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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 28d

UBC chemist Dr. Corey Stephenson leads a research program focused on creating more efficient and sustainable processes for manufacturing life-saving medicines using light and electricity. @chem.ubc.ca

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Dr. Corey Stephenson, chemist and CERC Chair

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congrats Alán!

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L.-C. Campeau @drlcsquare.bsky.social · Sep 4

Really proud of our team for their achievements in #GreenChemistry recognized by the ACS yesterday in D.C. Congrats to the islatravir team on their win! #MerckChemistry

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Joseph Moran @moranlabchem.bsky.social · Aug 27

@uottawa.ca is hiring a Full Professor and Tier 1 CRC in Sustainable Catalyst Design. Ability to teach inorganic and organometallic chemistry especially welcome. Comes with dedicated funding, teaching reduction, and substantial startup funds. Ottawa is a great place to live!

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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Catalyst Design - Ottawa, Ontario (CA) job with University of Ottawa, Ontario CANADA | 12844053

The University of Ottawa invites applications for a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Sustainable Catalyst Design. The successful candidate wil...

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · Jul 16

Starting now! Join in to see Abby's talk #ChemSky

Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · Jul 8

Meet The Speaker: Prof. Abby Doyle @uclachem will be our first speaker at the next @organicdivision.org Virtual Symposium on July 16 at 12 noon (ET) #ChemSky
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Meet the Speaker: Prof. Abby Doyle UCLA Talk title: Nickel and Photocatalysis
BS: Harvard (White); Pre-Doc: Stanford (Du Bois); PhD: Harvard (Jacobsen);
Prof. Doyle received her BS from Harvard studying iron catalysis with Prof. Christina White where she was awarded a SURF Fellowship. Abby moved to the West Coast for a year of pre-graduate studies at Stanford with Prof. Du Bois before returning to Harvard for her PhD. with Prof. Jacobsen. In 2008, Prof. Doyle started her independent career at Princeton where she received tenure (2013) before moving to UCLA in 2021 where she serves as the Saul Winstein Chair in Organic Chemistry. The Doyle lab studies Ni-catalysis, fluorination and photochemistry and has become a leader in Machine Learning and Data Science. Abby has earned numerous awards including the ACS EJ Corey Award (2022), ACS Cope Scholar (2013) and was named an ACS Fellow in 2020. Website: doyle.chem.ucla.edu

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · Jul 8

Meet The Speaker: Dr. Nat Kadunce @GileadSciences will be our 2nd speaker at the next @organicdivision.org Virtual Symposium on July 16 at 12 noon (ET) #ChemSky
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Meet the Speaker: Dr. Nat Kadunce Gilead Sciences Talk title: Process Development of Lenacapavir and a Challenging Starting Material
BS: Oberlin; PhD: CalTech (Reisman)
Dr. Kadunce started his chemistry journey at Oberlin College in Ohio before moving to CalTech for his PhD with Prof. Sarah developing Ni-catalyzed asymmetric reductive cross-coupling methodologies. In 2016 he graduated and began his career at Gilead Sciences in Foster City, CA in Process Chemistry where he has worked on the commercial process development of Lenacapavir as well as numerous other small molecule projects. Outside of chemistry he enjoys backpacking, rock climbing, running, and being outside whenever possible or home with his partner and four cats.

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · Jul 1

Congrats Alex :)

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · Jul 1

Congrats Christine!

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · Jun 12

Hi @chemguyeli.bsky.social happy to join if there is still space!

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Jake Janey @phlogiston1.bsky.social · May 31

An amazing opportunities on my team at #VertexPharmaceuticals I’m looking for a Director in Chemistry Technology for research and preclinical #Chemsky #Chemistry #IT #Data www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42... coming soon is another director level role in #HPC and data @chemjobber.bsky.social

Vertex Pharmaceuticals hiring Director, Chemistry Technology in Boston, MA | LinkedIn

Posted 5:52:23 PM. Job DescriptionGeneral Summary:Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · May 12

The quality of presentations and level of engagement was outstanding across the poster session, student and faculty short talks, and Keynote presentations by #MerckChemistry's Mycah Uehling and Prof. Stahl respectively. We loved visiting and can't wait to come back!

Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · May 12

Spring 25' saw the kick-off of our first #MerckChemistry Symposium at UW-Madison. We were blessed with beautiful weather and an amazing day of science. Special thanks to our hosts @tehshik.bsky.social & Shannon Stahl, Scott and Emma as Merck organizers, and the entire UW Chem and ChemEng community!

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Scott Bagley @bagphos.bsky.social · May 5

June 27 at Conn College New London CT #PfizerChemistry #MerckChemistry
@boehringerus #BMSChemistry & @ACS_CVS are hosting the 7th Annual Symposium on Applied Synthesis featuring Ryan Shenvi (Scripps) & Martin Tomanik (NYU)
Student talks available
#ChemSky Reg is open: www.cvs-acs.org/event-detail...

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · Apr 3

Congrats Ramon!

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Cathleen Crudden @cathleencrudden.bsky.social · Feb 27

Big news from ACS Catalysis–Dr. Rebecca Ruck from Merck and Dr. Jingguang Chen from Columbia are joining us as new Executive Editors! We are delighted to introduce Dr. Hirohisa Ohmiya (Kyoto University) and Dr. Shou-Fei Zhu (Nankai University) as new Associate Editors in homogeneous catalysis!

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Dani Schultz @danithechemist.bsky.social · Feb 8

🧪 Calling Exceptional Chemists!

Join our vibrant Process Chemistry team in Rahway, NJ. Drive innovative solutions for complex challenges - from drug candidate manufacturing routes to pioneering new methodologies! 💫

Apply below 👇👇 - 1 week left!

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · Jan 3

OR 54+ 8 hour work days…

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · Dec 8

Missed the first one, happy to join if you’ll have me!

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · Nov 27

Congrats to this crew! Nucs are a bear at the best of times, thio-nuc’s even worse... This work enables access and provides a much needed step forward in this area. Wonderful stuff :)

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · Nov 27

Sometimes.. I’d argue for always :) This is nice work that will find applications. Congrats to the authors!

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · Nov 23

Thought long extinct, curious artifact spotted on the streets of Boston, complete with dial tone. Amazing.

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · Nov 21

We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to interact with all the students and faculty above. Thank you again for your hospitality. Your science is an inspiration. #MerckChemistry

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · Nov 21

We wrapped 24' with a trip to Emory. Grateful to H. Davies for hosting & opening the event to the local community. Charles, Cecie, & Mel helped us pull it all off. The students were awesome, A. Walji told the Discovery story MK-0616 (molecule of the year), and J. Ellman (Imine) brought us home.

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · Nov 21

We couldn't resist swinging by Oxford & connecting with the MSD-Oxford CDT crew. You all impressed. Special thanks to @rhpdcu.bsky.social aka M. Willis for hosting. Oh & this guy... @drlcsquare.bsky.social did #MerckChemistry & team peptides proud. Catch more stories at #PharmtoTable PC.

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Chemistry Nomad @okanaganchemist.bsky.social · Nov 21

Next up, across the pond to Cambridge. Our thanks to host M. Gaunt, students & faculty for a standout day. D. Valette & A. Elmehriki made it all possible. Led by Ben Sherry, MRK DPC had a moment. Finally, Tom Rovis illuminated us with a beautiful Keyone on the merits of red light. Shine on!

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