Last week was great to be at @eurobic18.bsky.social! Fantastic science, great discussions, and even better to share it with the wider bioinorganic community. Proud of our group's presentations, and congratulations to our postdoc Xinwei Ye on a Best Poster Award! Thanks to the organizers.

It has been a pleasure serving on the SBIC ECR Committee. Moments like these make me proud of our amazing early career bioinorganic community. Many thanks to our sponsors and to Gerard Roelfes, Sylvestre Bonnet, and Wesley Browne for giving us this wonderful opportunity. Looking forward to more!

EuroBIC 18 Conference@eurobic18.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It was a pleasure to host the SBIC Early Career Researcher (ECR) event at #EuroBIC18, bringing together early-career scientists to exchange ideas, expand their networks, and explore future career opportunities.

A wonderful BioLabs #Betriebsausflug this year! We enjoyed a hike, visited the impressive Effelsberg Radio Telescope, and wrapped up the day with a picnic and great conversations. Fantastic to see so many colleagues from the department join. Already looking forward to next year's outing!

A [Cu-4Fe-4S] cluster? Yep, you read that right! We report a new bioinorganic motif in an acetol dehydrogenase and characterized it with our wonderful collaborators from @ribesresearch.bsky.social @lmu.de @cutsail-lab.bsky.social @ksgchem.bsky.social @mpi-mr.bsky.social @hhu.de 🧪 #chemsky

bioRxiv Biochemistry@biorxiv-biochem.bsky.social · 3mo ago

An Unprecedented [Cu 4Fe 4S] Cluster in a Methanotroph Acetol Dehydrogenase https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.11.731722v1

Congratulations to Dr. Abhishek Dey, our institute’s Frontiers Awardee 2026! It was truly wonderful hosting my PhD supervisor. A very special full-circle moment for me, seeing him recognized among such exceptional scientists in bioinorganic chemistry and chemical energy conversion.

Really happy to share our recent publication on LPMO metalloenzymes, with new mechanistic insights into these fascinating copper enzymes. And the paper was selected for the back cover. @chemicalscience.rsc.org Grateful for the collaboration and excited for what’s next! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Structural and electronic modulations of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase (LPMO) upon chitin binding: insights from X-ray spectroscopy

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) play a critical role in the depolymerization of recalcitrant polysaccharides, such as chitin, making them of interest in biotechnological applications. Thes...

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All about yesterday's hike. Fall at its best.

Had a wonderful to visit Uppsala University for the first time. First day was the Tiselius symposium, followed by the Department of Chemistry seminar the next day. Thanks for the invite. Needless to say lots of wonderful discussions too. #seminar #uppsala

This year's Betriebsausflug. This time we invited the entire department to join us for my lab's group outing..thanks to everyone who joined.

Read about the use of XES to explore electronic structural changes.. a superb work from the department. Congratulations Ira (Zac) and Serena. #chemsky #spectroscopy #chemistry onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

2nd time doing soft X-ray measurements at BESSY II. Exciting to be at one of the best Synchrotrons for soft X-ray science! Great to see the visual plans for the BESSY III upgrade. Brings back memories of being part of the workshop discussions last year. #BESSYII #SoftXray #Synchrotron #Berlin

Apply now for the 2025 Summer School on Spectroscopy & Quantum Chemistry! 📅 Sept 7-12, 2025 | Mülheim, Germany ✨ Expert lectures, hands-on workshops & lab tours Last date of registration- 30.04.25

Kushal Sengupta (he/him)@ksgchem.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our "Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure of Transition Metal Complexes" summer school is open for registration. Check out the webpage and register soon! The number of seats is limited. summerschool.cec.mpg.de/en/home Do share the message. #summerschool #spectroscopy #chemistry #ORCA #inorganic

PhD position in Marseille (starting autumn 2025) at the interface between chemistry and biology centered on a copper metalloenzyme. funded by #PEPRB-BEST @frenchbic.bsky.social @dcc-scf.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @univ-amu.fr emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...

📢 Happy to announce several open PhD positions in my research group at LMU. Several projects are available, all in the field of bioinorganic spectroscopy. Our new group website is in progress: cutsail.cup.uni-muenchen.de Interested students should contact GEC directly.

Hiring Alert!! Serena, Olaf, and I are still looking for a PhD/Postdoc who is passionate and interested in "Spectroelectrochemistry of Metalloenzymes". Last date of application: 28.02.2025 ⌛ Reposts are appreciated. Details: www.cec.mpg.de/de/karriere/... #chemsky #hiring #research

The cover is finally out. Few months back we published Isis's work understanding the P-cluster of Vanadium Nitrogenase in ChenBioChem. If you haven't read it, please add it to your list. #chemsky @rubenragg.bsky.social

First beamtime of the year with a very nice team. A successful one at SAMBA, Soleil where we measured from Ru K, Pd K to Fe K and Se K edges. Time for a long nap. #synchrotron #chemsky #spectroscopy

We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher. Visit the following link for details. Deadline is February 14th. Please share! #chemjobs #chemsky www.euraxess.ie/jobs/308086

Postdoctoral researcher post in the Bioinspired Catalysis

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral researcher post in the Bioinspired Inorganic Chemistry group led by Dr. Aidan McDonald based in the School of Chemistry at Trinity College Dublin, the Unive...

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🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 Serena and I seek a Ph.D. student or Postdoc in metalloenzyme-related inorganic spectroscopy! Deadline:15.02.25 Details:https://www.cec.mpg.de/de/karriere Hey #Chemsky community please spread the word! #chemjobs #hiring #PhD #postdocs #chemistry #bioinorganic

Come and join us in Sweden. We are still recruiting for a 2-year postdoc position exploring green (H2) hydrogen conversion in proteins through serial crystallography via artificial light activation is available in the Senger lab at Uppsala University. 👇👇👇 www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Moritz Senger@moritzsenger.bsky.social · 2y ago

A 2-year postdoc position exploring green (H2) hydrogen conversion in proteins through serial crystallography via artificial light activation is available in the Senger lab at Uppsala University, Sweden. 👇👇👇 www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Our "Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure of Transition Metal Complexes" summer school is open for registration. Check out the webpage and register soon! The number of seats is limited. summerschool.cec.mpg.de/en/home Do share the message. #summerschool #spectroscopy #chemistry #ORCA #inorganic