Chemical biology/bioorganic chemistry and other such shenanigans. Ruthless multidisciplinarians.
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6 Oct 2021
Today’s Organic 1 class covered diastereomers, resolution, and asymmetric catalysis. The Chemistry @NobelPrize #chemnobel fit in perfectly. So I ended class with a song. With apologies to @DollyParton: “Proline” sung to Jolene. Congratulations @ListLaboratory @MacMillan_Lab!
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Apr 9
Searching TATP brings me to one of my own tweets from a decade ago. Useful to remind myself of things I’ve previously read!
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The @nytimes writing about the challenges of exotherms! As a chemist, odd to read about in major media. #TATP mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/2…
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Feb 17
In class today, I described the pictured reaction. “Do I have any AC/DC fans in the class?” <hands raised> “What is the molecule on the right?” <no answer>
“CAUSE I’M T N T - I’M DYNAMITE! T N T!” - me belting it out.
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Feb 17
The class was also musically balanced, as I earlier noted that anti-aromaticity makes me sing Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”.
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18 Dec 2025
DELAWARE @UDelaware WITH THE BEST BOWL WINNING PERCENTAGE OF ANY TEAM IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY!!!!!
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26 Sep 2025
Rilo Kiley is my favorite answer to this question.
25 Sep 2025
EVERYBODY SAY YOUR FAVORITE FEMALE FRONTED BANDS *WITHOUT* SAYING PARAMORE AND EVANESCENCE CHALLENGE GO!11!!1!!1!
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18 Sep 2025
One paper accepted today and also one new manuscript appearing on @ChemRxiv makes for a good day.
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18 Sep 2025
On @ChemRxiv, we describe the synthesis of the novel amino acid 2-mercaptophenylalanine (via a copper-mediated cross-coupling reaction with an N-terminal 2-iodo-Phe on solid phase) and its application in NCL as a phenylalanine surrogate. chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv…
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19 Sep 2025
And a notification that the just-accepted paper has also been chosen to feature of the journal front cover! Details to follow on publication!
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1 Aug 2025
I had my doubts about Gordon Conference karaoke. I was wrong.
Do you wonder what it’s like to see Erick Carreira sing “Country Roads” or Rick Danheiser enthusiastically belt out “Sweet Caroline”? Exactly.
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1 Aug 2025
Though it should be noted that Erick seemed particularly enthusiastic about singing multiple songs from Queen.
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1 Aug 2025
Gordon Conference karaoke also reminds me that Gen Z properly loves Joan Jett. And that their parents are decidedly Gen X.
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3 Jun 2025
Microsoft, all we’re asking for in Word is for the ability to place or subtly move individual graphics without playing random reformatting roulette, with graphics and text flying everywhere, never to return whence they came.
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Zondlo Lab retweeted
8 May 2025
Check out our work on protein editing!
8 May 2025
A pair of split inteins—small protein segments that can undergo a self-sustained protein splicing reaction—enables endogenous protein editing in living mammalian cells, according to a new study in Science.
📄: scim.ag/3ENypj9
#SciencePerspective: scim.ag/430jwC9
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