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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · 3d

Warmest congratulations to my JACS editor colleague Omar Yaghi on receiving the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025! I also congratulate the laureates Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson. Their work on metal–organic frameworks has opened new horizons in chemistry.
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemi...

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 was awarded jointly to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi "for the development of metal–organic frameworks"

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Max Planck School Matter to Life @mattertolife.bsky.social · 19d

Our #mattertolife Fall Days have just started 👏🏻 Thank you @mpip-mainz.mpg.de for hosting us!

@graeterlab.bsky.social @landfesterdept.bsky.social @weilgroup.bsky.social

Lecture hall with a large group of people watching a presentation

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · 22d

This is a fantastic opportunity for students who want to pursue an integrated MSc/PhD Program!
Our group is currently hosting two excellent Matter to Life students and we can only recommend this program!
@mattertolife.bsky.social

Max Planck School Matter to Life @mattertolife.bsky.social · Sep 1

Integrated MSc/PhD Graduate Program applications are now open! mattertolife.maxplanckschools.org/application Get an impression about our program and science: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ni1.... Apply now and become part of our vibrant student body. Spread the word!

Explore your passion for science with Matter to Life!

The Max Planck School Matter to Life (MPS MtL) offers a unique interdisciplinary Master to PhD Direct track program, aimed at understanding the fundamental principles of life and exploring new ways…

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · 23d

Wonderful Symposium!
Thank you so much for the great organization by @giulialavarda.bsky.social.
It was great to spend time with our wonderful guests from @tue.nl and @unimainz.bsky.social

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Giulia Lavarda @giulialavarda.bsky.social · 24d

Great talks and discussions at yesterday’s MPIP-JGU-TUe Mini Symposium hosted by @weilgroup.bsky.social at @mpip-mainz.mpg.de with colleagues from @tue.nl and @unimainz.bsky.social

It was a pleasure to bring our communities together for a day of science and exchange!

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · 25d

We are very excited for today's Mini Symposium together with our guests from TU Eindhoven and JGU Mainz!
www.mpip-mainz.mpg.de/events/43038...

Looking forward to interesting talks and many nice interactions!
Many thanks to @giulialavarda.bsky.social for organizing this event!

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today, Dr. Yingke Wu, group leader of our Nanodiamond group, gave a wonderful lecture on Carbon Materials as part of the MPIP Lecture Series "Advanced Soft Matter Science."

Many thanks to Yingke for sharing his knowledge on these fascinating materials!
@mpip-mainz.mpg.de
@yingkewu.bsky.social

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Aug 25

The new science outreach chapter highlights the unsung contributions of polymers to everyday life. Honored to be part of this meaningful project and many thanks to the brilliant team who made this possible!
#ScienceCommunication #Polymers #Teamwork

SFB 1551 - Collaborative Research Centre 1551 @sfb1551.bsky.social · Aug 22

✨ Polymers: The Hidden Heroes of Life ✨
Thrilled to share that our science outreach chapter has just been published in the Springer Series "Science for a Better Tomorrow"! A true example of how collaboration and curiosity can drive meaningful science communication!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Science for a Better Tomorrow

This book explores how biosciences, AI, and IT can innovate biomedicine and health, expanding on the discussion held at the Curious2024 Conference.

link.springer.com

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Jul 24

We developed an AND-gated chemiluminescent photosensitizer that only generates light inside tumor cells, activating under 2 cancer cell-specific conditions.
Many thanks to Wenwu Peng @pengww.bsky.social from Seah Ling Kuan's group @seahling.bsky.social & our collaborators! shorturl.at/uXTg3

Autonomous Activation of a Gated Chemiluminescent Photosensitizer Enables Targeted Photodynamic Therapy in Tumor Cells

Chemiluminescence-based photodynamic therapy (CLPDT) offers a promising solution to the light penetration limits of traditional PDT. However, it lacks spatiotemporal control. Intracellularly activated...

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Jul 16

Two in one day: Congratulations to Raphael Meyer for defending his PhD today! 🎉 🥳

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Jul 16

Congratulations to Yu-Liang Tsai for successfully defending his PhD today! 🎉🥳

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Jul 7

We had a great time at our group retreat last week in Cochem on the Mosel! Good talks, fun activities, and plenty to explore. So lucky to work with such an awesome team!

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Yong Ren @yongren111.bsky.social · Jul 5

Thrilled to be selected as a young scientist for the Lindau Nobel Meeting 2025! It's been an inspiring week meeting Nobel Laureates and brilliant young researchers. Many thanks for the support @weilgroup.bsky.social @maxplanck.de #LINO25 #NobelLaureates #LindauMeeting

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Jul 1

Weil group goes Teufelsschlucht! 🏞️🦕
Braving the heat and having an amazing time on our group retreat with a paleontology crash course and a scenic hike through the woods with team-building games! #Teufelsschlucht #ScienceAndNature #GroupRetreat

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Jun 27

Our cover for “Intracellular assembly of supramolecular peptide nanostructures controlled by visible light” by Yong Ren from David Ng's group was selected for the current Nature Synthesis issue!
Many thanks to the team & collaborators!
www.nature.com/natsynth/vol...
@natsynth.nature.com

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Jun 25

Congratulations, Kübra! 🎉
Well-deserved for your excellent research work!

Kübra Kaygisiz @kubrakaygisiz.bsky.social · Jun 25

I am very excited and feel honored for receiving the Otto Hahn Medal!
Many thanks to my mentor Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social for her great and continuous support over the years!

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research @mpip-mainz.mpg.de · Jun 25

Congratulations to Dr. Kübra Kaygisiz @kubrakaygisiz.bsky.social on being awarded the Otto Hahn Medal by the Max Planck Society 🎉 Her outstanding PhD work on self-assembling peptide nanostructures for controlled cell-material interactions was truly groundbreaking. #MPG #OttoHahnMedal #WomenInSTEM

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Jun 10

Many stimulating talks & discussions @rsc.org Bioorthogonal & Bioresponsive 2025 last week!
www.rsc.org/events/detai...
Congratulations to Gonçalo Bernardes, who won the 2024 Corday-Morgan Mid-Career Prize for Chemistry & gave an excellent talk!
www.rsc.org/prizes-fundi...

Bioorthogonal and Bioresponsive 2025

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Jun 9

@lujuanxu.bsky.social @mpip-mainz.mpg.de

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Jun 9

Excited to share our latest research published in @natcomms.nature.com, where we explore a 1,6-addition of thiols to N-alkylpyridinium for site-selective dual modification of proteins. Congratulations to the team!
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Bioconjugation
@seahling.bsky.social

Chemoselective dual functionalization of proteins via 1,6-addition of thiols to trifunctional N-alkylpyridinium - Nature Communications

Chemoselective dual functionalization of proteins is an invaluable tool to introduce two distinct payloads to proteins. Here, the authors present N-alkylpyridinium reagents as soft electrophiles for c...

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Jun 2

Our team has just published exciting work on intracellular peptide assembly to induce mitochondrial dysfunction & cell death in both 2D cell culture and 3D tumor spheroids.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this project!
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Intracellular Formation of Synthetic Peptide Nanostructures Causes Mitochondrial Disruption and Cell Death in Tumor Spheroids

Synthetic peptide nanostructures, formed within cancer cells in response to glutathione, lead to mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death. The nanostructures significantly damage mitochondrial networ...

advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · May 30

Congratulations to Yong (@yongren111.bsky.social) for winning an outstanding poster award at the recent Fudan-ACS Publications Symposium (OPBIS 2025)!
Yong presented his recent work with David on light-controlled supramolecular peptide assembly in cells.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · May 30

chenjiang.fudan.edu.cn/guojiang/33/...

2025.05.27, Prof. Dr. Tanja Weil visited the Department of Macromolecular Science

Guosong Chen - Ming Jiang group

chenjiang.fudan.edu.cn

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · May 27

Had a fantastic time at the Fudan-ACS symposium with fellow @jacs.acspublications.org editors & many top scientists. Pleased to reconnect with esteemed peers & alumni including a productive meeting with Guosong's group.
Thanks to the organizers for an inspiring event!
#chemicalbiology #biosensing

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Apr 30

Congratulations to Yong Ren for defending his PhD yesterday! 🥳🎉 Excellent and outstanding research work!

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Apr 17

Our collaborative project on a trimannose-HSA nanocarrier designed for active targeting to immune cells and liver is published! Thank you to an amazing team and our collaborators within the @dfg.de-funded CRC1066!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@seahling.bsky.social @mpip-mainz.mpg.de

Glycogen-inspired trimannosylated serum albumin nanocarriers for targeted delivery of toll-like receptor 7/8 agonists to immune cells and liver

Nanocarriers can improve the therapeutic efficiency of small molecule immunomodulators or inhibitors, which is important for immunotherapy of liver di…

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Tanja Weil @weilgroup.bsky.social · Apr 16

Our article "Chemical Reactions in Living Systems", published in Advanced Science in 2023, is a #TopViewedArticle.
Delighted that it is well-received by the community.
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@wiley.com

Chemical Reactions in Living Systems

Reactions are often carried out in a controlled laboratory environment using purified chemicals, but in recent years, there has been a shift to carrying out reactions directly in living organisms, kn...

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