Check out this cool new paper by Martin Winkler et al. who investigate the slow maturation of [FeFe]-hydrogenase DdH. Turns out that exchanging certain peptide motives allows for significant faster H-cluster insertion! @chemicalscience.rsc.org doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

@fau.de campus in snow — winter wonderland. Quiet paths, soft light, everything slowed down. ❄️

Off to the synchrotron 🚀 Mara guiding our awesome students Samira and Yueheng through high-resolution structure solving. @fau.de #crystallography #desy #science

Artemis 2 - Rollout der Rakete soll morgen (17. Jan.) 13 Uhr MEZ beginnen. Zur Liveübertragung bitte ausreichend Popcorn bereithalten! Denn der riesige Crawler wird die Rakete mit einem Tempo von 1,6 km/h zum Startplatz befördern, sodass es Stunden dauern dürfte. www.nasa.gov/news-release...

The IUCr 27th Congress and General Assembly will be held in Calgary, Canada, from August 11th-18th, 2026 - It's not too early to start planning - Learn more and sign up to express your interest -> zurl.co/FP2ho We'll be there!

Registration and abstract submission is open for eurobic18.eu. Hopefully we see all of you (bio)inorganic chemists in Groningen - the coolest place to be in Europe this summer (and probably also a bit wet but fantastic speakers!).

💥🔥 LATE POST BUT HUGE NEWS: WE HAVE A FRESHLY MINTED PhD!!! Bianca defended her dissertation in Düsseldorf two weeks ago. Congratulations, Dr. Axinte! @hhu.de

🎄✨ Inorganic Chemistry Institute Christmas Celebration! ✨🎄 A wonderful evening with the entire institute — great conversations, good food, and festive spirit all around. Grateful for an amazing team and another year of discovery, experiments, and collaboration. Happy holidays to everyone! 🔬❄️💙

Analyzing the complex chemistry of Glühwein with the lab — conclusions: excellent aroma profile, strong bonding effects. 😉🍷✨

Come to Potsdam!

📢Postdoc position available!🧪🧫🧬 Our group is seeking a motivated researcher to investigate the molecular mechanisms driving host–endosymbiont interactions. Full details & application: karriere.hhu.de//index.php?a.... Please help us get the word out!

Thrilled to announce publication of the crystallography children’s book illustrated by undergraduate Justine Wong! You can buy it here for $15: meitneriumpress.com 50% of profits will support undergrad education at the Cal Poly Pomona Crystallography Co-op. #chemsky #chemchat

Metalloproteins make up ~30% of the PDB archive. To ensure FAIR data practices, wwPDB is remediating existing polyatomic metal-containing entries and CCDs — improving their chemical and coordination descriptions for better findability and reuse.

A new partnership between the ERC and the African Academy of Sciences signed today opens opportunities for top African researchers and ERC grantees. 🇪🇺🌍👉 bit.ly/3WXAka1

Register Now for Webinar: Exploring the Workhorses of Biotechnology On November 6, learn how to use RCSB PDB tools to analyze plastic-degrading enzymes

Shout-out and kudos to the organizers, other speakers, advisory committee, and all the participants. See you next year! @spanlabfau.bsky.social @ctfm-lab.bsky.social @fau.de @chemdiva.bsky.social (3/3)

Register Now for Webinar: Exploring the Workhorses of Biotechnology On November 6, learn how to use RCSB PDB to analyze plastic-degrading enzymes

My student Mara Hebeis wowed the crowd at HEC27 🚀 with stunning HDAC6–inhibitor structures, opening new doors for tackling therapy-resistant leukemia. @fau.de

At HEC27, my student Reyana Ganguly gave a fantastic talk on spectroscopy & crystallography insights into how electron transfer pathways drive alkane monooxygenases. Brilliant work!🌟

Three days in Halberstadt for HEC27 🌍🧬 Inspiring international science + proud moments as three of my PhD students gave fantastic talks! 👏 #HEC27 #Biocrystallography

Hier kann man sich noch anmelden für unsere Experimentalvorlesung mit JJ Chemistry: form.hhu.de/institut-fue... 🙂

Wer heute Langeweile hat und mehr über Lebensmittelchemie wissen möchte kann die neue Folge des Podcasts des CVUA Stuttgart hören, wo ich über das Berufsbild und Studium spreche (neben anderen Dingen!) apfel-vogel-stories.podigee.io/23-neue-epis...

Single-celled species that often stick together in colonies have researchers rethinking the origin of animals. A feature in Nature explores how five organisms are helping researchers define how life became multicellular. 🧪

is the dimer core of the H-cluster of FeFe hydrogenase formed by rSAM chemistry in HydE? pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

Looking forward to an exciting seminar with Leo Kurian @kurianlab.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social on Sept 11. He will speak about #RNA regulatory principles of engineering fate in living systems More info: www.uni-muenster.de/SFB1348/en Everyone's welcome! @sfb1348.bsky.social @uni-muenster.de

#Postdoc opportunity to join my group at KCL to work on RNA modelling for 2 years (+1 year pot. extension). #CompChem #ChemPostDoc #PostDocJobs #RNA Apply by 17th September! www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/123725-...

Exciting #PhD Opportunity in #DrugDiscovery at Leiden University! The group of @mads-chem.bsky.social of the @led3hub.bsky.social is thrilled to announce a new PhD position at the intersection of #ChemicalBiology and #Immunology. www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies... #ChemBio #ChemSky

It was a great pleasure to host Prof. Paolo Melchiorre for his brilliant #GDCh lecture at @nat.fau.de! Paolo’s talk highlighted how core #photochemical insights spark innovation in #AsymmetricSynthesis! @gdch.de @dubelab.bsky.social @spanlabfau.bsky.social @harder-research.bsky.social

Happening Now: GDCh Lecture by Paolo Melchiorre (University of Bologna). Exciting insights into light-driven strategies for asymmetric synthesis! 🌞 @fau.de @gdch.de 🧪 #Photocatalysis #AsymmetricCatalysis

🔍 Jetzt bewerben: EYCN #Representatives gesucht! Du möchtest die europäische Chemie-#Community mitgestalten? 🌍💡 Das JCF sucht Representatives für das EYCN! Werde Teil des #internationalen_Netzwerks. Bewirb dich bis zum 11.08.2025 unter dem folgenden Link: forms.gle/XH1RfHeMPxDG...

Behind the scenes of this year’s @munichsoapbox.bsky.social Kids Corner with @e-keil.bsky.social 🧪🥼⚗️ We had so much fun - nothing beats getting other people excited about science😍 #scicomm What’s you favourite science experiment for outreach activities?🤓 - Mine involves red cabbage juice!🧃😌

Come and join us at Saarland University @uni-saarland.de as a professor for organic chemistry! Please spread the word! The call for the position has just been announced here jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w2-prof...

Join us! We are looking for a new team member (PhD student) with strong background in organic chemistry. 🙏 RETWEET (We want to recruit internationally) Organic chemistry meets #DirectedEvolution Highly interdisciplinary & passionate research group uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/433...

Really enjoyed the setting of #ISABC2025 — Uppsala was a great place for good discussions and meeting colleagues. 🇸🇪🧪 @fau.de

#ISABC2025 was a blast — great talks, lively discussions, and even some dancing after a fantastic dinner. Science and fun in perfect balance! 🧬💃🥂 @fau.de

ISABC 2025 has been an amazing conference full of exciting talks on hydrogenases and bioinorganic chemistry! 🧪⚗️ Inspired by the science and so grateful for the chance to connect with old friends and meet new ones. @kasanmaschefflab.bsky.social @fau.de #ISABC #Hydrogenase #Bioinorganic #Chemistry

Bewirb dich jetzt und bring deine Ziele auf Kurs: Mit unserem Azubi-Stipendium erhältst du monatlich 300 € zusätzlich – und noch viel mehr: Weiterbildungsangebote, Sprachkurse und einen unvergesslichen Auslandsaufenthalt. Mehr Infos unter www.tibb-boeckler.de #Stipendium #Azubi #Auszubildende

🤩 The moment you see crystals from a brand new protein—pure magic. Order emerging from chaos, one molecule at a time. #Crystallography #StructureBiology

Rainy outside, but the new flowers bring color to the office 🌧️🌼 @fau.de

🚗 Nothing like grabbing fresh pretzels on the way home. Quick stop, big joy. #Brezen #Drive @simonhammann.bsky.social

Great work highlighting how important it is to carry out experimental structure determination instead relying on AlphaFold predictions. #crystallography #structure #biology #chemistry www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨New collection alert🚨 In this cross-collection with @natcomms.nature.com and Scientific Reports, we invite manuscripts that showcase the development and application of AI-driven approaches leveraging big data to advance our understanding of RNA biology. www.nature.com/collections/...

Opening the Editor's Black Box - Angewandte Chemie and GDCh Workshop happening next week at FAU! @fau.de @angewandtechemie.bsky.social @gdch.de

Join us: 👉 Apply to the Senior Group Leader position by May 20: bit.ly/gmi-groupleader-sr 👉 We are also recruiting for a Junior Group Leader position. Apply by May 20: bit.ly/gmi-groupleader-jr

We are looking for a PhD candidate in medicinal / organic chemistry with a passion for drug discovery to join our young and enthusiastic team @univie.ac.at. For details, visit: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi.... Reposts are very much appreciated!

Very proud of my student @marahebeis.bsky.social - she did a fantastic job presenting her research on #DNAzymes in Berlin at the International #Helmholtz #Drug Discovery Conference! @fau.de @www.helmholtz.de #science #WomenInStem

100 Jahre Studienstiftung: Jubiläumsveranstaltung in Erlangen 🎉   Unter dem Titel "Leistung? Initiative! Verantwortung. – Ein Konzept für weitere 100 Jahre?" wird heute in Erlangen beim runden Geburtstag der Studienstiftung diskutiert. 👏  @hornegger.bsky.social

Goodbye Belgrade! Two days of #science, sightseeing, and excellent food. #COST-action

The fascinating world of Fe-S clusters at the COST meeting in Belgrade! #FeS #research @fau.de