Congratulations to all our Durham CDT graduates Izzy, Abbey, Davide, Dori and Laura. Congratulations also to Callum, Eleanor and Josh who managed to avoid the camera! We look forward to hearing of your future successes.
MoSMed CDT
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The Molecular Sciences for Medicine (MoSMed) Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) is an EPSRC funded joint venture between Newcastle and Durham Universities aiming to train the next generation of researchers at the interface between chemistry and medicine.
The 11th #ChemicalProbesPortal Hackathon is underway today at the Department of Chemistry, @newcastleuni.bsky.social ! Students and experts working together to evaluate chemical probes. Many thanks to the @mosmedcdt.bsky.social CDT for supporting today’s event! #DrugDiscovery #OpenScience
Out pre-print is out now!
Cole Group@colegroupncl.bsky.social · last mo.📢 New preprint: "Evaluation of Physics-Based Pose Prediction and the Role of Receptor Flexibility in a Community Antiviral Blind Challenge" by @asmaferiel.bsky.social, @finlayclark.bsky.social & @jthorton22.bsky.social! #compchem doi.org/10.26434/che...
A great 2 days of science at the 2026 MoSMed conference in Newcastle! Thanks to all our researchers, staff, and industry guests for making this such a wonderful event! See you in Durham for our 2027 conference! @chemistryncl.bsky.social @sciencesncl.bsky.social @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social
🎨 Picture This: Someone Like Me transforms Newcastle University research into vibrant illustrated artworks at the Great North Museum: Hancock. A student‑led exhibition showing that research is for everyone — and that “someone like you” can be part of it. 👉 www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
New exhibition turns Newcastle University research into art
Picture This: Someone Like Me is a new exhibition at the Great North Museum: Hancock that transforms Newcastle University research into illustrated artworks.
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Thanks to Dr Chris Russell for running the Future Leaders Programme for our PhD researchers last week! A fantastic 2 days where our researchers considered leadership, strategy, and decision making, helping prepare them for leadership roles in academia and industry in the future!
New paper out in J Med Chem showing that covalent targeting of C775 has the potential to treat osimertinib resistant lung cancer. Really proud of this work and the team that did it! @nudrugdiscovery.bsky.social @nucancer.bsky.social @crhorizons.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Covalent Alkynylpyridopyrimidinones Targeting Cysteine 775 of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Overcome Resistance to Current Therapies
Inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) kinase activity are clinically effective treatments for lung cancers driven by activating mutations in EGFR. Resistance to inhibitors develops ove...
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Thrilled that Emma Wadforth has defended her PhD viva! 🎓✨ This is the result of hard work, determination & her commitment to research. Thank you to Emma’s examiners, Prof Steven Cobb and Dr Céline Cano for their valuable roles and time. #PhDAchievement #ChemicalBiology @mosmedcdt.bsky.social
New research from @chemistryncl.bsky.social and @uobchemistry.bsky.social demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon® – one of the world’s most durable plastics – into useful chemical building blocks ♻️ #WeAreNCL www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/new...
Scientists discover clean and green way to recycle Teflon®
New research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon® – one of the world’s most durable plastics – into useful chemical building blocks.
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📣 Pleased to share that the second part of Rachael Pirie's PhD work on 3D shape similarity methods is now available in the Proceedings of the Royal Society A! @chemistryncl.bsky.social @mosmedcdt.bsky.social Code: github.com/RPirie96/KQM... Article: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Riemannian geometry and molecular similarity II: Kähler quantization | Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Shape similarity between molecules is a concept used by chemists for virtual screening, with the goal of reducing the cost and duration of drug discovery campaigns. This paper reports an entirely nove...
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Are you using DIA mass spectrometry in proteomics? We have just put this paper online: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Here, we came up with some Recommendations for Quantitative Data-Independent Acquisition (DIA) Proteomics using Controlled Quantitative Experiments (CQEs) 1/4
Recommendations for Quantitative Data-Independent Acquisition (DIA) Proteomics using Controlled Quantitative Experiments (CQEs)
Advances in mass spectrometry and associated computational tools have resulted in the wide-spread adoption of Data-Independent Acquisition (DIA) for proteomics. Experiments using state-of-the-art inst...
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Congrats to @asmaferiel.bsky.social who was part of the winning team for the @mosmedcdt.bsky.social Ideation Training event!
Registration is now open, deadline 26 Sept! ⬇️
Cole Group@colegroupncl.bsky.social · 11mo ago#CCPBioSim will be running their annual training week of hands-on workshops in basic biomolecular simulation techniques from the 13th-17th October, in Sheffield. For more details, visit www.ccpbiosim.ac.uk/training2025 The registration link there will open shortly! #compchem
We're hiring! A senior technician post is currently available at Durham University based in the Chemistry Department. See link below for full details. Reposts appreciated!👩🔬👨🔬🔬🧪 durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
Congratulations to Dori Gasparikova from the Pohl Lab who successfully passed her Viva yesterday!
We had a fantastic time at Newcastle University's #DiscoverFestival this weekend! A hands-on activity using methylated spirit and fruit to extract cells containing #DNA, sparking curiosity and great conversations with families and young science enthusiasts. 🍓🥝 #Outreach
Thrilled to welcome Dr. Sarah Barry from King's College London to Newcastle University as part of Women in #ChemBio seminar series sponsored by the Biochemical Society. Dr. Barry leads a research group focusing on bacterial metabolism and natural product biosynthesis. #WomenInSTEM #ChemicalBiology
Lots of fun at @newcastleuni.bsky.social Discover Festival today! Our team of scientists have been doing some fun pH experiments with guests, and explaining why scientists always wash their hands. Still time to join us until 4pm in the Hadrian Building, Lindisfarne Room.
Pleased to share a bit of recent success from the group as PhD student Ella won the poster prize at the @mosmedcdt.bsky.social conference in Durham! #mosmed25 bsky.app/profile/mosm...
MoSMed CDT@mosmedcdt.bsky.social · last yr.Next up, we have our poster prize winners. Well done Ella and Jan for putting together such informative and well presented posters. These prizes were sponsored by Pleco Therapeutics and Thermo Fisher, to which we are very grateful! #mosmed25
Congratulations to our conference prize winners! First up, our flash talk winners. Well done Jemima and Keir for delivering such polished talks only a few months into your PhD projects! Thanks to Almac Group for sponsoring these prizes! #mosmed25
Two fantastic days at the MoSMed Conference full of high quality talks, posters, and discussions! Durham Castle was a stupendous venue! Thanks to all our students, staff, and partners for making this such a great event. Looking forward to the 2026 conference already! #mosmed25
Great job by @asmaferiel.bsky.social presenting her work on molecular modelling of GALK1 at the @mosmedcdt.bsky.social conference! @wyattyue.bsky.social @matteodegiacomi.bsky.social
Fantastic to welcome @kellychibale.bsky.social from University of Cape Town as the @mosmedcdt.bsky.social conference keynote speaker
Well done to my PhD Student Abby Brumwell on delivering a great talk to a full room at the @mosmedcdt.bsky.social annual conference this afternoon! #ProudPI @cgm-newcastle.bsky.social
Dr Grace Roper, PDRA (Medicinal Chemistry), Newcastle University #facesofscience #chemsky #sciencesky
Dr Suzannah Harnor (@sjharnor.bsky.social), Senior Research Associate (Medicinal Chemistry), Newcastle University #facesofscience #chemsky #sciencesky
Dr Harriet Stanway-Gordon (@harrietsg.bsky.social), Research Fellow (Medicinal Chemistry/Chemical Biology), Newcastle University #facesofscience #chemsky #sciencesky
Dr Hannah Stewart (@hannahstewart92.bsky.social), Senior Research Associate (Medicinal Chemistry), Newcastle University #facesofscience #chemsky #sciencesky
Nikol Zografou Barredo, PhD Student (Medicinal Chemistry), Newcastle University #facesofscience #chemsky #sciencesky
