Lesley-Ann Giddings (PhD '11) is an Assistant Professor Smith College where Giddings Lab bioprospects extreme environments like acid rock drainage for new bioactive compounds and characterizes enzymes involved in siderophore biosynthesis. #BlackInChem #BlackChemistsWeek

And another one!!!... Our data article on the metagenome and metatranscriptome of microbes at the Ely Mine Superfund site: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Two of us from Smith College are on this list! Candice Price Smith College. Many thanks to those who took the time to highlight Black excellence in science.

Check out our latest paper characterizing a broadly specific N-hydroxylase involved in making the iron-chelating drug desferrioxamine B!!! journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

And another one (DJ Khaled voice)! Check out our latest in-depth review on the natural product treasures that can be found in marine fungi...mdpi.com/1660-3397/20/1…

Review: Extremophilic Fungi from Marine Environments: Underexplored Sources of Antitumor, Anti-Infective and Other Biologically Active Agents, by Lesley-Ann Giddings and David J. Newman mdpi.com/1660-3397/20/1… #marinefungi #extremophilic

We just read the ACS Publications Diversity report and we knew the numbers were this bad but it actually hurts to see it in writing. We have to do better. Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day! axial.acs.org/acs-diversity-…

A great research opportunity for Black, Indigenous, and LatinX undergraduates interested in natural products research!!! Please spread the word. Feb/Mar 1st rolling deadline. pharmacognosy.us/asp-summer-res…

The NSF and NIH have now finally admitted to racial bias in grant funding. The question is now––what are these funding agencies going to do about it? osf.io/xb57u/

Can’t stop thinking about glaciers, Ocean Worlds and exotic brines? Same here – come join us @icemicrobes! We are seeking graduate students for funded projects studying the microbial ecology of icy ecosystems UTK Microbiology

Are you interested in performing research in the area of natural products? Are you excited about the use of natural compounds in the treatment and prevention of diseases? For full information see pharmacognosy.us/asp-summer-res…

Natural Products Barbie box set at #ASP2023 ⁦Giddings Lab⁩

The chemistry department at Smith College, the largest women's college in the United States, is hiring a new tenure-track Assistant Professor with research interests at the intersection of biochemistry and physical chemistry. See link for more details: apply.interfolio.com/128620

Congratulations to Dorothy J Phillips, PhD. ACS Fellow, the first African American woman to be elected to serve as president of the 148 year old society. #Chemistry

🚀 Join Our Lab at Smith College as a Postdoctoral Fellow! 🚀 Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of natural product research in extreme environments? We invite you to apply here: lnkd.in/ehj3dbZa #PostdocOpportunity #NaturalProducts #academictwitter

Looking for a 2-year teaching and research postdoc in natural products? Then this opportunity is for you: apply.interfolio.com/164551. (Applications will be reviewed starting Mar 24th)