At heart, a farmer, a philosophy enthusiast, and a chemist. Assistant Professor @UCLChemistry (sustainable catalysis and radical chemistry).
Joined February 2017
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25 Dec 2020
Since I am not entirely sure "who is me" and "what is mine" I can't really claim that all opinion are mine, but surely I am responsible for what I utter....
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Roopender Kumar retweeted
8 Nov 2023
🚨 *TWO* PhD positions available 🚨
Join my group in London to work on developing nucleic acids for biology and medicine 🤗!
Project 1: Next-Generation Nucleic Acid Therapeutics
Project 2: Tumour-Targeting Nucleic Acid-Nanoparticles
Deadline 12Jan24 / Start Sept24
Details⬇️
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A lovely visit @UCLChemistry yesterday. Kudos to @Roopender_Kumar for the invitation and for organizing the visit. Insightful questions and stimulating discussions at the department and over a wonderful lunch. Many thanks!
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Roopender Kumar retweeted
24 Mar 2023
Thread: March 25th is the birthday of the greatest person you probably never heard of, fellow Iowan Norman Borlaug.
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Roopender Kumar retweeted
14 Feb 2023
Another day and another intriguing talk !
Pleased to host Prof. @Roopender_Kumar.
A thought provoking lecture was delivered by Prof. Kumar @ucl on a radical approach for the synthesis of alkylamines using visible-light
@iitdelhi @TheKumarLab1
@ccsl_iitd
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18 Nov 2022
Fully funded PhD position @TheKumarLab1
for someone who enjoys solving complex synthetic problems or discovering new reactions
in organic synthesis (radical chemistry & catalysis) @UCLChemistry
RT much appreciated 🙏
Please see for details: findaphd.com/phds/project/a-…
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Roopender Kumar retweeted
24 Sep 2022
Chemistry at Cambridge has two exciting opportunities to join the faculty in the areas of synthetic organic chemistry (jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/36982/) & chemical biology (jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/36980/)
Get in contact if you want more information. Please RT. Thanks
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Roopender Kumar retweeted
22 Aug 2022
The @Gaunt_Group have several postdoc positions available in the areas of new catalytic reactions for small molecule synthesis, protein & nucleic acid functionalization, and accelerating synthesis with HTE. If you’re interested then apply at jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/36583/ pls RT
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Roopender Kumar retweeted
27 Jul 2022
We’ve developed blue light-activated DNA!
We used it to create the first dual light-activated cell-free logic gate 🤩🧬⚡️🧪
Preprint led by incredible student @DenisHartmann
@Razia_C @JeffersonMSmith @OxfordSynthesis @OxfordChemistry @UCLChemistry bit.ly/3b7EjwH
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18 Jul 2022
My lab has a fully funded PhD position in synthetic radical chemistry and catalysis @TheKumarLab1
@UCLChemistry
(Apply before 8th August 2022)
RT much appreciated 🙏
For details see: findaphd.com/phds/project/or…
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Roopender Kumar retweeted
31 May 2022
We reported in @J_A_C_S another piece-Insight into thiol catalysed peptide ligation-of an important and major puzzle-origin of life! A great team effort @Daniel @benj1_t @drsaidulislam @DrCallumFoden @abil @SheppardTomD @matt_powner pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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Roopender Kumar retweeted
10 May 2022
We are so happy to share our first work, now online in @ChemicalScience, @RoySocChem, #MyFirstChemSci! A metal-free deoxygenative coupling of alcohol-derived benzoates and pyridine for small molecules and DEL synthesis! Great job @sainarayanan89!
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Roopender Kumar retweeted
19 Apr 2022
We have an exciting postdoc opportunity working in developing new chemistry using high throughout synthesis. If you are interested in being involved in an exciting & evolving area of synthesis, take a look at the advert and apply at jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/34422/ or contact me directly
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1 Feb 2022
A funded PhD position is available for those interested in organometallic, organic synthesis, radical chemistry and catalysis @TheKumarLab1 @UCLChemistry
RTs greatly appreciated.
PhD opportunity on @FindAPhD: findaphd.com/phds/projectdet…
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Roopender Kumar retweeted
12 Jan 2022
Are you looking to do a PhD and are interested in chemistry, chemical biology, nucleic acids, polymers?
Apply to be our first PhD student @UCLChemistry!
Fully funded position - deadline 28th February
Please retweet 🙏
bit.ly/3HOqTjQ
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14 Jan 2022
A fantastic opportunity to work on the most fundamental of questions - life's origins.
12 Jan 2022
I have a new chemistry PhD position starting in Oct. 2022. This is a great opportunity to work on the origins of life at @KingsCollegeLon. Please RT and share- it would be a big help to me! @KingsNMES @FindAPhD #chemtwitter @kclchemistry findaphd.com/phds/project/or…
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13 Nov 2021
"Science, like life, is as good as the people with whom one associates." I am very excited and looking forward to joining the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology @ucl, @UCLChemistry, @UCLChemLight as a Group Leader and Lecturer in January 2022.
12 Nov 2021
We are thrilled to announce that @Roopender_Kumar will be joining the UCL Chemistry team as Lecturer in Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology. We look forward to meeting him in January!
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Roopender Kumar retweeted
10 Nov 2021
If you are interested in a postdoc opportunity between AstraZeneca, my group & the @iDMTcambridge in Chemistry Dept at Cambridge around the area of advancing high throughout experimentation develop innovative synthesis take a look at this advert. astrazeneca.wd3.myworkdayjob… . Pls RT
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Roopender Kumar retweeted
14 Sep 2021
Out now in @Nature, we show that valuable arylethylamines can be rapidly assembled by the cooperative action of two distinct Cu catalysts, with the azide anion playing a key role in turnover. Congrats to Ala and Yusra 🎉 check out their hard work below👇
nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Roopender Kumar retweeted
23 Sep 2021
Congratulations to @jhenryb62, @GeorgiaRitzema and @miloasmith on the publication of their work in JACS on a modular synthesis of alpha tertiary amine synthesis enabled by visible light photocatalysis. Great work all. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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Roopender Kumar retweeted
8 Sep 2021
Check out our latest publication 👇 describing a carbonyl fluoromethylative amination strategy to alpha-fluoromethyl amines using visible light 💡- #medchem-relevant products 💊 and simple conditions! Congrats to @PatrickDeneny and @Roopender_Kumar 🎉
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