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Alessandro Nascimento

@asnascimento.bsky.social
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Associate Professor @ University of Sao Paulo. Structural biologist. Protein crystallographer. Interested in protein-ligand interactions and modeling

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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.science.org/content/arti... Coffee? Yes, please!
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Why scientists should take more coffee breaks
Grad students should make time for casual conversations with peers, this Ph.D. student writes
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Laura Haynes👩‍🔬⚾️🐾💙 @drlaurahaynes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good morning 🌞 I really need coffee ☕️
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Prof. Feynman @proffeynman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There are two rules in life: 1) Never give out all the information.
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Nature @nature.com · 17/09/2026
Primary-school students in sub-Saharan Africa who receive nutritious meals at school stay enrolled for longer and earn more money throughout their lives than those who don’t go.nature.com/4xZtxxs
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Schoolhouse meals serve up an income bump
Modelling shows a link between feeding programmes and higher potential earning in five African nations.
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For structural biologists working on protein/peptide design and AI-guided drug design: Which conferences are you all attending or what conferences do you recommend? Asking for a friend.... #StructuralBiology #DrugDiscovery #AIinStructuralBiology #Bioinformatics
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UofT Department of Chemistry @chemuoft.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Join our faculty! The Department of Chemistry at U of T invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Theoretical Chemistry. To learn more or apply, visit: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Poster for a job ad for a Theoretical Chemistry Professor.
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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Picard management tip: Make it so the crew feel welcome and appreciated. Remember there are other starships they could transfer to.
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Xiaojing Gao @synbiogaolab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Please RT: We're hiring! Computational postdoc for foundation model and sequence-structure-function studies of intrinsic disordered proteins through a consortium and unique large datasets. Ideal candidates have led ML/AI projects in protein design/analysis.
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Kol Tregaskes @koltregaskes.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Evo 2, a genome AI model, has pulled off a first: generatively designing viable virus DNA, according to researchers at Stanford and the Arc Institute.
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
So true.....
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IRB Barcelona @irbbarcelona.org · 18/02/2026
📢 We are #hiring! ▫️Head, Advanced #Genomics Technologies Core Facility ▫️Head, #Histopathology Core Facility ▫️Research Associate on #genAI applied to #DrugDiscovery ▫️ Product Engineer ...& many more!  ➡️ bit.ly/irbjobs #IRBJobs #ScienceJobs #JobOffer #OncoSky #AcademicSky
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University of Toronto Entrepreneurship @entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca · 17/02/2026
Join a keynote conversation on AI’s next big moment in driving health, economic and social good in Canada featuring Christine Allen, Alán Aspuru-Guzik, and Milica Radisic at the Desjardins Speaker Series on March 5. Spots are limited, register now: uoft.me/uteweek2026-... #UofTEntWeek #UofTStartup
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
😮😮😮
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
☕️☕️☕️
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Interesting….
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Thought of the day. From Richard Feynman @proffeynman.bsky.social in “Surely you’re joking, Mr Feynman!”
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
This is something I've been thinking about for a couple of years now. Let's do better science and it doesn't (necessarily) mean publishing tons of papers....
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I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too
If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett.
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Not wrong….
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
This is what acknowledgments are for! PS: the paper is also super cool! Paper: www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
So true….
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
😅😅😅😅 I love this!
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
😅😅😅
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Are quantum computers the next revolution in drug discovery? Please, take some time to read this great paper from my very good friend Mohammad Ghazi Vakili and supervised by the visionary @aspuru.bsky.social ! PS: I loved the cover image!
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Yalda Mohsenzadeh @yaldamohsenzadeh.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
If you are an AI researcher (in academia or industry) outside of Canada and willing to move to Canada, there is a great opportunity: www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl... please get in touch! We would love to hear from people who apply AI in health and neuroscience too!
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
University is only fee free in a small handful of countries. Source: buff.ly/PAuDqrF
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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Picard management tip: If you only play to your strengths you may look competent but ultimately you will stagnate. Play to your weaknesses as well. Improve with practice. There is so much more to learn.
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The Matter Lab @thematterlab.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Now in Science: Cracking quantum chemistry with quantum computers - a new perspective article by Philipp Schleich and @aspuru.bsky.social 🔗 www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.... [1/4]
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Cracking chemistry with quantum simulations
Dynamic characteristics of complex chemical reactions can be accurately modeled by a quantum computer
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Sung Kim @sungkim.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
What coding with an LLM feels like sometimes.
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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Picard management tip: If they know their jobs, leave them alone. If they don't, help them learn.
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Kim Jelfs @jelfschem.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
🚨 Three PDRA posts @imperialchemistry.bsky.social with me + collaborators to transform materials discovery. Focus: 💻 Comp Chem 🤖 AI in Chem 🧠 Neurosymbolic Learning 🗓️ Apply by 11 Nov 2025 🔗 jobs.ac.uk/job/DPB378 (click "Apply" to find individual post details) #chemsky #compchem #chempostdoc
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Research Associate positions in Computational Chemistry, AI in Chemistry, and in Neurosymbolic Learning for Chemistry at Imperial College London
An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate positions in Computational Chemistry, AI in Chemistry, and in Neurosymbolic Learning for Chemistry is available, as advertised on jobs.a...
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The Matter Lab @thematterlab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
New paper out in PNAS Nexus! Molecules aren’t flat — so why should our models be?🧬 Our latest work "Stereochemistry-aware string-based molecular generation,” explores how considering stereochemistry changes the way machine learning models design molecules. Link: doi.org/10.1093/pnas... [1/4]
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Stereochemistry-aware string-based molecular generation
Abstract. This study investigates the impact of incorporating stereochemical information, a crucial aspect of computational drug discovery and materials de
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Frank Noe @franknoe.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Last call - open til Oct 30! Are you excited about #MachineLearning and developing new architectures for Molecular Biology? Joint us for the next chapter of BioEmu at @msftresearch.bsky.social AI for Science - Berlin DE or Cambridge UK. aka.ms/bioemu-ml
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
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Xiaojun Tian @xiaojuntian.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
We’re Hiring Professor (all ranks) in Synthetic Biology and AI-Enabled Biodesign at the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University.📍 Tempe, Arizona Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/175856
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
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Peter Kenny @pwk2024.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Opportunity for computational chemist at Inductive Bio (USA: New York City, San Francisco, or Boston) #CompChem #cheminformatics #ADMET #ChemJobs #chemsky 🧪 www.inductive.bio/careers?ashb...
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We're Hiring | Inductive Bio
Inductive Bio is accelerating small molecule drug discovery with cutting-edge AI and proprietary data. Join our fast-growing team backed by top investors like a16z and Lux.
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Peter Kenny @pwk2024.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Opportunity in computational structural biology at ISTA (Vienna Austria) duration: 5 years with possibility of permanent contract #StructBiol #cryoEM #cryoET #chemsky 🧪 ista.ac.at/en/job/tenur...
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Tenure-based Research Staff Scientist Position in Computational Structural Biology
ISTA (www.ista.ac.at) is seeking a highly skilled Staff Scientist in Computational Structural Biology to support and advance the Institute’s structural biology research through the development and imp...
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Peter Kenny @pwk2024.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Opportunity in computer-aided drug design at Johnson & Johnson (USA: San Diego CA/Spring House PA) ref: R-036349 #CADD #cheminformatics #CompChem #ChemJobs #chemsky 🧪 www.careers.jnj.com/en/jobs/r-03...
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Senior Scientist, Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD) - In Silico Discovery
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments...
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Jason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
The struggle is real #password
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
😂😂😂
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Daniel Dvorkin @danielmedic.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Bioinformaticists need a set of Greek theater masks. 🧪 🧬 🖥️
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Yamuna Krishnan @krishnanyamuna.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
My hero.
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Paula Villar @artevillar.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Imagem na qual está escrito "repasse esta mensagem se você é a favor da isenção de IR até 5.000

Abaixo está escrito "siga @icl e @icl.noticias / @artevillar
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AI x Bio Discovery @aixbiobot.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
SimpleFold: Folding Proteins is Simpler than You Think [new] Folding Proteins is Simpler than You Think ...by using a flow-matching objective and general-purpose transformers, achieving competitive results without complex domain-specific components.
SimpleFold: Folding Proteins is Simpler than You ThinkFigure 1Figure 2Figure 3
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Frank Noe @franknoe.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Postdoc position available in the BioEmu team at @msftresearch.bsky.social AI for Science - Berlin DE or Cambridge UK. Looking for candidates with backgrounds in #MachineLearning #AI Biophysics or Bioinformatics jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/jo...
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Alessandro Nascimento @asnascimento.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
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PHD Comics @phdcomics.com · 18/09/2025
The Plans **My new book is out! 👉GreatBigUniverse.net
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