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The Virtual ChemBioTalks are a series of free annual events in the field of #ChemBio. Homepage: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/scienc…

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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The 6th Virtual #ChemBioTalks were a great success! We had almost 400 participants from 62 countries attending. Already mark your calendars for the 7th Virtual #ChemBioTalks on September 28th, 2027, with keynotes Alanna Schepartz and Shankar Balasubramanian. (1/6)
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thank you to everyone, who attended today's 6th Virtual @chembiotalks.bsky.social, and, of course, especially to all of our amazing speakers and session chairs. Already mark your calendars for next year!
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
After today's very successful 6th Virtual #ChemBioTalks with more than 250 attendees, we already look ahead. Block your calendars for the 7th Virtual #ChemBioTalks on September 28th, 2027. We are very happy to have keynotes by Alanna Schepartz and Shankar Balasubramanian. #ChemBio #ChemSky #Science
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How can enzymes be used for novel chemical transformations? Michelle Chang (@mchanggroup.bsky.social) gave an inspiring keynote lecture at the @chembiotalks.bsky.social including exciting insights into CH-activation reactions. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ChemBioTalks #ChemBio #ChemSky #Science
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Expanding chemistry through in vitro and in vivo biocatalysis - Nature
This Review considers developments in enzymes, biosynthetic pathways and cellular engineering that enable their use in catalysis for new chemistry and beyond.
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The 6th Virtual #ChemBioTalks come to an end with an inspiring keynote lecture by Michelle Chang (@mchanggroup.bsky.social). She talked about her group's amazing work on using enzymes for synthetic chemistry: "Discovery and engineering of new enzymes for biocatalysis". #ChemBio #ChemSky #Science
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fascinating chemistry is needed to make the best fluorophores for single molecule imaging. At the @chembiotalks.bsky.social, Luke Lavis (@rhodamine110.bsky.social) talked about his group's exciting contributions to this field. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ChemBioTalks #ChemBio #ChemSky #Science
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A series of spontaneously blinking dyes for super-resolution microscopy - Nature Methods
A series of spontaneously blinking dyes in the far-red range facilitate single-molecule localization microscopy. These dyes vary in their blinking properties and can be matched to the applications and...
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great talk by Luke Lavis (@rhodamine110.bsky.social) at the 6th Virtual #ChemBioTalks. He talked about the fascinating chemistry behind chemical fluorophores: "Illuminating biological processes using chemistry". #ChemBio #ChemSky #AnywhereChem #Science CC: @chemistryeurope.bsky.social
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great talk by Tomáš Pluskal (@pluskal-lab.org) at the #ChemBioTalks. He presented #omics, #bioinformatic and #MachineLearning methods to predict the function of enzymes on the example of terpene synthases. link.springer.com/article/10.1... www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #ChemBio #ChemSky #Science
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MARTS-DB: a database of mechanisms and reactions of terpene synthases - BMC Bioinformatics
Background Terpene synthases (TPSs) are enzymes that catalyze some of the most complex reactions in nature—the cyclizations of terpenes, which form the carbon backbones to the largest group of natural...
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Interesting talk by Tomáš Pluskal (@pluskal-lab.org) at the 6th Virtual #ChemBioTalks. He gave exciting insights into plant natural products and the enzymes that make them: "Decoding the chemical universe of plants" #ChemBio #ChemSky #AnywhereChem #Science
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Flash Talks were again an absolute highlight of the Virtual #ChemBioTalks. We heard three exciting talks on DNA nanodevices, protein labeling and degraders for bacterial proteins. Congratulations again to all speakers for winning our Abstract Challenge. #ChemBio #ChemSky #AnywhereChem #Science
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Interesting Flash Talk at the 6th Virtual @chembiotalks.bsky.social by Yutong Zhang @zyt0329.bsky.social. She talked about using #DNA nanodevices to study the pH around lysosomes in living cells. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ChemBioTalks #ChemBio #ChemSky #Science
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DNA nanodevices detect an acidic nanolayer on the lysosomal surface - Nature Cell Biology
Tan and colleagues develop DNA nanodevices to detect the pH of the lysosomal outer surface, observing an acidic layer generated by TMEM175 that regulates lysosome positioning in response to changes in...
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Interesting Flash Talk by @wahyuwidodo.bsky.social at the 6th Virtual @chembiotalks.bsky.social. He tagged about the enzymatic tagging of proteins using the ADD technology based on the flavin transferase ApbE. pubs.acs.org/bcches/artic... #ChemBioTalks #ChemBio #ChemSky #Science #Protein
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One-Pot Enzymatic ADDing of Click Chemistry Handles for Protein Immobilization and Bioconjugation of Small and Biomolecules
Abstract. Site-specifically attaching biorthogonal handles to proteins is an essential tool for chemical biology research and diverse applications, includi
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Interesting Flash Talk by Lars Stevens-Cullinane at the 6th Virtual @chembiotalks.bsky.social. He presented a metal-dependent degrader strategy to address metallo-β-lactamases in Gram-negative bacteria. pubs.acs.org/jacsat/artic... #ChemBioTalks #ChemBio #ChemSky #Science
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Light-Activated Metal-Dependent Protein Degradation: A Heterobifunctional Ruthenium(II) Photosensitizer Targeting New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase 1
Abstract. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat, yet, despite this, antibiotic drug discovery has stagnated. Most compounds entering the
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Amazing talk by @ninahartrampf.bsky.social at the @chembiotalks.bsky.social. She talked about the power of #FlowChemistry for the synthesis of peptides and proteins on the example of the challenging synthesis of #Myc with various PTMs. pubs.rsc.org/sc/article/1... #ChemBioTalks #ChemBio #Science
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We are very happy that @ninahartrampf.bsky.social (@hartrampf-lab.bsky.social) gave an exciting talk at the 6th Virtual #ChemBioTalks: "Deciphering Phosphorylation-Dependent MYC Interactions with Chemical Protein Synthesis" #ChemBio #ChemSky #AnywhereChem #Science
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great talk by @gassergroup.bsky.social at the @chembiotalks.bsky.social. Metal complexes for the generation of antibody-drug conjugates that can release CO upon light irradiation for various biological applications. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #ChemBioTalks #ChemBio #ChemSky #Science
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A Cathepsin B‐Triggered CO‐Releasing Molecule with a Non‐Toxic Metal Core for Targeted Tumor Delivery
An iron-based, enzyme-triggered CO-releasing molecule (ET-CORM) is site-specifically conjugated to the antibody trastuzumab. This novel ET-CORM-antibody conjugate releases carbon monoxide upon cleava...
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great talk by Gilles Gasser (@gassergroup.bsky.social) at the 6th Virtual #ChemBioTalks. He gave an insightful talk on "Metal Complexes for Medicinal Applications". #ChemBio #ChemSky #AnywhereChem #Science #Metal CC: @chemistryeurope.bsky.social
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great talk by Hui Ye at the @chembiotalks.bsky.social! She talked about the exciting projects of her group using her TRAP platform for the chemoproteomic profiling of ligand-protein interactions using reductive dimethylation. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ChemBioTalks #ChemBio #ChemSky #Science
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Chemoproteomic mapping of the glycolytic targetome in cancer cells - Nature Chemical Biology
A chemoproteomic approach is developed that examines changes in ligand binding-induced accessibility by globally labeling reactive proteinaceous lysines, revealing the cellular targets of glycolytic i...
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The second talk of the 6th Virtual #ChemBioTalks was given by Hui Ye. She gave an insightful talk on "Chemoproteomics maps binding targets for bioactive ligands". www.nature.com/articles/s41... #ChemBio #ChemSky #AnywhereChem #Science
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great keynote lecture by @dirktrauner.bsky.social to start the @chembiotalks.bsky.social. He talked about the power of light-switchable molecules to control ion channels with important applications in restoring vision. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #ChemBioTalks #ChemBio #ChemSky #Science
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Optical Control of the Glucocorticoid Receptor Activity With a Photoswitchable Agonist
A photoswitchable glucocorticoid receptor agonist enables optical control of receptor activity, achieving picomolar potency and partial agonism that preferentially maintains anti-inflammatory signali...
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Virtual ChemBioTalks get on the way with a great keynote lecture by @dirktrauner.bsky.social. He gave an insightful talk on "Designing Molecules to Restore Human Vision and Alleviate Pain" #ChemBioTalks #ChemBio #ChemSky #AnywhereChem #Science
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tomorrow, we will have the 6th Virtual ChemBioTalks with an amazing line-up of speakers. We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to this event! There is still a chance to register for free: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag... #ChemSky #ChemBio #Science #AnywhereChem Chemistry Europe
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Max Fürst @maxfus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Join to find out more about our ADD-tagging platform plus a preview on our soon-to-be preprinted follow up presented by my PhD student @wahyuwidodo.bsky.social
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Are you excited about cutting-edge Chemical Biology? Next week on September 29th, the 6th Virtual ChemBioTalks will happen with an exciting program of world-leading scientists! You can still register for free: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag... (1/4)
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Due to force majeure we have a change in our speaker program. We are very thankful that @dirktrauner.bsky.social agreed to give a keynote lecture on "Designing Molecules to Restore Human Vision and Alleviate Pain". If you have not registered yet, do so for free: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag1AUcW3n...
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The third winner of our Abstract Challenge is Wahyu Widodo (Wahyu Widodo @wahyuwidodo.bsky.social). He will present a Flash Talk: "ADD-Tagging: A Versatile Platform for Site-Selective Protein Functionalization" Registering for free: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag... #ChemBio #Chemistry #Science
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The second winner of our Abstract Challenge is Lars Stevens-Cullinane. He will present a Flash Talk: "Light-Activated Metal-Dependent Protein Degradation: A Novel Approach to Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance" Registering for free: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag... #ChemBio #ChemSky #Science
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The first winner of our Abstract Challenge is Yutong Zhang (Yutong Zhang). She will present a Flash Talk: "DNA nanodevices detect an acidic nanolayer on the lysosomal surface" Make sure to not miss it by registering for free: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag... #ChemBio #ChemSky #Science
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Congratulations to the three winners of the @chembiotalks.bsky.social abstract challenge! Join their Talks: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag1AUcW3n... Thank you also to all the many other participants for making our job of selecting the best abstracts very, very hard. #ChemBio #ChemSky #Award #Congratulations
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Yutong Zhang @zyt0329.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Join us!
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Huge Congratulations to the three winners of our abstract challenge: Yutong Zhang @zyt0329.bsky.social Lars Stevens-Cullinane Wahyu Widodo @wahyuwidodo.bsky.social Register for the 6th Virtual ChemBioTalks to hear their talks: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag1AUcW3n... (1/2)
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Want to learn more about the latest exciting research in Chemical Biology? Make sure to register for free for the 6th Virtual @chembiotalks.bsky.social on September 29th. We have an amazing program of speakers waiting for you! events.zoom.us/ev/Ag1AUcW3n... #ChemBio #ChemSky #Symposium
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We are very excited that we have a program with seven world-leading scientists for the 6th Virtual ChemBioTalks on September 29th. Make sure to register for free: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag... (1/2) #ChemBio #ChemSky Chemistry Europe
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Thorn-Seshold Lab @thornsesholdlab.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
& in case you don't already follow the one and only @stephanhacker2.bsky.social who built this series and continues to organise it every year, you should. Thanks so much Stephan for your service to the #ChemBio community!
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Joint Division of Chemical Biology | GDCh DPhG GBM DECHEMA @gfg-chembio.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Registration is now open for the excellent Virtual ChemBio Talks, held free online on 29th September, link below. Check in for @rhodamine110.bsky.social , @ninahartrampf.bsky.social , and many more. Thanks to @stephanhacker2.bsky.social and all the organisers! events.zoom.us/ev/Ag1AUcW3n...
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Thorn-Seshold Lab @thornsesholdlab.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Get your online ChemBio fix in September - thanks to the Leiden crowd for organising, now the 6th edition!
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The final keynote lecture of the 6th Virtual ChemBioTalks will be given by Michelle Chang (@mchanggroup.bsky.social). She will talk about: "Discovery and engineering of new enzymes for biocatalysis" Register for free: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag... #ChemBio #Chemsky Chemistry Europe
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The sixth talk of the 6th Virtual ChemBioTalks will be given by Luke Lavis (Luke Lavis). He will talk about: "Illuminating biological processes using chemistry" Register for free: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag... #ChemBio #ChemSky Chemistry Europe
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The fifth talk of the 6th Virtual ChemBioTalks will be given by Tomas Pluskal (Tomáš Pluskal). He will talk about: "Decoding the chemical universe of plants" Register for free: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag... #ChemBio #ChemSky Chemistry Europe
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The fourth talk of the 6th Virtual ChemBioTalks will be given by Nina Hartrampf (Hartrampf Lab). She will talk about: "Deciphering Phosphorylation-Dependent MYC Interactions with Chemical Protein Synthesis" Register for free: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag... #ChemBio #ChemSky
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The third talk of the 6th Virtual ChemBioTalks will be given by Gilles Gasser (Gasser Group). He will talk about: "Metal Complexes for Medicinal Applications" Register for free: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag... #ChemBio #ChemSky Chemistry Europe
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scienceartnews.bsky.social @scienceartnews.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
#Agenda 6th Virtual ChemBioTalks 29th September 2026 12:00 - 18:00 (CEST) The keynotes @supertifurgalab.bsky.social & Michelle Chang. Registration: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag1AUcW3n... Via @chembiotalks.bsky.social
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On 29th September 2026
12:00 - 18:00 (CEST)
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Very much looking forward to hearing about the exciting work of Hui Ye at the 6th Virtual @chembiotalks.bsky.social on September 29th. Register now for free, if you do not want to miss it: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag1AUcW3n... (1/2)
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The second talk of the 6th Virtual ChemBioTalks will be given by Hui (Vivian) Ye. She will talk about: "Chemoproteomics maps binding targets for bioactive ligands" Register for free: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag... #ChemBio #ChemSky Chemistry Europe
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The first keynote lecture of the 6th Virtual ChemBioTalks will be given by Giulio Superti-Furga (Superti-Furga Lab). He will talk about: "Modulating disease by targeting membrane transporters" Register for free: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag... #ChemBio #ChemSky Chemistry Europe
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We are very happy to announce that the Virtual ChemBioTalks are now also supported by ChemBioEurope, an informal network of European chemical biologists. We are looking forward to working with them and making our events even more broadly known in the #ChemBio community. x.com/ChemBioEurope
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
You can now register for free to attend the 6th Virtual @chembiotalks.bsky.social! We are looking forward to an exciting day of science with many world-leading scientists in the field of #ChemBio.
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Virtual ChemBioTalks @chembiotalks.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Registration is now open for the 6th Virtual ChemBioTalks on September 29th from 12:00 to 18:00 CEST. We have an amazing program for you highlighted by our keynotes @supertifurgalab.bsky.social and Michelle Chang. Make sure to register to not miss it: events.zoom.us/ev/Ag1AUcW3n...
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
You have a few more days to submit your abstract for the 6th Virtual @chembiotalks.bsky.social Abstract Challenge! #ChemSky #ChemBio #PhD #postdoc
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