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Brainstorming annual meeting

05/07/2018
Past Thursday, our research group had the annual meeting at the Pazo de Vista Alegre (Ponte Ulla)

Held on the 3rd of May at Pazo de Vista Alegre (Ponte Ulla, A Coruña), the annual meeting of our research group was a success. This was a one-day meeting in which we shared ideas and proposals for future research. Due to the fruitful discussion and debate, during six relaxed and informal sessions, some new proposals will start to be developed in the next weeks. Thanks to Pazo de Vista Alegre for being such nice hosts!

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Goodbye Noelia Casanova

04/09/2018
Noelia Casanova left the group and she joined the University of Cambridge (UK) with Dr. Robert Phipps. Good luck Noelia!

Noelia Casanova left the group and she joined the University of Cambridge (UK) with Dr. Robert Phipps.
Good luck Noelia!

Nice collaboration with the research group of Liz-Marzán (CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastian) and the former PhD student of our group Jesus Mosquera

03/21/2018
Already on-line our last publication in J. Am. Chem. Soc. This paper comes from a collaborative project with the group of Prof. L. M. Liz-Marzán.

A collaborative research paper, entitled Cellular Uptake of Gold Nanoparticles Triggered by Host–Guest Interactions, leaded by Dr. J. Mosquera (former PhD student in our group) from the group of Prof. L.M. Liz-Marzán at CIC biomaGUNE (San Sebastián, Spain) has been recently accepted in the J. Am. Chem. Soc.

External link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.7b12505

Congratulations to Soraya Learte Aymamí

02/07/2018
Her poster has been awarded as the best poster communication of the joint "16th Iberian peptide meeting" & "4th ChemBio group meeting" conference

The PhD candidate Soraya Learte has been awarded as the best poster communication of the joint "16th Iberian peptide  meeting" & "4th ChemBio group meeting" conference, hold in Barcelona (Spain). Her communication was entitled: "Metal-dependent DNA recognition and cell internalization of designed, basic peptides"

(see also: https://www.facebook.com/ciqususc/photos/a.288703981234335.56860.279536315484435/1372151346222921/?t...)




External link: https://eventum.upf.edu/10279/detail/16th-iberian-peptide-meeting-and-4th-chembio-group-meeting-barcelona.html

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Congratulations to Jesús Mosquera Mosquera and Jéssica Rodríguez Villar

01/29/2018
They have been awarded with the MSCA-IF-2017 fellowship

Jesús Mosquera Mosquera and Jéssica Rodríguez Villar, former PhD students from our research group, have been recently awarded with the prestigious Marie Curie fellowship, for the 2017 call.

External link: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/h2020-msca-if-2017.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/t/H2020-MSCA-IF-2017/1/1/1/default-group&callStatus/t/Forthcoming/1/1/0/default-group&callStatus/t/Open/1/1/0/default-gr

THESIS DEFENSE-Ronald Nelson González

10/11/2017
Last Wednesday, October 11th, the doctoral student Ronald Nelson obtained the máximum qualification for the defense of his Doctoral Thesis.

Last Wednesday, October 11th, the doctoral student Ronald Nelson obtained the máximum qualification for the defense of his Doctoral Thesis entitled: "Cycloadditions of allenodiene systems catalyzed by Gold and Platinum complexes. Application in the total synthesis of Englerin A".

External link: https://www.usc.es/ciqus/es/noticias/phdronaldn

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Highlighted the publication Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 9541-9545 on ChemistryViews.org-[EMID:006247f0970967c2]

08/20/2017
Highlighted the publication Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 9541-9545 on ChemistryViews.org-[EMID:006247f0970967c2]

Highlighted the publication Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 9541-9545 on ChemistryViews.org-[EMID:006247f0970967c2]

External link: http://www.chemistryviews.org/details/ezine/10593553/Iridium-Catalyzed_CH_Functionalization.html?elq_mid=20039&elq_cid=5176526

Congratulations to Jéssica Rodríguez Villar-Her thesis has been finalist of the Reaxys PhD Prize 2017

08/20/2017
Jéssica Rodríguez Villar has been selected among 45 finalists for this prestigious prize, considered the most relevant chemistry award for PhD Student

Jéssica Rodríguez Villar has been selected among 45 finalists for the prestigious  Reaxys PhD Prize 2017, considered the most relevant chemistry award for PhD Student.

External link: https://www.usc.es/ciqus/en/news/jessica-rguez-reaxys