Nadja Simeth

@nadjasimeth.bsky.social

Associate Professor (W2) @UniGoettingen & @MBExC, alumna of Feringa Lab & König Lab, #casfutureleaders, she/her. https://nasc-lab.com

Important paper alert #molswitches & #photopharma! Thorough, clear, fundamental mechanistics. Congratulations to @screspi.bsky.social @nadjasimeth.bsky.social and all involved!

Stefano Crespi@screspi.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Check out our latest publication in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social where we show that the infamous V shape in the substituent effects in the thermal isomerization of azobenzenes comes from a single nonadiabatic mechanism 🔥 and not a mix of two. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

This week in Science, researchers report an artificial molecular motor that can twist a molecular thread to form a mechanically interlocked molecule. The approach creates opportunities to fabricate mechanically interlocked molecules with precise structural control. Learn more: scim.ag/40FboGP

This illustration shows consecutive stages during operation of a molecular catenating machine.

We have multiple PhD and Postdoc positions open in my new group at Masaryk University. Are you an excellent and motivated candidate interested in organic and peptide synthesis and chemical biology? Get in touch! Start in January 2026. www.fialalab.com Appreciate sharing!

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Greetings from the GRC on Artificial Molecular Switches and Motors! It’s exciting to see how the field has grown and is moving toward everyday applications—think photoswitchable tattoos!

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Quite some time in the making, but finally out on rxiv! Thanks to fantasic detective skills, patience, and careful design of first author Elena and a strong collaboration with the Thomas, Cheng, and Thiele labs, we bring a switchable peptide to you that fast & reversibly forms fibers!

ChemRxiv Bot@chemrxivbot.bsky.social · 2y ago

A Photoswitchable Tryptophan Zipper – (Un)folding Fibrils in Seconds Authors: Elena Rebecca Cotroneo, Tat Cheung Cheng, Lukas Kaltschnee, Patrick Maibach, Moritz Engelke, Niklas Schwegler, Franziska Thomas, Christina M. Thiele, Nadja Simeth DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-jclbt