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Jeremiah Gassensmith

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Prof working at the intersection of bio and crystals. Vaccines, Imaging, and Smart Biomaterials. FRSC, Humboldt Scholar, Assoc Editor Chemistry Engineering Journal, Aspie♾, Texas BBQ enthusiast. 🏳️‍🌈

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Humboldt-Stiftung @humboldt-foundation.de · 19h

✨🥳🎉 Heartfelt congratulations to Humboldtians Susumu Kitagawa and Omar M. Yaghi on winning the #NobelPrize in Chemistry 2025 which they share with Richard Robson for the development of "metal-organic frameworks"!

We are truly honoured to have supported a step in their exceptional journey! 💚

Three portraits of men – the 2025 Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry

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Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 17h

*cool people

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Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 19h

Great pick. MOFs are certainly a thing that people do.

C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 20h

The 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.” Stay tuned for the full story to come! cen.acs.org/people/nobel...

#ChemNobel #Chem #Chemistry #chemsky 🧪

The 2025 chemistry Nobel goes to MOFs

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi win the prize for developing metal–organic frameworks

cen.acs.org

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Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 20h

That’s a weird. They spelled MG Finn wrong and have some other guy’s photo above it.

Frederik Haase @frederikhaase.bsky.social · 22h

I think this figure needs more portraits.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Stu Cantrill @stuartcantrill.com · 23h

It’s #chemnobel day. For me, and for quite a few other people who spent time in the Stoddart group, it will hit somewhat differently this year.

Seems the right time to share a couple of passages from the eulogy I gave at Fraser’s funeral earlier this year.

A screenshot of text that reads:

Fraser lived his life at a hundred miles an hour. But it wasn't always the best thing for him or for those closest to him. In an interview following the award of the Nobel Prize in 2016 he recalled his time growing up on a farm and said that that had instilled in him the work ethic of a honeybee. Nobody would doubt that he had that. He also talked about having the strength of a horse and the hide of an elephant; what he didn't mention is that he could also be as stubborn as a mule. He did things his way and was rarely persuaded to do otherwise.

This bloody-mindedness undoubtedly contributed to his incredibly successful career. While those who didn't really know him will measure his contributions through the prizes he won, his real professional legacy is not those prizes, it is the people who passed through his lab and shared in his scientific journey. Yes, he changed science, but he changed lives too - including mine and many of those here today. I learned a lot from Fraser: some chemistry, how to make slides for presentations, how to always include a noun after the word 'this', and a few random Scottish words that I'm still not convinced he didn't just make up.

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Avogadro Project @avogadro.cc · 2d

If you've been wondering about the status of the AutoOptimize interactive optimization in Avogadro2 - coming later this month 👀

Screenshot of Avogadro2 using the interactive AutoOptimize tool to minimize a molecule (n-pentane) using the UFF force field. Text reads UFF ΔE = -229.80 kcal/mol

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Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 3d

I’m doing something wrong then

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Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 3d

This study shows that acute rejection in ABO-incompatible kidney transplants stems from surface antigens. By enzymatically stripping those “foreign flags,” researchers prevented hyperacute rejection. Next step? Probably gene edits to the tissue to stop those antigens from forming in the first place.

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Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 3d

So, I should really embrace the Aachen dialect?

Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 3d

This isn’t an alternative to autologous transplant. The enzyme treatment only delayed rejection a few days before antigens regrew. It can’t be done once the organ’s in the recipient, so rejection’s inevitable. This is a proof of concept and great for learning but it has no path to the clinic.

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Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 4d

Actually, the three letter agencies in the US right now probably couldn’t organize a sandwich in a deli…

Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 4d

Though, to be fair, Europe sells good food for less than we sell shitty food at big supermarkets…

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 6d

Some researchers are declaring the death of DFT – but it is also a beginning.

AI tools for chemistry aren’t the end, they are a means to a beginning

Is there life after death for the fields that fall to AI?

www.chemistryworld.com

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Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 10d

iPhone have never had radar. They have LiDAR but that’s accessible via API.

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Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 10d

Ugh, Kultur, nicht Culture

Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 10d

Amerika exportiert mehr von seiner schönen Culture

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Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 11d

If you see this, post a bridge

Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 13d

Oh God... my perfect lab report in instrumental analysis... cut down so young, face in the mud with a B...over calling the AA a machine—such needless brutality.

May God forgive you, Dr Peters, because I will not.

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Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 15d

These people are so gross.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...

Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse

www.nytimes.com

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Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 15d

True, though, it was more a commentary on the absurdity of American (and Texan in particular) sized portions that are available in a regular grocery store. I have one of these in my freezer at home (I have a separate freezer for meat, natch)

Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 15d

Oh, @deanbaccarelli.bsky.social is on Bluesky. So, can I ask you some questions about your paper? I was curious how your analysis, which lacked a meta analysis, was used to show Tylenol was linked to autism. Not being a dick, as a researcher I’m just curious

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health @hsph.harvard.edu · Sep 2

Dean Andrea Baccarelli (@deanbaccarelli.bsky.social) welcomed new students at last week’s orientation, sharing that Harvard Chan School “is the perfect place for you to explore how your skills and interests can best serve your goals and help you make the most impact in public health.”

Orientation 2025: For new Harvard Chan students, a warm welcome | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

New students at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health were welcomed to the School at Fall Orientation.

hsph.harvard.edu

Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 20d

Talking at BBPore in Graz today on how the metals in MOFs can be used in immunology.

Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 21d

Yes, it’s a €10 copay to cover the cost of collecting the copay. Fax machine paper isn’t cheap

Jeremiah Gassensmith @gassensmith.net · 21d

Nope, I have a copay for surgery. Which is hilariously low... I don’t see what €10 actually does to offset this. Is this uncommon? I have statutory insurance from TK… and I can only pay the copay in cash, natürlich.

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