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Claudia Bonfio

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University Associate Professor at the Department of Biochemistry in Cambridge (UK), exploring life’s origins one cell (compartment) at a time. http://bonfiolab.eu Views my own.

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Claudia Bonfio @claudiabonfio.bsky.social · 22d

Thrilled to share that I have been awarded a Future Leaders Fellowship! 🤩
I am really grateful to my colleagues at Cambridge Biochemistry for their support and to the UKRI for believing in me and funding this project!
Stay tuned for Research Assistant and Associate positions available!

UKRI announces winners of £120 million Future Leaders Fellowships

Research into the causes of lung cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are among 77 projects to be funded by UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellowships.

www.ukri.org

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · May 5

Europe’s choice is clear.

To put science at the heart of its economy.

To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration.

And to welcome talent from all over the world.

I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative.

→ europa.eu/!TTbWbJ

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Claudia Bonfio @claudiabonfio.bsky.social · Dec 10

PhD alert! I have two ERC-funded PhD positions to uncover the chemical origins of life (Oct 2025). *UK fees only*. Projects described here: www.lclu.cam.ac.uk/studentship-...
Email me if interested - deadline (PhD in Biochemistry, Uni of Cambridge): Jan 7th!
Please share within your networks!

LCLU PhD Studentships | Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe

Applications are now open. The Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe and the University of Cambridge are committed to widening participation in postgraduate students at the University of Cambridg...

www.lclu.cam.ac.uk

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Claudia Bonfio @claudiabonfio.bsky.social · Dec 2

So happy your dream came true! Best of luck and congrats again 😊

Claudia Bonfio @claudiabonfio.bsky.social · Nov 14

Out now in its final shape 🤩
First first-author paper for my first year PhD student Krishnakavya (Kk for friends)! Also first ChemSci for our lab 🤩
pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A...

Mg2+-driven selection of natural phosphatidic acids in primitive membranes

Biological membranes are composed exclusively of phospholipids comprising glycerol-1-phosphate or glycerol-3-phosphate. By contrast, primitive membranes would have likely been composed of heterogeneou...

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Claudia Bonfio @claudiabonfio.bsky.social · Nov 13

Great list, I’d be happy to be included 😊

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Claudia Bonfio @claudiabonfio.bsky.social · Jun 1

#chemsky community:
Have you ever wondered how *natural* lipids got selected from the “mess” generated by prebiotic chemistry? Read our new preprint to find out! Spoiler alert: the selection process is metal-driven! Kudos to 1st year PhD Krishna and all coauthors!
chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...

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Claudia Bonfio @claudiabonfio.bsky.social · Dec 15

Looking for a PhD position? Curious about the chemistry of primitive lipids and membranes? We are looking for a motivated PhD student interested in prebiotic, systems and/or supramolecular chemistry! Deadline: Jan 4th, 2024!

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

PhD Studentship – Uncovering the chemical origin of lipid membrane diversity at University of Camb...

PhD Project - PhD Studentship – Uncovering the chemical origin of lipid membrane diversity at University of Cambridge, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

Claudia Bonfio @claudiabonfio.bsky.social · Aug 24

Maybe not enough of us here yet… but really cool review!