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Professor of Organic Chemistry at King’s College London, editor for New Journal of Chemistry, atheist tenor with the Southwark Chamber Choir, d20er, HiFi nerd, Pet Head and occasional hobby writer. Oh - also West Ham United fan. cobbresearch.com

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Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Aug 27

An #orgchem #postdoc position funded by EPSRC is available to work with me and Manuel Müller in the Chemistry Dept of @kingsnmes.bsky.social, along with Prof Craig Butts at the University of Bristol to develop a new generation of foldamer catalysts. tinyurl.com/yc62fa7h #chempostdoc #chemjobs

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Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Aug 15

OK this is cool.

Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Jul 30

Another long walk through the capital.

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FoldNetUK @foldnetuk.bsky.social · Jun 24

The countdown is on! Registrations close in three days on Friday 27 June, 23:59 GMT.

🔗Register now: foldamers2025.com

#conference #foldamers #chemistry #chemsky

@kingsnmes.bsky.social @andrecobb.bsky.social @anbismillah.bsky.social

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Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Jun 23

We still have several ECR bursaries for the Foldamers meeting (see foldamers2025.com to register) which pays for conference fees, travel and board! Applicants need to be from or based in the UK but there is still a student rate for those who are not. #chemistry #conference #foldamers #supramolecular

International Symposium on Foldamers

We are delighted to announce that 2025 International Symposium on Foldamers will be held from the 1st – 3rd September and is hosted by King's College London, UK in the Great Hall on the Strand....

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Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Jun 3

Well it’s 20 years of the Cobb group. Any ideas on how to celebrate!?

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FoldNetUK @foldnetuk.bsky.social · May 27

There's just one month left to register for the 2025 International Symposium on Foldamers! Join us this autumn in London for three days of cutting-edge science, networking & discovery.

🔗 foldamers2025.com

#conference #foldamers #chemistry #chemsky @kingsnmes.bsky.social @andrecobb.bsky.social

Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · May 6

There are still some places available for oral/poster presentations for the International Sympsium on Foldamers, and so we have extended the abstract deadline to 16th May. We also have a student rate now! Submit/sign up at www.foldamers2025.com - looking forward to seeing you!

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Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Apr 16

You sure you didn’t just accidentally leave your sandwich in a box for a few months?

Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Apr 14

Hadn’t been on one of my long walks for a while.. #LoveLondon

Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Apr 9

I was there yesterday! Must have missed you. So many to catch up with!

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Cristina Trujillo @trujillo-group.bsky.social · Apr 8

Join The University of Manchester, AstraZeneca, and Syngenta in a fully funded PhD program on Quantum Mechanics, Machine Learning, and Catalyst Design.

📢 Only one week left to apply! Don't miss out!

#PhD #Scholarship #QuantumChemistry #MachineLearning #CatalystDesign #CompChem

Cristina Trujillo @trujillo-group.bsky.social · Mar 18

🚀 Join Us!
We have an exciting opportunity to join our research group!

This fully funded PhD position is part of the IPCat training programme.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need more information.

👉 Apply now: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

#PhD #compchem

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Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Apr 8

Early start #BristolSyntheiss

Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Apr 7

Come along if you’re local! And especially if you’re a tenor!

Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Mar 3

Had a great time at the Indian Peptide Society meeting. Here is a photo of me with the last slide, shamelessly advertising the Sept 1-3rd Foldamers meeting in London. Please come along! www.foldamers2025.com #chemsky

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Making Molecules @makingmolecules.com · Feb 18

A niche #Chemistry #ChemSky #ChemEd summary, assigning stereochemical descriptors to axial & equatorial chirality. I know some argue these phrases are meaningless, but they're terms used by synthetic chemists. I know others just hate stereochemistry (you weirdos)! Hope it is useful (& corrected)

A 1 page summary giving a quick overview of the rules for assigning stereochemical descriptors to helical and axial chirality. There are five boxes. The first gives brief highlights of the CIP rules. The second looks at helical molecules. The third looks at using a helix to describe a conformation (I know, why would you do such a thing? It's horrible, but I've seen it in the wild). Box 4 is using R/S for axial chirality while Box 5 treats the axis as a helix and uses P/M.

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Penn Chemistry @pennchemistry.bsky.social · Feb 3

We are deeply saddened to share that our friend and colleague Professor Amos B. Smith III has passed away. Amos joined Penn in 1973 and was a mainstay in our organic chemistry division. He recently celebrated 50 years of service to @upenn.edu @pennsas.bsky.social.

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Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Jan 23

Superb!

Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Jan 16

Throwback to when it got this cold in my lab at Reading. Perhaps coincidentally, the HPLC hard drive corrupted the same day. #chemsky

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Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Jan 13

Weekend walk. Such a privilege to live in the glorious Chilterns.

Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Dec 10

Come to our concert if you’re about! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southwark-...

Southwark Chamber Choir: Christmas Concert

Southwark Chamber Choir invite you to an evening of Christmas music, including Britten's Ceremony of Carols and other Christmas favourites.

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Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Dec 10

Cobb Group Christmas outing - did they let me win the first game?? #chemsky

Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Dec 10

I started this Minecraft cathedral a few years ago, but progress has been slow because I only play it with the boychild and he only ever wants to play in extreme survival mode rather than this creative mode. But it’s getting there. Only the transepts and ambulatory to go…. Maybe another 2 years?

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Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Dec 9

Stop working and feed me now. #cats

Andre Cobb @andrecobb.bsky.social · Dec 9

I feel your pain.