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Paola Posocco

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Associate Professor @UniTrieste, working on supramolecular and nanomaterials. Head of SMALL Lab 💻. Nordic design addicted, nordic walker, rower (beginner).

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Paola Posocco @paolaposocco.bsky.social · Aug 8

Our supramolecular enzyme mimicks just leveled up 🚀💫 what did we unlock? 👀👀👀
⚡📄https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cctc.202500787

and here’s where it all started pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

same great team, new success 🙌

Cucurbituril–Gold Nanoparticle Assemblies for Aqueous Oxime Formation Catalysis

This study highlights how the metal core size, organic monolayer composition, and substrate structure influence the performance of supramolecular enzyme mimics (“suprazymes”) formed by anionic gold n...

chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Paola Posocco @paolaposocco.bsky.social · Jul 3

Happy to have contributed to this exciting paper! 👏👏 to the whole team! Bravo Simone #ProudPI ✨

Nature Synthesis @natsynth.nature.com · Jun 30

Now online & open access:

Article by Yuchong Yang, Jonathan R. Nitschke & co-workers

Synthesis of covalently linked knotted cage frameworks

www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Synthesis of covalently linked knotted cage frameworks - Nature Synthesis

Synthesizing topologically complex interwoven molecules with high yield remains challenging due to structural preorganization demands. Here face-bridging ligands on metal–organic cage frameworks are s...

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Paola Posocco @paolaposocco.bsky.social · Jun 13

Rushing to our last meeting of the day! Three amazing days in 🇨🇿 talking about how to improve quality in university 🔝 👋 Maren and Sofie ✨

Paola Posocco @paolaposocco.bsky.social · May 13

PhD opportunities in nanotechnology
@unitrieste.bsky.social
NOW OPEN!!
#FindAPhD #chemistry #nanoscience #materials #physics #PhD #nanotechnology

Starting: November 1, 2025 | Duration: 3 years
Deadline: June 6, 2025 - 1 pm
Call: tinyurl.com/CALLNano
Projects: tinyurl.com/ProjectsNANO

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Paola Posocco @paolaposocco.bsky.social · Dec 19

1-year fellowship (post-doc/graduate level) to work on computational models for responsive nanomaterials.
Experience in molecular modeling required.
Write me📧!
📅 15/01/2025 👉https://tinyurl.com/ymcrs9xw
#CompChem #ComputationalChemistry #Chemistry #Physics