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Read more at: Alex Rafaniello takes over our Twitter account

Alex Rafaniello takes over our Twitter account

Hi, my name is Alex Rafaniello, Curating the @ChemCambridge twitter account on behalf of the Queer in Chemistry Network. University of Cambridge.
Mar 20 2023

Twitter takeover banner. University of Cambridge.

Third year PhD student Alex Rafaniello, a founding member of the Queer in Chemistry Network, took over our Twitter account @ChemCambridge on 16 March 2023.

Read more at: Designer antibodies

Designer antibodies

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Mar 15 2023

Dr Pietro Sormanni (left) and Dr Xing Xu in the lab taken by Nathan Pitt, ©University of Cambridge

Bespoke antibodies designed and tested in the lab are a promising tool to speed up drug design.

Read more at: Where are they now?

Where are they now?

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Mar 8 2023

Dr Victoria Steadman. Sai Life.

Introducing Dr Victoria Steadman and Dr Teagan Stockdale, two alumni from the Paterson group and where they are today.

Read more at: Stephanie Smith receives Pilkington Prize

Stephanie Smith receives Pilkington Prize

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Mar 8 2023

Dr Stephanie Smith, taken by Nathan Pitt ©University of Cambridge

Congratulations to Dr Stephanie Smith who received the Pilkington Prize in recognition of her excellence in teaching.

Read more at: Dr Olga Kennard OBE FRS, 1924-2023

Dr Olga Kennard OBE FRS, 1924-2023

Dr Olga Kennard
Mar 6 2023

Dr Olga Kennard giving opening remarks at the CCDC's CSD 50th celebration

It is with sadness that we announce the death of Dr Olga Kennard, founder of the Cambridge Structural Database and Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre.

Read more at: Black Women in Science Network marks Black History Month

Black Women in Science Network marks Black History Month

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Feb 23 2023

Tomi Akingbade, Black women in science

PhD student Oluwatomi Akingbade founded the Black Women in Science Network when she was an undergraduate at the University of Nottingham in 2018.

Read more at: Coffee and chemistry: global women’s breakfast

Coffee and chemistry: global women’s breakfast

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Feb 22 2023

Global Womens Breakfast Feb 2023 taken by Michael Webb ©University of Cambridge

Postdoctoral researchers hosted poster presentations alongside coffee and pastries to celebrate the IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast on 14 February.

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