Joined June 2016
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19 Nov 2025
This year I decided to get back in the lab, re-learn how to do chemistry, and get a new project off the ground. Here’s what I’ve been up to. Thanks @PluthGroup members for all the help! More soon 🧑‍🔬
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is the newest gasotransmitter & a key protic small molecule bioregulator. We developed a platform approach to develop & deploy biocompatible responsive chemical tools for HCN delivery. Check out Mike's paper in @angew_chem! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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9 May 2025
Honored to receive the UO CAS Collegiate Faculty Award! Thanks @uocas for this recognition, and for recognizing the research contributions, creativity, and innovation from @PluthGroup members! cas.uoregon.edu/two-natural-…

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1 May 2025
A huge thanks to all the contributions and creativity of past and present @PluthGroup members!
Mike was one of 3 UO faculty selected in the 2025 class of Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors! Way to go Mike (@mdpluth), Ramesh Jasti (@profjasti), & Karen Guillemin! news.uoregon.edu/academy-nam…
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7 Jul 2024
Got a little carried away this year... 70 heads of garlic from the garden!
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19 May 2024
Lots of water at Moon Falls and Spirit Falls this morning!
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Scenes from day 1 of the #NextGenBiomaterials workshop at the Knight Campus, today. Funded through a new collaboration between the @NSF DMR and @NIBIBgov, the collaboration bt #KnightCampusBioE, @uoCHandBIC & Materials Science Institute continues tomorrow bit.ly/44FdqaD
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9 May 2024
Excited to have a great group of biomaterials leaders at the @UOKnightCampus Next Gen Biomaterials Workshop next week to develop a roadmap of future challenges, opportunities, & directions! @Benoit_Lab5 @mhhettiaratchi @profjasti
Exciting event next week! Organizers include @profjasti @mdpluth with posters by @Katelyn_alley14 and other @uoCHandBIC students
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31 Oct 2023
Want more info about the UO PhD programs in Chemistry & Biochemistry? Have questions about the application process? Come visit one of our @uoCHandBIC virtual information sessions in November! Preregistration is required at: bit.ly/UOChem2023
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20 Sep 2023
Huge congrats Shannon!
Blavatnik award ceremony!
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26 Jul 2023
Way to go Shannon! This is fantastic! @BoettcherLab
🏅👏 Join us in congratulating the Laureates of the 2023 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists! 🔬 ⚗️ ⚛️ Shannon Boettcher (@boettcherlab, @OregonEChem, @UO_Research), William Anderegg (@WilkesCenter), Svitlana Mayboroda (@UMNews) bit.nyas.org/3OcsR2p
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16 Jul 2023
Looking forward to #ICBIC in Adelaide & all things related to biological inorganic chemistry! Thurs 15:30 Room L3 - Will be highlighting recent work from @PluthGroup on model Se compounds and H2Se delivery!
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4 Jul 2023
Looking forward to learning about all the roles sulfur plays in microorganisms this week at #ISMSM6 & sharing @PluthGroup sulfur chemical biology on Wed (may sneak in some Se chemistry as if S wasn't complicated enough!)
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26 Apr 2023
Looking forward to having @teresarappphd as our newest @uoCHandBIC colleague!
We are excited to welcome Dr. Teresa Rapp who will join the UO Chemistry and Biochemistry faculty Fall 2023! @teresarappphd @uocas @v_derose
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29 Mar 2023
Way to go @uoCHandBIC grad students @Gaby_Bailey_6 & @Katelyn_alley14 on receiving an #NSFGRFP award and honorable mention!
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Replying to @uoCHandBIC
@uoCHandBIC grad students do great things.
6 Mar 2023
Students from @EugeneSciCntr joined @uoadse & @uowgs this weekend to learn the Central Dogma! Lots of excitement as we extracted DNA from cheek cells and strawberries🍓! Thanks to @uowgs for funding and to Malvika for prepping modules and leading our group of amazing volunteers!
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Mike Pluth retweeted
To smooth the way for University of Oregon researchers on the journey from eureka moment to successful business, the UO and the University of Oregon Foundation have jointly established Launch Oregon, LLC. research.uoregon.edu/launch-… #LaunchOregon #VentureFund #Startup
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7 Feb 2023
Well, I don't know about 'weird', but definitely agree with 'little'! 😜 Nice paper from @RedoxDKFZ & highlight from 'In the Pipeline'
"In the Pipeline" @ScienceMagazine: Derek Lowe reflects on “Weird Little Sulfur Groups”, inspired by our new paper on protein persulfidation @nchembio nature.com/articles/s41589-0… science.org/content/blog-pos…
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Congratulations to @RParthasarathy7 and Trudy Ann Cameron for being named @aaas Fellows! @PhysicsUo #research #biophysics #EnvironmentalEconomics research.uoregon.edu/about/a…
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Learn more about the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program here: internship.uoregon.edu #KnightCampus

Considering career/grad school options? Hear how a 9-mo paid internship, hands-on training, & a Master’s program launched the careers of alumni working in the fields of: Molecular Sensors & Biotechnology, Semiconductors/Photovoltaics, Optics, and Polymers. forms.gle/Ngiwb6k2FpmmKV48A
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