June 2023
Prof. Liming Dai “Carbon-based metal-free electrocatalysts for Clean Energy and Environmental Remediation”
Prof. Liming Dai Australian Carbon Materials Centre The ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia Abstract: Since our discovery of the first carbon-based metal-free electrocatalyst (C-MFEC, i.e., N-doped carbon nanotubes) for oxygen reduction in fuel cells in 2009, the field of C-MFEC has grown enormously. CMFECs, as alternatives to noble metal-based electrocatalysts, have been widely demonstrated for efficient oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution, hydrogen evolution, carbon dioxide reduction, nitrogen reduction,…
Find out more »September 2023
Symposium on “Synthetic 2D Materials – From Structures to Functions”
The program is enclosed and the event is open to anyone without need of registration. Link to symposium program
Find out more »Prof. Adrian Salic “How cells send and receive messages”
Prof. Adrian Salic Harvard Medical School About Prof Adrian Salic Abstract Communication between cells is essential for all multicellular organisms, both during their embryonic development and in adult life. Cells send and receive signals continuously, thus responding to their environment and coordinating their behavior. Surprisingly, all communication between animal cells is carried out by a relatively small number of conserved signaling pathways (about 20), each consisting of an ordered chain of biochemical steps that link various extracellular inputs with specific…
Find out more »October 2023
Prof Darren J. Dixon “New Catalytic Approaches for Simplifying Complex Molecule Synthesis”
Darren J. Dixon Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, UK Abstract New catalysts are key for unlocking previously unknown molecular reactivity and unexplored chemical space, as well as governing the 3-dimensional structure of product molecules of interest to chemistry, biology and medicine. In this lecture, new synthetically relevant chemistry linked to two distinct types of catalyst systems will presented. In the first part, recent developments from our group for the direct synthesis of alpha and beta-functionalised…
Find out more »November 2023
Bilateral symposium Jilin University – ISIS
Monday, November 6, 2023 program
Find out more »Soft Skills Workshop, 3rd Edition
1st session: ChemDraw Live Advanced Tips & Tricks Session Dr. Pierre Morieux is currently the Chemistry Product Marketing Manager at Revvity Signals, formerly PerkinElmer Informatics. In this role, he capitalizes on a decade of experience in the scientific research software industry to empower chemists in developing life-saving therapies and life-enhancing materials through modern, software applications. Prior to his current role, he held positions over a span of almost ten years. His most recent position was as the ChemDraw Global Marketing…
Find out more »Prof. Phil Holliger on November
Prof. Phil Holliger UKRI MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK Abstract Synthetic biology seeks to probe fundamental aspects of biological form and function by construction (i.e. resynthesis) rather than deconstruction (analysis). Synthesis thus complements analytic studies, and allows novel approaches towards fundamental biological questions. We have been exploiting the synthesis paradigm to explore the chemical etiology of the genetic apparatus shared by all life on earth, specifically the synthesis, reverse…
Find out more »January 2024
Dr. Beatrice Adelizzi “Tuning non-covalent interactions: from synthetic supramolecular copolymers to proteins and DNA”
Beatrice Adelizzi Project Leader - Inkjet Synthesis at DNA Script Abstract Despite being inherently weak and dynamic, non-covalent interactions play a fundamental role in dictating the organization of molecules, materials, and (bio)polymers. Understanding such interactions allows one to tune their strength, predict the self-organization of the system, and enhance (or inhibit) targeted reactivities. Despite the wealth of research in the field of supramolecular chemistry, the challenge of mastering a system becomes exponentially more difficult as its complexity is increased. This…
Find out more »Gabriel J. Lovinger “Reactive Intermediates: Inspiration for the Discovery of Fundamental Reactivity and Mechanisms of Catalysis”
Gabriel J. Lovinger Harvard University Abstract The discovery of fundamental reactivity and the development of selective catalytic methods to precisely construct functional molecules and chiral motifs is essential for the development of the natural sciences. This seminar will cover several cases in which the exploration of how catalysts interact with reactive intermediates has led to the discovery of new manifolds of reactivity and modes of selective catalysis. The first part of the seminar will discuss the development of enantioselective transition…
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