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Diethard Mattanovich @dmattanovich.bsky.social · 2d

8 PhD projects announced in a joint programme of BOKU University @bokuvienna.bsky.social TU Vienna @tuwien.at University Vienna @univie.ac.at on Green Chemistry!
Check details via the link ⬇️
The first 2 projects will be realised in my lab at BOKU.
www.tuwien.at/greenchem/en...

A watercolor rendering of a combined electrochemical reduction of CO2 to methanol with yeast based conversion of methanol to chemicals

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Nico Bruns @bruns-lab.bsky.social · 7d

This is a paper by Eleonora Ornati and Iiulia Ushakova that I am really proud of. Who would have thought that the well-known Glucose Oxidase is up for some surprises, i.e., that it initiates radical polymerizations without the need for initiators or activation by light!
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

Glucose Oxidase Initiates Radical Polymerizations by Direct Electron Transfer to Monomers

Glucose oxidase (GOx) is a widely used and studied enzyme, yet it continues to surprise with previously unknown activities. We report GOx to initiate radical polymerizations of acrylamides and methacr...

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · 8d

Very happy to see version 2.0 of our advanced GROMOS tutorials out in LiveCoMS today! It shows how we can keep a tutorial up to date with the latest developments, but without having to start from scratch. A big ‘thank you’ to all co-authors for their work!

#compchem

livecomsjournal.bsky.social @livecomsjournal.bsky.social · 8d

Interested in biomolecular simulation?

The latest article by Lier et al describes advanced tutorials for the GROMOS software, including free energy calculations, enhanced sampling and neural network potentials with SchNetPack! #compchem

livecomsjournal.org/index.php/li...

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · 12d

Cool! It seems to be in line with the prediction of Wilfred van Gunsteren in 2006 in Angewandte. He predicted that we can do a whole human body for one second in the year 2172.

doi.org/10.1002/anie...

Biomolecular Modeling: Goals, Problems, Perspectives

Present day biomolecular modeling is limited in its application by four main problems: 1) the force-field problem, 2) the search problem, 3) the ensemble problem, and 4) the experimental problem. The...

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Leonard Böhm @leoboehm.bsky.social · 14d

Great start of the #MMSoilSci Symposium with a Keynote by Edgar Galicia Andrés on the Impact of Computer Simulations in #SoilScience followed by talks from Hessam Yazdani, Hannah Pollak, Milan Předota, and Sébastien Le Crom.
#MolecularModeling @bokuvienna.bsky.social

www.cecam.org/workshop-det...

Edgar Galicia Andrés presenting his talk on the Impact of Computer Simulations in Soil Science

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Leonard Böhm @leoboehm.bsky.social · 14d

Looking forward to three days of the International Symposium 2025 on Molecular modeling in soil science – achievements and perspectives #MMSoilSci hosted at @bokuvienna.bsky.social

www.cecam.org/workshop-det...

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · 14d

Our @cecamevents.bsky.social meeting on Molecular Modeling in Soil Science got started with the BOKU Hunting Horn Group and a welcome address by our Rector! Very excited about the program of the next days!

@bokuvienna.bsky.social #compchem #mmsoilsky

The hunting horn group of BOKU University “Gregor Mendl”

Our rector, Eva Schulev-Steindl, welcomes the international community of molecular soil modellers to BOKU University!

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · 15d

Good luck!

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations to both you and to the university of Freiburg! Welcome to Europe!

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · 27d

Für unsere Stabsstelle am Department für Naturwissenschaften und nachhaltige Ressourcen suchen wir ein*e Office Manager*in im Bereich Forschung. Deadline am 18.9.! Join a great team @bokuvienna.bsky.social

boku.ac.at/fileadmin/da...

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · Sep 6

This week, Johannes @jostoe.bsky.social did a brilliant job at presenting and defending his PhD thesis. It was pleasure to listen to the great discussion with examiners @sykhalid.bsky.social and Christian Schröder. Congratulations, Johannes!!

#compchem 💻🧪
@bokuvienna.bsky.social

Johannes in front of one of his slides about the integration of experiments and simulation

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · Aug 25

BOKU University in Vienna is recruiting a full professor for Biochemistry! Check out the description below, apply and join us in beautiful Vienna.
@bokuvienna.bsky.social
🧪🧪🧪

short.boku.ac.at/53e6g6

Biochemie / Biochemistry::BOKU

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · Aug 15

About one week left to apply for this PhD position in my group! Are you a computational chemist, with an interest in protein-protein interactions? Apply soon and join us in beautiful Vienna!

#compchem 🧪 @bokuvienna.bsky.social
@biotop-phd.bsky.social

Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · Jul 8

We will have a fully funded PhD position available in the context of out doctoral program Biomolecular Technology of Proteins. The project involves simulations of protein-protein interactions. Join us in beautiful Vienna and check out biotop.boku.ac.at/application2...

#compchem

BioToP

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livecomsjournal.bsky.social @livecomsjournal.bsky.social · Aug 11

Our latest Best Practices article "Developing Monte Carlo Methodologies in Molecular Simulations" is out now and describes how to derive acceptance probabilities for a variety of Monte Carlo moves:
doi.org/10.33011/liv...

#compchem

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Diethard Mattanovich @dmattanovich.bsky.social · Aug 11

Just 5 more days to register and submit your abstract!
If you are working on Recombinant Protein Production, RPP12 is the conference to go! Oct. 7-9, Ulm, Germany.
Abstract submission and early bird registration still open until August 15!
www.efbiotechnology.org/RPP

banner informing about the conference Recombinant Protein Production RPP12, 7-9 October 2025, in Ulm in Germany

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · Jul 31

It’s been a while already, but PhD student Bene did a great job at defending his PhD thesis, entitled ‘The joys and pitfalls of accelerated enveloping distribution sampling’. Congratulations, Dr. Bene!

Bene in front of an image of the cover of his thesis, entitled ‘The joys and pitfalls of accelerated enveloping distribution sampling’

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Rocío Mercado Oropeza @rociomer.bsky.social · Jul 15

Are you passionate about AI & molecular engineering? Just ‼️one‼️ week left to apply to the 2 PhD positions currently open in our team at Chalmers! 🎓 Apply to join us in here in lovely Gothenburg, Sweden 🇸🇪🤩

For details: ailab.bio/join-us

Rocío Mercado Oropeza @rociomer.bsky.social · Jun 16

🚨 We are currently recruiting 2 PhD students to join our team at Chalmers, which you can learn more about on our team website: ailab.bio/join-us

Details in thread below! (1/5)

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livecomsjournal.bsky.social @livecomsjournal.bsky.social · Jul 12

Interested in enhanced sampling for molecular dynamics simulations? Check out the latest LiveCoMS tutorial on Running Gaussian-accelerated Molecular Dynamics Simulations in NAMD:

livecomsjournal.org/index.php/li...

#compchem

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · Jul 8

We will have a fully funded PhD position available in the context of out doctoral program Biomolecular Technology of Proteins. The project involves simulations of protein-protein interactions. Join us in beautiful Vienna and check out biotop.boku.ac.at/application2...

#compchem

BioToP

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · Jun 25

Today, Iuliia Ushakova presented her PhD project in the context of the @metrazymes.bsky.social program. Iuliia did the first part of her PhD at the
@bruns-lab.bsky.social, and now continues @bokuvienna.bsky.social ! Thanks to the @ec.europa.eu for making this possible.

Iuliia in front of a powerpoint slide describing some of her plans to continue her work at BOKU.

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Roelfes Group @roelfesgroup.bsky.social · May 12

📢📢📢 PhD Opportunity!

Join our research group at RUG! We're seeking a motivated PhD student for a project on biocatalytic cascade processes combining natural and designer enzymes, supported by machine learning.
Click below to learn more — and feel free to share!

sites.google.com/rug.nl/roelf...

Roelfes group - Open Positions

PhD position on Hybrid biocatalytic cascades aided by Machine learning (1.0 FTE)

sites.google.com

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · May 11

It really was a wonderful retreat! Thanks for all the great talks and discussions.

BioToP PhD School @biotop-phd.bsky.social · May 11

Last week we had our annual BioToP Retreat, where PhD students, faculty & scientific advisory board spent three enriching days together.
We enjoyed great science, a Teamazing challenge, fun gaming nights & a fantastic talk by advisory board member Emma Master, joining the retreat for the first time!

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Diethard Mattanovich @dmattanovich.bsky.social · May 10

On show now in Venice at #UniversePavilion (in frame of #biennale)
Kristina Puljakova' wonderful piece on space survival aied by biotechnology.
The artist (2nd right) together with @bokuvienna.bsky.social scientists who worked with her during the lab residency

Four people sitting in front of a tubular art installation with a hologram projection of a space traveler

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · May 7

Welcome to Bluesky, BioToP! Looking forward to seeing the great BioToP-science highlighted here!

BioToP PhD School @biotop-phd.bsky.social · May 7

BioToP PhD school is now on Bluesky!
We’re excited to share our research journey and PhD life, highlight the achievements of our students, faculty and alumni, and keep you updated with the latest news from our community.
Follow us and stay tuned! @biotop-phd.bsky.social

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Chris Oostenbrink @mms-boku.bsky.social · May 6

It was a great event, where I taught and learned a lot. Very happy that Metrazymes and @ec.europa.eu made this possible. We currently have two participants visiting our lab!

MSCA DN MetRaZymes @metrazymes.bsky.social · May 6

Already some weeks ago, but it was a fantastic and inspiring time. The Winter School on metalloenzymes (and polymers) of our MSCA Doctoral Network MetRaZymes - Metal-containing Radical Enzymes in Hirschegg, Kleinwalsertal, Austria. Thank you @ec.europa.eu for the very valuable funding!

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