Kara Bren
@karabren.bsky.social
Chemistry Professor, University of Rochester, USA. Proud PI of @BrenLab.bsky.social
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Now official: we’re looking for postdocs for 2026 and beyond. If you want to use your synbio skills and the growing Microbe-Mineral Atlas to build cutting-edge biomining technologies read more below:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
And apply here:
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30906
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
And apply here:
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30906
Cornell University, BEE/CALS
Job #AJO30906, WDR-00055535 Postdoctoral Associate Sustainable Energy and Synthetic Biology, BEE/CALS, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
academicjobsonline.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Now official: we’re looking for postdocs for 2026 and beyond. If you want to use your synbio skills and the growing Microbe-Mineral Atlas to build cutting-edge biomining technologies read more below:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
And apply here:
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30906
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
And apply here:
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30906
Reposted by Kara Bren
Happy to share our recent publication presenting methods for photocatalytic hydrogen and carbon dioxide reduction using biomolecular catalysts! Check it out by following this link! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Evaluation of biocatalysts for artificial photosynthesis
Catalyzing the light-driven reduction of carbon dioxide and/or protons is an important approach to storing light energy in the form of chemical fuels …
www.sciencedirect.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Happy to share our recent publication presenting methods for photocatalytic hydrogen and carbon dioxide reduction using biomolecular catalysts! Check it out by following this link! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Kara Bren
Proud of Maria Fernanda Lizarazo for earning a DAAD Scholarship and spending the summer doing research in Germany 🇩🇪 Welcome back to Bren Lab! ✨
October 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Proud of Maria Fernanda Lizarazo for earning a DAAD Scholarship and spending the summer doing research in Germany 🇩🇪 Welcome back to Bren Lab! ✨
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Congrats @kayekuphal.bsky.social on an exciting collaboration with the @matsonlab.bsky.social, exploring some really cool cluster chemistry with electrocatalysis! 👏🎉
Check out their latest work here!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Check out their latest work here!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Proton Reduction with a Cobalt-Doped Thiomolybdate Cluster: A Structural and Functional Model of Co-Doped MoS2
A heterometallic thiomolybdate cluster, Cp*3CoMo2S4 (Cp* = 1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadienide) has been synthesized and identified as a molecular electrocatalyst for proton reduction in dimethylformamide. Compared with its homometallic congener (Cp*3Mo3S4), cobalt incorporation improves activity by lowering the overpotential for proton reduction, consistent with the contrasting catalytic performance of MoS2 and its Co-doped derivative. Isolation of the reduced form of Cp*3CoMo2S4 and subsequent reactivity studies provide insight into the reaction pathway. These findings establish Cp*3CoMo2S4 as a molecular model for extended sulfide materials.
pubs.acs.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Congrats @kayekuphal.bsky.social on an exciting collaboration with the @matsonlab.bsky.social, exploring some really cool cluster chemistry with electrocatalysis! 👏🎉
Check out their latest work here!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Check out their latest work here!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Reposted by Kara Bren
Cheering on Hafsa Irfan for her summer internship at Biogen, North Carolina, where she contributed to drug development and analysis. Way to go Hafsa!! 👏👩🔬
October 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Cheering on Hafsa Irfan for her summer internship at Biogen, North Carolina, where she contributed to drug development and analysis. Way to go Hafsa!! 👏👩🔬
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Shout-out to @karishma11.bsky.social for being awarded the Samuel A. and Ellen F. Lattimore Department Fellowship this year!! Huge congrats!! ✨🙌
October 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Shout-out to @karishma11.bsky.social for being awarded the Samuel A. and Ellen F. Lattimore Department Fellowship this year!! Huge congrats!! ✨🙌
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Kudos to Alana Huynh for receiving the Robert and Marian Flaherty DeRight Department Fellowship this year!! Well done!!🥂👏
October 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Kudos to Alana Huynh for receiving the Robert and Marian Flaherty DeRight Department Fellowship this year!! Well done!!🥂👏
Congratulations Ellen! @matsonlab.bsky.social
Congratulations to Prof. Ellen Matson, winner of the 2025 Inorganic Chemistry Lectureship Award presented at #ACSFall2025. Prof. Matson is recognized for demonstrating creativity and impact in leading research.
Check out other exciting ACS Publications events at ACS Fall 2025: buff.ly/xfgKzh5
Check out other exciting ACS Publications events at ACS Fall 2025: buff.ly/xfgKzh5
August 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Congratulations Ellen! @matsonlab.bsky.social
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My quote of the day
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
Haile Selassie
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
Haile Selassie
August 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
My quote of the day
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
Haile Selassie
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
Haile Selassie
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The International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (ICBIC) is taking place in Long Beach, CA from July 28 - Aug 1! There is still time to register and submit an abstract! www.icbic21.org
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...
www.icbic21.org
June 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry (ICBIC) is taking place in Long Beach, CA from July 28 - Aug 1! There is still time to register and submit an abstract! www.icbic21.org
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My quote of the day
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
Colin Powell
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
Colin Powell
June 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
My quote of the day
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
Colin Powell
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
Colin Powell
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End of Quals season celebration in the Bren Lab!
Alana and Karishma passed their 2nd year oral exam!!!🎉
Alana and Karishma passed their 2nd year oral exam!!!🎉
May 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
End of Quals season celebration in the Bren Lab!
Alana and Karishma passed their 2nd year oral exam!!!🎉
Alana and Karishma passed their 2nd year oral exam!!!🎉
We are very happy to welcome Prof. Tom Driver to the @urochester.bsky.social chemistry faculty starting July 1 2025! He will be bringing his expertise in synthetic methodology and drug development while enhancing our high-throughput experimentation capabilities. www.sas.rochester.edu/chm/people/f...
University of Rochester (@urochester.bsky.social)
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A University of thinkers, makers, researchers, performers, healers—pushing boundaries to Make the World #EverBetter
About Us: https://www.roch...
urochester.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
We are very happy to welcome Prof. Tom Driver to the @urochester.bsky.social chemistry faculty starting July 1 2025! He will be bringing his expertise in synthetic methodology and drug development while enhancing our high-throughput experimentation capabilities. www.sas.rochester.edu/chm/people/f...
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This #ChemSciHOT article from Ellen Matson looks at how the location of a dopant dictates the proton–coupled electron transfer mechanism in vanadium-substituted polyoxotungstates and it's also part of our 15th anniversary community collection! Read the full paper online now: doi.org/10.1039/D4SC...
May 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This #ChemSciHOT article from Ellen Matson looks at how the location of a dopant dictates the proton–coupled electron transfer mechanism in vanadium-substituted polyoxotungstates and it's also part of our 15th anniversary community collection! Read the full paper online now: doi.org/10.1039/D4SC...
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"One concept that creates misunderstanding is 'scientific consensus.' It’s time to stop using this shorthand and make clear what it really means," argues @holdenthorp.bsky.social in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/4jH2WxK
April 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"One concept that creates misunderstanding is 'scientific consensus.' It’s time to stop using this shorthand and make clear what it really means," argues @holdenthorp.bsky.social in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/4jH2WxK
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Scientists – interested in ways to share your work to non-scientists and decision makers? Please join this webinar on Tues Mar 25 3PM ET from @asbmb.bsky.social, where I'll be joined by @amyjhawkins.bsky.social (U Utah) and Sean Gallagher (AAAS). Register at www.asbmb.org/meetings-eve...
Communicating science for advocacy
March 25, 2025 | 3 p.m. Eastern
www.asbmb.org
March 25, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Scientists – interested in ways to share your work to non-scientists and decision makers? Please join this webinar on Tues Mar 25 3PM ET from @asbmb.bsky.social, where I'll be joined by @amyjhawkins.bsky.social (U Utah) and Sean Gallagher (AAAS). Register at www.asbmb.org/meetings-eve...
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Why AI won’t replace scientists capable of making disruptive conceptual breakthroughs - they pose questions that challenge, rather than align with, the training data set
thomwolf.io/blog/scienti...
thomwolf.io/blog/scienti...
🔭 The Einstein AI model
I shared a controversial take the other day at an event and I decided to write it down in a longer format: I’m afraid AI won't give us a compressed 21st century.
thomwolf.io
March 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Why AI won’t replace scientists capable of making disruptive conceptual breakthroughs - they pose questions that challenge, rather than align with, the training data set
thomwolf.io/blog/scienti...
thomwolf.io/blog/scienti...
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Take a look at another article by members of the #ChemSky community:
'Amphiphilic, phosphonic acid-capped cadmium selenide quantum dots sensitize a thiomolybdate catalyst for hydrogen production'
@karabren.bsky.social, @brenlab.bsky.social, @matsonlab.bsky.social
'Amphiphilic, phosphonic acid-capped cadmium selenide quantum dots sensitize a thiomolybdate catalyst for hydrogen production'
@karabren.bsky.social, @brenlab.bsky.social, @matsonlab.bsky.social
Amphiphilic, phosphonic acid-capped cadmium selenide quantum dots sensitize a thiomolybdate catalyst for hydrogen production
Combining a molecular thiomolybdate cluster, [Mo3S13]2−, with cadmium selenide quantum dots capped with tetraethyleneglycol monomethyl ether phosphonate (TEGPA) ligands results in a highly active…
buff.ly
March 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Take a look at another article by members of the #ChemSky community:
'Amphiphilic, phosphonic acid-capped cadmium selenide quantum dots sensitize a thiomolybdate catalyst for hydrogen production'
@karabren.bsky.social, @brenlab.bsky.social, @matsonlab.bsky.social
'Amphiphilic, phosphonic acid-capped cadmium selenide quantum dots sensitize a thiomolybdate catalyst for hydrogen production'
@karabren.bsky.social, @brenlab.bsky.social, @matsonlab.bsky.social
I'm pleased to share our latest paper with our wonderful collaborators in the Lombardi lab on a biocatalyst for selective CO2 reduction: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Electrocatalytic CO2 reduction by a cobalt porphyrin mini-enzyme
Cobalt-mimochrome VI*a (CoMC6*a), a cobalt synthetic mini-enzyme with a cobalt porphyrin active site, is developed as a biomolecular catalyst for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction in water. The catalytic...
pubs.rsc.org
February 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I'm pleased to share our latest paper with our wonderful collaborators in the Lombardi lab on a biocatalyst for selective CO2 reduction: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
