Professor @uOttawa, adjunct @unistra; Organic chemistry, catalysis, origin of life. Dad of 3. @moranlabchem.bsky.social
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Check out this story on our research
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A Nonenzymatic Analogue of the Biosynthesis of Pyridoxal Vitamers | Journal of the American Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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Enzymes use strong electric fields to catalyze metabolism. Could abiotic electric fields have kickstarted a proto-metabolism before enzymes? @nnogalchem and Bora's paper in @J_A_C_S hints that, at least for pyridoxal biosynthesis, the answer might be yes.
doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c01677
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A milestone day for our team with the publication of our work on biocatalytic cascades for macrocyclic peptide manufacturing. This establishes a new beachhead in the synthesis of this important new modality for the industry! #MerckChemistry
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May 8
The WSJ wants to know "what happens when Europeans find out how poor they are."
I'm a European running a family office / living in Monaco. Let me run the numbers for Joseph Sternberg.
Spoiler: per-capita GDP is the most misleading stat in this entire debate.🧵
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My son told our PM that he looks like Mr. Rogers.
Amusing: At an Earth Day event today, this kids tells PMMC he looks like Fred Rogers. Carney doesn't twig to who that is. (I'm assuming the kid is referring to "Mister Rogers" of cardigans and neighbourhood fame.)
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The next generation know that Canada’s land and waters are worth protecting — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
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Congrats, @beth_elacqua !
ACS Materials Au recognizes early career scientists who represent the depth, breadth, diversity, and interconnectivity of materials science being conducted across the globe: go.acs.org/e3m
ALT Promotional graphic with 14 headshots and the text: ‘ACS Materials Au. Open Access. 2025 Rising Stars in Materials Science’
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Congratulations to all, especially my colleague, Beth Elacqua!!
ACS Materials Au recognizes early career scientists who represent the depth, breadth, diversity, and interconnectivity of materials science being conducted across the globe: go.acs.org/e3m
ALT Promotional graphic with 14 headshots and the text: ‘ACS Materials Au. Open Access. 2025 Rising Stars in Materials Science’
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Hiranya Peiris in Nature Astronomy. On the surface, a piece about LLMs, but really about meaningful science, the crucial role of mentors, and the constraints of academic employment.
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Apr 10
πスタッキングやπ–πスタッキングは使うのをやめましょうという警鐘論文。これは良い。
#学ぶの論文紹介
Rethinking the Terms “π-Stacking” and “π–π Stacking” Again: A Proposal to Clarify the Language of Aromatic Interactions | Journal of the American Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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Mar 23
In 2018, Stanford professor Matt Abrahams gave a masterclass on why most people fail to communicate well.
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Feb 27
Out today in @cellcellpress new work from the lab led by Abby Xie and @jules_stef asks, when and why do cells use the TCA cycle?
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Feb 11
Life is precious. Don't spend it chasing after what everyone else says they want to do. Don't do something that would have obviously been done anyway, if you hadn't worked on it. Make a difference that only you would have made.
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Had a great visit @McGillChemistry. Thanks to Thomas Preston for hosting, @MauzerollGroup for the invite, @mmckeague and others who took time to meet. @LumbLab @ArndtsenBruce @CosaGroup @ThibodeauxLab
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29 Dec 2025
Scientific research is not just about “publish or perish.” It’s more like this: no funding, no freedom—and freedom is the prerequisite for true innovation in science.
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