I am thrilled and deeply honoured that our discovery of #Aetokthonotoxin () has been selected to receive the 2022 AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize. 🎉 A big “Thank you!” to all contributors – together, we really rocked this project! 😀

Remember our discovery of the #cyanotoxin #aetokthonotoxin (), the weapon of the eagle killer? Today we proudly present its total synthesis: . Great collaboration with @bernis_lab.

Most surprising reaction on our discovery of #aetokthonotoxin so far: A former high school teacher wrote an email, asking if I was the Timo who once was in her class – different city, 30 years ago. She read about the eagle story in the media and just wanted to congratulate… 🙈

If you are interested in more details about the #aetokthonotoxin story, and also why there might be an anthropogenic component in #VM occurrence, please read the paper and the extensive Supporting Materials (, OpenAccess) 17/17

We called this novel pentabrominated biindole alkaloid #aetokthonotoxin (#AETX), “poison that kills the eagle”. 14/