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📢 IBDG Jubilee Meeting
🗓 3–4 Sept 2026 | 📍 University of East Anglia, Norwich

Celebrating 50 years of the Inorganic Biochemistry Discussion Group with keynotes + contributed talks & posters across UK bioinorganic chemistry.

Details & abstracts: ibdgorguk.wordpress.com

#Bioinorganic

Ligand‐Dependent DNA Binding and Cytotoxicity of Palladium(II) Complexes In palladium(II) complexes with the general formula [PdAB2], the choice of the bidentate ligand A drives a different binding mode toward double-stranded DNA and is crucial for conferring cytotoxic pr...

Which ligand performs better for palladium complexes, phen or DACH? Find out in our new article published on @chemistryeurope.bsky.social

Link: doi.org/10.1002/chem...

#chemistry #palladium #metalcomplexes #anticancer #bioinorganic

Three Drops: How Karen Wetterhahn’s Death Rewrote Laboratory Safety After She Did Everything Right A pioneering chemist who did everything right still died from dimethylmercury exposure. This fictional interview resurrects the woman behind the safety warning – exploring her 85 papers, her …

Three Drops: How Karen Wetterhahn's Death Rewrote Laboratory Safety After She Did Everything Right
voxmeditantis.com/2025/11/26/t...

#WomenInSTEM #STEM #Bioinorganic #Toxicology #Mercury

Calling all #Bioinorganic folks in SoCal! The 2025 SoCal Bioinorganic Symposium is at UCLA on Nov 8th, 2025. The abstract deadline for a talk or poster has been extended to Nov 1st, 2025. We are looking forward to seeing you all! tinyurl.com/yrwnjaz7

Calling all #Bioinorganic folks in Southern California! Join us for the 2025 SoCal Bioinorganic Symposium at UCLA on November 8, 2025. Submit your abstract for a poster or talk by October 25 → tinyurl.com/yrwnjaz7

Spherical mixed-valence pentadecavanadate binding to human H-chain ferritin The interaction of [VIVO(acac)2], acac = acetylacetonato, with H-chain ferritin has been studied. After dissociation and partial oxidation, [VIVO(acac)2] forms a mixed-valence [V15O36(Cl)]6− ion, whic...

Spherical mixed-valence pentadecavanadate binding to human H-chain ferritin
by Eugenio Garribba et al.

V₁₅ polyoxidovanadate binds ferritin nanocage ⚗️

doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...

#VanadiumChemistry #Bioinorganic #ProteinBinding

#Bioinorganic #Chemistry at #ICBIC in Long Beach, California

What a great way to kick off #ICBIC21 ! A fabulous brunch with friends, old and new! @chemjen.bsky.social Make your way down to Long Beach this week for an amazing lineup of speakers and posters presenting on all things new and exciting in #bioinorganic

ICBIC 2025, Long Beach California Join the prestigious International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (ICBIC) in Long Beach, California in 2025. Discover the latest advancements in the field of biological inorganic chemist...

Taking the group and counting down to ICBIC21 in beautiful Long Beach, California this July!
Over 250 speakers. Global ideas. One unforgettable week – join us! www.icbic21.org #ICBIC21 #ScienceWithoutBorders #GlobalChemistry #Bioinorganic

Proud supervisor moment: PhD student Sam Dettmer from @hannongroup.bsky.social ‪@unibirmingham.bsky.social gives a wonderful lecture at #Bioinorganic 17th ISABC in Sweden (www.isabc2025.com), AND wins a prize for his excellent talk too...Congratulations Sam!

ISABC 2025 has been an amazing conference full of exciting talks on hydrogenases and bioinorganic chemistry! 🧪⚗️ Inspired by the science and so grateful for the chance to connect with old friends and meet new ones. @kasanmaschefflab.bsky.social @fau.de #ISABC #Hydrogenase #Bioinorganic #Chemistry

ISABC17 started in Uppsala University! #isabc #isabc17 #bioinorganic

The mechanism behind the oxidase activity of cellulose-active AA10 lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are copper enzymes that boost the degradation of different polysaccharides and play important roles in the sustainable production of biofuels, in human and ...

📢Check out the ICF_research by Erik D. Hedegård et al. from the University of Southern Denmark
👉The mechanism behind the oxidase activity of cellulose-active AA10 lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases
#bioinorganic
doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...

Harnessing metal complexes to target tumour bioenergetics and metabolic vulnerabilities Metal complexes continue to be an exciting avenue in the quest for novel therapeutics to treat malignant tumours. This is due to their versatile coordination chemistry, tunable redox activity, and dis...

📢Don't miss the review article: Harnessing metal complexes to target #tumour bioenergetics and #metabolic vulnerabilities

by Muhammad Nafees et al. from Harbin Engineering University
#bioinorganic #ICF_review
doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...

I really enjoyed working on this themed collection behind the scenes in the Editorial Office, since my actual research background is #bioinorganic chemistry. It's a great representation of the current state of the art of the discipline!

α-Synuclein and Dopamine Metabolites DOPAL and DOPAC: A Pathway to New Synthetic Neuromelanin Models Melanin-protein-Fe conjugates serving as new synthetic analogues of brain neuromelanin were prepared by oxidative oligomerization of dopamine (DA) and its metabolites, 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl acetaldehyde...

📢 We are thrilled to share the first paper for the journal Bioinorganics and Biocatalysis! 👏
#Bioinorganic #Biocatalysis
#Chemistry
www.sciltp.com/journals/bb/...

A platinated prodrug leveraging PROTAC technology for targeted protein degradation and enhanced antitumor efficacy Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs), which catalytically degrade disease-related proteins, can overcome the limitations of traditional small-molecule inhibitors and thus have revolutionized the f...

👇Read the hot #research by Guangyu Zhu et al. from City University of Hong Kong

🔥A platinated #prodrug leveraging PROTAC technology for targeted protein degradation and enhanced #antitumor efficacy
#Chemsky #Inorganic #bioinorganic #ICF_research #Platinum

doi.org/10.1039/D5QI...

Fascinating work about enzymes activating helicates and turning on function @uobchemistry.bsky.social @uob-bear.bsky.social #bioinorganic #supramolecular

Post-doc Research Fellow Level 1, UCD Chemistry, Temp Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 within UCD School of Chemistry.

Postdoctoral position currently available in my research group (12 mth). Applicants with a background in one or more of MIMs, coordination chemistry, glycoconjugates or metallodrugs especially welcome #glycotime #bioinorganic
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/323570

🚨 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

Call for Nominations: Jonathan L. Sessler Fellowship ACS and the Division of Inorganic Chemistry recognizes an emerging investigator in the field of bioinorganic and medicinal inorganic chemistry. Do you know an early-career faculty making waves in these interdisciplinary fields? Give recognition by submitting a nomination by January 31st, 2025. For more information on the nomination process, please go to the ACS website.

Junior faculty in #bioinorganic and #inorganic #medchem: Check out the Jonathan L. Sessler Fellowship from @acs.org !

Deadline: Friday, January 31.

Details here: www.acs.org/funding/scho...

Hello world!
Bren Lab is now on Bluesky!
We focus on developing new molecules, engineered proteins and systems to catalyze energy & environment relevant reactions, drawing inspiration from Nature's own catalysts.
#chemsky #bioinorganic #UofR

PNAS Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

And the last one on ‘Role of Iron-Sulfur Cluster in the Zinc-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 Helicase.’
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#bioinorganic #metals_in_medicine #metals_in_biology #covid-19 #FeS_cluster

Modification of the 4Fe-4S Cluster Charge Transport Pathway Alters RNA Synthesis by Yeast DNA Primase DNA synthesis during replication begins with the generation of an ∼10-nucleotide primer by DNA primase. Primase contains a redox-active 4Fe-4S cluster in the C-terminal domain of the p58 subunit (p58C...

Another from my postdoc work on [Fe-S] clusters in DNA charge transport and enzymatic signaling.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
#bioinorganic #metals_in_biology
@amerchemsociety.bsky.social @caltechcce.bsky.social

Pyriplatin-Boron-Dipyrromethene Conjugates for Imaging and Mitochondria-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy Monofunctional pyriplatin analogues cis-[Pt(NH3)2(L)Cl](NO3) (1–3) having boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) pendants (L) with 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-8-(4-pyridyl)-4,4′-difluoroboradiazaindacene moieties were...

Finally here on BlueSky! Sharing one of my earlier research works pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/..., a step into understanding mito-targeting Pt-BODIPY in PDT.
Looking forward to engaging with this amazing community!
#ChemSky #bioinorganic #metals_in_medicine