D-peptide-magnetic nanoparticles fragment tau fibrils and rescue behavioral deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A new #ScienceSignaling study reveals how a cytokine cocktail used to activate natural killer cells for cancer #immunotherapy invigorates their antitumor abilities through a twin-pronged molecular pathway, potentially informing future clinical applications. https://scim.ag/4nt5SA2

Multifunctional peptide nanofiber coatings enhance bone regeneration on xenograft materials www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Mucin 1 Antigen Mimetic Functionalized Mannosylated Peptide Nanofibers for Antigen Uptake and Immune Modulation @biomatersci.rsc.org @rscbiomaterchem.bsky.social pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

The Safest and Richest US Cities To Live in 2025 www.gobankingrates.com/money/econom...

If you’ve ever wondered about becoming a Fellow of the RSC, our free webinar is here to answer your questions. Learn about the FRSC application process, criteria, required experience and what you need to put on your CV. Save your space: https://rsc.li/4oMDAC2 #ChemSky

The US Department of Energy is looking to fund research in the areas of rare earth element exploration and magnetic-material science. The programs’ emphasis is on improving domestic supply chains for magnets and electronic materials. cen.acs.org/energy/ARPA-... #chemsky 🧪

Get to know a Master of Engineering student! 🔬 Destini Wiseman, a graduate student at UChicago PME, is combining her education in engineering, leadership, and business to develop and bring to market vaccines and other therapies. pme.uchicago.edu/news/combini...

Applications are OPEN for the Master of Engineering program at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering. Take the next step in advancing your career at the intersection of science and engineering. Explore the program and apply here — pme.uchicago.edu/academics/ma...

Combining engineering and business leadership to improve health outcomes | Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering | The University of Chicago pme.uchicago.edu/news/combini...

Am I actually getting anything from this, or am I just hooked on the fact that the screen keeps changing? If the answer is the second one, put the phone down and look around. There is probably something in the real world worth paying attention to, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/comp...

I wrote last week about how the tech dream is ending for mid-career workers. This is a really good companion piece about how entry level tech jobs are vanishing, too, and the Silicon Valley gold rush is coming to a close: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/t...

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 65 tenure-track positions and 5 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #chemsky #chemjobs

Senior Instructional Professor (open rank) - Polymer Science Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Salary Range: Assistant SIP: $110,000 - $120,000; Associate SIP: $120,000 - $130,000; SIP: $130,000 - $175,000 academicjobs.uchicago.edu/positions/16...

There's been a big surge of people getting injections of biologically active peptides without data to support their use or FDA approval (and off-label use). I've written about the status of 15 of them here, along with NAD+. erictopol.substack.com/p/the-peptid...

@acs.org is recognizing Jennifer A. Doudna with the Priestley Medal for her discoveries on ribozyme function, the Dicer RNase enzyme, double-stranded RNA processing, and CRISPR gene editing, along with her impactful international science leadership. cen.acs.org/people/award... #chemsky 🧪

About 1 in 6 U.S. teachers work second jobs www.pewresearch.org/...

The anti-inflammatory power of semaglutide (Ozempic) seen by its normalization to healthy of a 72 protein signature tied to MASH liver disease nature.com/articles/s41...

A Review in Nature Reviews Endocrinology assesses the role of ultra-processed foods in obesity, examining the epidemiological evidence, biological mechanisms and implications for policymakers. go.nature.com/44zGHoO 🍎📃 #medsky 🧪

Researchers demonstrate how the complement system—a group of proteins that are part of the innate immune system’s defense against pathogens and contribute to initiating an inflammatory response against injuries and infections— drives acute chest syndrome. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪

After four years of textbooks and problem sets, molecular engineering students test their skills out on real world engineering problems. They might not be able to solve the problems in two quarters, but what matters is how they approach the challenge. mag.uchicago.edu/science-medi...

Our Summer/25 issue is here! Discover new materials that defy physics, a Bollywood cover band, superagers, the art of translation, the fight against book bans, and more. mag.uchicago.edu/issue/summer25

By design: In the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering’s capstone course, fourth-year students put their skills to the test. mag.uchicago.edu/science-medi... @uchicagomag.bsky.social @uchicagopme.bsky.social

Could up to £500 help you take the next step? Our Researcher Development and Travel Grant is open to PhD students and early career researchers. Use it for conferences, training or scientific meetings. Apply by 28 July: buff.ly/tIEk7Qu #ChemSky

AFT to launch National Academy for AI Instruction with Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic and United Federation of Teachers news.microsoft.com/source/2025/...

What accounts for the increase of early-onset gastrointestinal cancer? A new review paper goes through the possible causes academic.oup.com/bjs/article/...

How do organelles change over the course of a stem cell’s life? ADIs @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social, @assafzaritsky.bsky.social , and @mattersoflight.bsky.social are using ML and cell engineering to explore the #FrontierScience of stem cell differentiation. alleninstitute.org/division/fro...

Intestinal pH: a major driver of human gut microbiota composition and metabolism www.nature.com/articles/s41...

'TfR1-Binding Peptide Conjugation Facilitates Robust and Specific siRNA Delivery to the Central Nervous System' from Bioconjugate Chemistry is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice. 📖 Read the article: buff.ly/Ang5kDy

ACS ES&T Water’s curated Collection: "Biotechnological and Nanotechnological Advancements in Water Sustainability" showcases the advancements in water sustainability through cutting-edge biotechnological and nanotechnological innovations. Read it here: buff.ly/fgW1e0Z #ChemSky

Everybody needs sunscreen, including people with dark skin. And we need a lot. Here is a look at what the ingredients in a sunscreen tube do. cen.acs.org/business/con... #chemsky

Lithium-ion batteries became the default technology for storing renewable energy partly because companies were already mass-producing them for electric vehicles. Still, they have proven to be capable workhorses. cen.acs.org/energy/energ...

Life expectancy by county and educational attainment in the USA, 2000–19: an observational analysis - The Lancet Public Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Mining the CRBN target space redefines rules for molecular glue–induced neosubstrate recognition | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Eating more fruits and veggies could help you sleep better | University of Chicago News news.uchicago.edu/story/eating...

Gecko's Toes-Inspired High-Adhesive and Self-Healable Elastomer in Marine Conditions: Humidity-Triggered Crosslinking and Damage Sensing doi.org/10.1002/smm2...

With temperatures soaring in Europe right now, here’s a look at how the sun affects our skin in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/biological-c... #ChemSky 🧪

De Novo Design of Integrin α5β1 Modulating Proteins to Enhance Biomaterial Properties advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Bioinspired capillary force-driven super-adhesive filter www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A bioinspired and degradable riboflavin-containing polypeptide as a sustainable material for energy storage | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/h...

Stem Cell–Derived, Fully Differentiated Islets for Type 1 Diabetes www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

A new tweak to polyethylene glycol’s structure could allow it to evade the anti-PEG antibodies (APAs) that cause the allergic reactions: cen.acs.org/synthesis/me... #chemsky 🧪

The second UChicago PME Research Symposium brought together grad students, postdocs & experts to explore breakthroughs from AI to biodegradable plastics. Keynote: Stuart Miller, UL Research Institutes 📚 More: pme.uchicago.edu/news/interdi... #InterdisciplinaryResearch @ulresearchinst.bsky.social

Nature reports on the options that are emerging for the tens of millions of people who stop taking GLP-1 drugs for weight loss because of side effects, cost or availability. #medsky 🧪

Directed discovery of high-loading nanoaggregates enabled by drug-matched oligo-peptide excipients: Chem www.cell.com/chem/fulltex...

Soft Robotics pubs.acs.org/page/chreay/...

Had a great time helping edit and put together this themed collection on Soft Robotics for Chemical Reviews! Please check out this excellent series of articles featuring the latest in soft bioinspired and biohybrid machines: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

The astounding U.S. university impact on drug innovation | STAT www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...

One PhD candidate currently enrolled in SPSPE, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, has a mixed reaction to the outcome. ‘They largely walked back the worst suggestions, but uncertainty remains,’ the student tells Chemistry World.