"We fail much more than we ever succeed. We know that. We accept that. We're amazing at dealing with failure. That's what scientists do." - chemist David MacMillan (David MacMillan) on failure at the #NobelPrizeDialogue in Brazil. Watch the full dialogue: bit.ly/3UNzDPa

A typical paper today

研究者じゃない人が沢山、大学の常勤教員に採用される状況になって、非正規雇用の若手研究者たちの怨嗟が渦巻いて、若手たちの士気の低迷を酷く招いた。 国は、今は教員免許のない人を学校に送り込もうとしている。

Excited to present the first paper from the Park group, published today in Science Magazine! We found a user-friendly, mild reaction conditions for exchanging an oxygen in heterocycles with nitrogen groups. Congrats Donghyeon, Jaehyun, and the team! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Honored to receive the Chemist Award BCA 2024 for my research in mechanochemical synthesis! This prestigious award reflects the incredible support of my colleagues and collaborators. I sincerely thank everyone involved in this journey! msd-life-science-foundation.or.jp/symp/bca/bca_l…

Toast to the bimetallic team in our group for our first TM-based chemistry published in J. Am. Chem. Soc. We introduced a new platform for the mimicry of Cu-ZSM-5, highlighting the role of aluminum in hydrogen atom abstraction reactivity! Way to go! doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4…

From dream to reality. A big thank you to Prof. Eichi Nakamura for his seminar about watching molecules move using electron microscopy OIST.

Two papers in nature present new approaches to break down poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) using light-activated catalysts into more recyclable byproducts. go.nature.com/4fDP71z go.nature.com/3Z4N5jM

Revisiting the lab where you did your post doc and meeting your bench mates who're still there

Dinner at seafood restaurant in Singapore at SICC-12! #SICC12 MJ Koh Group Rui Shang Yoonsu Park

A nice day in Singapore at SICC-12

Online now: BINOLates as potent reducing photocatalysts for inert bond activation and reduction of unsaturated systems dlvr.it/TGkRMZ

Did you know that Australia is the largest exporter of iron in the world? They produce over 50% of iron globally! Do we have any followers who study iron chemistry? #Pacifichem2025

Deep‐red Emitting Copper(I) Indenediyltrisphosphine Complexes with Minimized Skeletal Vibrations and Configurational Disorder - Fukuma - Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…

Efficient synthesis of methylated (pi)-extended aza-arenes via iron-catalyzed C-H annulation with 2-butyne. A sustainable alternative to rhodium catalysis for (pi)-conjugated substrates! Rui Shang • onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hl…

The truth is that the scientific process is horribly inefficient and wasteful. But the solution is NOT cutting funds and it’s NOT top down guidance of what should be studied. Instead, we should revolutionize how we publish and improve peer review.

"A GO term analysis? how is this helpful?"

研究に失敗は無いが、研究者には任期がある

Pekka Kallioniemi

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