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Patrick van der Wel

@pcavanderwel.bsky.social

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Solid-state NMR, Zernike Institute, university of Groningen. Posts = personal. Spectroscopy, biochemistry, structural biology, amyloid & condensates, Huntington disease, membrane biophysics, biomaterials etc

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Patrick van der Wel @pcavanderwel.bsky.social · 8d

Now officially published: our new paper “Probing photochemically-induced dynamic transitions by magic-angle-spinning NMR combined with in situ irradiation”. by Alessia Lasorsa and co-workers. In the Journal of Materials Chemistry A @jmaterchem.rsc.org doi.org/10.1039/D5TA...

Probing photochemically-induced dynamic transitions by magic-angle-spinning NMR combined with in situ irradiation

Light is often the stimulus of choice for dynamically changing structure and function in materials and other contexts, including not only many smart materials and photovoltaics, but also biological an...

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paulschanda.bsky.social @paulschanda.bsky.social · 5h

Darja combines organic-chemistry synthesis (with our great collaborator Roman Lichtenecker) of specifically isotope-labeled amino acids with protein NMR in solution and solids.
👉 Synthesis and proof of principle is here: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Synthesis of Selectively 13C/2H/15N‐ Labeled Arginine to Probe Protein Conformation and Interaction by NMR Spectroscopy

We offer a new labeling approach to introduce isolated 15N−13C−1H spin systems to the side chains of arginine residues. The labeling scheme delivers high-resolution NMR spectra to study large protein....

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 5h

This was not a sample of academics.

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 6h

How many browsing tabs do you typically have open?*

1: 6%
2-5: 54%
6-10: 14%
11-20: 8%
21-30: 2%
More than 30: 3%

*across all windows, on desktop/laptop

yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...

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Patrick van der Wel @pcavanderwel.bsky.social · 7h

Universiteit enorm geschrokken van bezetting lab: 'Er hadden doden kunnen vallen '. nos.nl/l/2585702 #magnets

Universiteit enorm geschrokken van bezetting lab: 'Er hadden doden kunnen vallen '

"Als er een stuk metaal tegen de supergeleidende magneet had gekomen, dan kwamen er in razend tempo de gassen stikstof en helium uit", legt een hoogleraar uit. Mensen in de ruimte hadden dan kunnen st...

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SBGrid Consortium @sbgrid.bsky.social · 8h

Job posting: Research Associate - SBGrid a computationally minded PhD structural biologist interested in advancing research through installing, curating, validating, & benchmarking the software that underpins macromolecular structure determination.
academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15185

HMS - Research Associate in SBGrid, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology

We invite applications for a Research Associate position in SBGrid at Harvard Medical School. This annually appointed academic role advances discovery in structural biology by curating, validating, an...

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Patrick van der Wel @pcavanderwel.bsky.social · 16h

FYI: open for submissions - special issue “Martin Karplus: In Memoriam” in the @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social Biophysical Journal - deadline Nov 30th. See info: www.biophysics.org/Portals/0/BP... #biophysics

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Patrick van der Wel @pcavanderwel.bsky.social · 1d

Now also here: @harutyunyanlab.bsky.social

Patrick van der Wel @pcavanderwel.bsky.social · 4d

Mark the date: colleagues at the @rug.nl are hosting a cool chemistry conference in Groningen next May. See here: gromochem.web.rug.nl/index.php

With speakers from various chemistry disciplines. Promises to be a nice event. (May 10-13 2026)

(I just hope the weather will be ok for the #wadlopen)

Groningen Molecular Chemistry Symposium

GroMoChem 2026: Website of the Groningen Molecular Chemistry Symposium 2026, held in Groningen, the Netherlands, from 10 to 13 May 2026

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Anne Imberty @anneimb.bsky.social · 1d

Neutrons are the best ... look at this histidine-galactose contact !! Our new neutron structure of lectin/gal is available as preprint in ChemRXiv chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr.... Thanks to @drmpblakeley.bsky.social @sebvidalchem.bsky.social and all colleagues for very fine collaboration

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Patrick van der Wel @pcavanderwel.bsky.social · 1d

Day two of #NWOBiophysics begins with Alexander Buell, talking about “What can we learn about intrinsically disordered proteins from mutagenesis studies?”

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Magnetic Resonance News @nmr900.bsky.social · 2d

nwobiophysics.nl/programme/ke...

Keynote lecture: Petra Schwille | NWO Biophysics

Head of the department Cellular and Molecular Biophysics at the MPI of Biochemistry at Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry

nwobiophysics.nl

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Patrick van der Wel @pcavanderwel.bsky.social · 2d

Almost ready for tonight’s keynote lecture at #NWOBiophysics , by Petra Schwille from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry: Design features of biochemical pattern formation #biophysics

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Kasia Tych @biophysk.bsky.social · 2d

I'm very grateful to have had the opportunity to present my group's work next to the big "biophysics" sign on the main stage at #nwobiophysics
(I'm also very happy that I didn't fall down the stairs)

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Alexis Verger 🧬🧫🧪 @alexis-verger.cpesr.fr · 2d

2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine #nobelprize

E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”

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Mathieu M.J.E. Rebeaud @chercheurjuteux.com · 2d

The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to
Mary E. Brunkow
Fred Ramsdell
Shimon Sakaguchi
“for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance”

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Patrick van der Wel @pcavanderwel.bsky.social · 4d

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Johannes Hohlbein @hohlbeinlab.bsky.social · 4d

The good things are sometimes very close. Keep your eyes open.

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Patrick van der Wel @pcavanderwel.bsky.social · 4d

Some rainy #running

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Groningen Molecular Chemistry Symposium

GroMoChem 2026: Website of the Groningen Molecular Chemistry Symposium 2026, held in Groningen, the Netherlands, from 10 to 13 May 2026

gromochem.web.rug.nl

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Patrick van der Wel @pcavanderwel.bsky.social · 4d

Looking forward to next week: the annual trip to the #NWOBiophysics symposium (in Veldhoven). nwobiophysics.nl #NWO With lectures by Alexander Buell, Petra Schwille, @biophysk.bsky.social and others! (expecting cool science on amyloids, lipids, and chaperones?)

Homepage | NWO Biophysics

6 & 7 October 2025

nwobiophysics.nl

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Confocal NL @microscopy.confocalnl.com · 9d

The NWO Biophysics Conference is almost here—and we are bringing something new in gentle confocal microscopy!

Imagine a system that self-adjusts laser power for the best signal-to-noise ratio, no matter how deep you image, and enables you to set up your experiment in just minutes.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 5d

I just signed this. Please consider do so as well.

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Trump attacks 9 universities: Sign the alumni petition to defend your school now

Are you an alum outraged by Trump's attacks on universities? Defend your school now by signing this alumni petition in support of these 9 universities as well as campus communities across America.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 5d

Meanwhile, at my current place of employment...

The Tip of the Week from our senior research leaders

Following the law is, of course, important, but the messaging through their choice of topics says a lot.

A Tip of the Week about lobbying restrictions using federal funds

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Valérie Masson-Delmotte @valmasdel.bsky.social · 7d

"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make"

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Chemical Science @chemicalscience.rsc.org · 27d

This year's Chemical Science Symposium celebrates the chemistry of imaging, biosensing and diagnostics. Join us to explore cutting edge research from our international speakers and the 2025 Chemical Science Lectureship winner.

18-19 November 2025
London, UK, and online

www.rsc.org/events/d...

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International Society of Amyloidosis (ISA) @isaamyloidosis.bsky.social · 7d

Ready to take the next step in your academic career?

The Amyloid Early-Career Reviewer Mentoring Program (2025–2027) is designed to guide emerging researchers through the peer review process, with mentorship and ongoing support from experienced reviewers and editors.
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