L.-C. Campeau
@drlcsquare.bsky.social
Trying to change the world, 1 reaction at a time at #MerckChemistry. Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Cohost of the Pharm to Table Podcast. #ChemistsWhoCook👨🍳 #ChemistsWhoGolf🏌️♂️
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Fun fact, the 2019 NOS speaker lounge was moved to the field house to accommodate @drlcsquare.bsky.social’s giant gummy bear
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Fun fact, the 2019 NOS speaker lounge was moved to the field house to accommodate @drlcsquare.bsky.social’s giant gummy bear
Happy 🦃 day! Spent most time on the gravy. Sous-vide turkey breast FTW! #ChemistsWhoCook
November 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Happy 🦃 day! Spent most time on the gravy. Sous-vide turkey breast FTW! #ChemistsWhoCook
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In @science.org this week, Petra Vojáčková and Eric Jacobsen report that thiourea-based anion binders can render photoredox catalysis enantioselective by pairing with cation radical intermediates
chemsky 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
chemsky 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
An anion-binding approach to enantioselective photoredox catalysis
Photoredox catalysis has emerged as a transformative strategy in synthetic chemistry, enabling a wide variety of valuable chemical reactions through generation of highly reactive radical ion intermedi...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In @science.org this week, Petra Vojáčková and Eric Jacobsen report that thiourea-based anion binders can render photoredox catalysis enantioselective by pairing with cation radical intermediates
chemsky 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
chemsky 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Some people just get me… those people are my kids!
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Some people just get me… those people are my kids!
What an amazing day in Rahway where Merck received its 5th ACS National Historic Chemical Landmark designation for the discovery and development of Statins!
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
What an amazing day in Rahway where Merck received its 5th ACS National Historic Chemical Landmark designation for the discovery and development of Statins!
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We are seeking questions from our audience of the Pharm-to-Table podcast. Dani & I will select the best questions for our annual tradition of kicking off our new season this way. What do you want to know about being a chemists in pharma? Let us know?!
#MerckChemistry
#MerckChemistry
November 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We are seeking questions from our audience of the Pharm-to-Table podcast. Dani & I will select the best questions for our annual tradition of kicking off our new season this way. What do you want to know about being a chemists in pharma? Let us know?!
#MerckChemistry
#MerckChemistry
It’s a pretty great day when a project you’ve spent the last 10 years on is featured in NYT!
New Pill From Merck Could Slash Cholesterol Levels, Trials Show www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/h...
New Pill From Merck Could Slash Cholesterol Levels, Trials Show www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/h...
New Pill From Merck Could Slash Cholesterol Levels, Trials Show
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It’s a pretty great day when a project you’ve spent the last 10 years on is featured in NYT!
New Pill From Merck Could Slash Cholesterol Levels, Trials Show www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/h...
New Pill From Merck Could Slash Cholesterol Levels, Trials Show www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/h...
We are seeking questions from our audience of the Pharm-to-Table podcast. Dani & I will select the best questions for our annual tradition of kicking off our new season this way. What do you want to know about being a chemists in pharma? Let us know?!
#MerckChemistry
#MerckChemistry
November 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We are seeking questions from our audience of the Pharm-to-Table podcast. Dani & I will select the best questions for our annual tradition of kicking off our new season this way. What do you want to know about being a chemists in pharma? Let us know?!
#MerckChemistry
#MerckChemistry
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So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
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Watching the Jays in game 7 after the Habs win
October 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Watching the Jays in game 7 after the Habs win
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As a student, I was inspired to pursue a career in pharma by reading about the amazing synthetic chemistry innovations that were happening there.
I hope this article can do the same for the next generation of pharmaceutical chemists. #MerckChemistry
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
I hope this article can do the same for the next generation of pharmaceutical chemists. #MerckChemistry
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
From Cortisone to Enlicitide: A Journey of Synthetic Chemistry Innovations at Merck
Necessity is the mother of invention. Most synthetic chemistry innovations are driven by our desire to make molecules. In the first half of the 20th century, much of this work was inspired by natural ...
pubs.acs.org
April 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
As a student, I was inspired to pursue a career in pharma by reading about the amazing synthetic chemistry innovations that were happening there.
I hope this article can do the same for the next generation of pharmaceutical chemists. #MerckChemistry
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
I hope this article can do the same for the next generation of pharmaceutical chemists. #MerckChemistry
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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You know what's great about Canada's supreme court? I don't know any of their names or their political affiliations.
October 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
You know what's great about Canada's supreme court? I don't know any of their names or their political affiliations.
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In a hearing, Susan Monarez told senators she was let go for holding the line on scientific integrity. cen.acs.org/policy/regul... #chemsky 🧪
Ousted CDC director details firing, warns of vaccine schedule changes
In a hearing, Susan Monarez told senators she was let go for holding the line on scientific integrity
cen.acs.org
September 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
In a hearing, Susan Monarez told senators she was let go for holding the line on scientific integrity. cen.acs.org/policy/regul... #chemsky 🧪
Manchester is Blue!
September 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Manchester is Blue!
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C&EN reporter @saralea.bsky.social spoke with Laurel Schafer, who has attended Pacifichem for many years, to get a sense of what there is to participate in and share some tips for getting the most out of the entire experience. cen.acs.org/acs-news/mee... #chemsky 🧪 #Pacifichem2025
Tips and tricks for attending Pacifichem 2025 from Laurel Schafer
The committee planning chair shares insights into ways to spend downtime on the island, as well as her approach to networking, and symposia and events she’s most looking forward to ahead of the confer...
cen.acs.org
September 14, 2025 at 12:41 PM
C&EN reporter @saralea.bsky.social spoke with Laurel Schafer, who has attended Pacifichem for many years, to get a sense of what there is to participate in and share some tips for getting the most out of the entire experience. cen.acs.org/acs-news/mee... #chemsky 🧪 #Pacifichem2025
« With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied – chains us all, irrevocably » #QuoteOfTheDay
Bonus pts if you guess who/why it’s from.
Bonus pts if you guess who/why it’s from.
September 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
« With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied – chains us all, irrevocably » #QuoteOfTheDay
Bonus pts if you guess who/why it’s from.
Bonus pts if you guess who/why it’s from.
For 9/11 this week read this nice account of what the folks in Gander did in order to accommodate 35+ international airliners that needed to land. Very good. Highly recommend!
September 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
For 9/11 this week read this nice account of what the folks in Gander did in order to accommodate 35+ international airliners that needed to land. Very good. Highly recommend!
For 9/11 this week read this nice account of what the folks in Gander did in order to accommodate 35+ international airliners that needed to land. Very good. Highly recommend!
September 13, 2025 at 12:18 AM
For 9/11 this week read this nice account of what the folks in Gander did in order to accommodate 35+ international airliners that needed to land. Very good. Highly recommend!
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Anyone from the University of Montreal here? Please DM.
Please RT.
Please RT.
September 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Anyone from the University of Montreal here? Please DM.
Please RT.
Please RT.
Really proud of our team for their achievements in #GreenChemistry recognized by the ACS yesterday in D.C. Congrats to the islatravir team on their win! #MerckChemistry
September 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Really proud of our team for their achievements in #GreenChemistry recognized by the ACS yesterday in D.C. Congrats to the islatravir team on their win! #MerckChemistry
Where Your Medicines Are Made www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/h...
Where Your Medicines Are Made
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Where Your Medicines Are Made www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/h...
We are so screwed « RFK Jr.'s CDC Purge Puts US Public Health System at Risk » - Bloomberg
Another nice one from @lisamjarvis.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Another nice one from @lisamjarvis.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Purging the CDC Could Be a Fatal Mistake
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is dismantling decades of trust, expertise and coordination for political gain.
www.bloomberg.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We are so screwed « RFK Jr.'s CDC Purge Puts US Public Health System at Risk » - Bloomberg
Another nice one from @lisamjarvis.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Another nice one from @lisamjarvis.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...