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Sean M. McKenna

@seanmckenna.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral researcher in medicinal chemistry at LACDR, Leiden University. Chair for the Young Scientist Network of the EFMC.

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Sean M. McKenna @seanmckenna.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🚀 Launching PROXINAUT: An Automation Platform for Rapid Hit-to-Degrader Discovery Can we go directly from library-based hit discovery to validated ligands, SAR and functional protein degraders within a single automated workflow? 📄 Find out through our preprint on bioRxiv: doi.org/10.64898/202...
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EFMC Young Scientists Network @youngscinet.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
EFMC Young Scientists - Only a week left to apply for Flash Poster Presentations and Poster Presentations, which are possible until June 16, 2026. Join us in Basel later this year! Stay tuned on buff.ly/lxHbb8W
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Leiden Early Drug Discovery & Development (LED3) @led3hub.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
New preprint from our LED3 hub on ChemRxiv! The labs of @sebastianpomplun.bsky.social , @gjpvwesten.bsky.social and Laura Heitman with first author @seanmckenna.bsky.social present COMBINAUT: an automated parallel synthesis platform for rapid access to 22.9M-compounds. chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10....
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
@seanmckenna.bsky.social represented the group of @sebastianpomplun.bsky.social and the @led3hub.bsky.social with an exciting talk at #NWOCHAINS. He talked about using a combination of in silico screening and semi-automated synthesis to accelerate #DrugDiscovery. #ChemSky #ChemBio
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Leiden Early Drug Discovery & Development (LED3) @led3hub.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Amazing talk by @seanmckenna.bsky.social at the #LED3Symposium. He talked about his research on virtual screening (docking, pharmacophore modelling) of large libraries of compounds that can be made combinatorially from in-stock starting materials for rapid hit validation on the example of CCR2.
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Sean M. McKenna @seanmckenna.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Goedemorgen! 🦙
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Sean M. McKenna @seanmckenna.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Beautifully lit mornings in the blossoming Spring. Fringe benefits of being in the #chemistswhorun community! 😄
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Stephan Hacker @stephanhacker2.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Congratulations to the winners of the prizes at #Lunteren from the @led3hub.bsky.social of @leidenscience.bsky.social. Edith van der Nol won one of the talk prizes and @seanmckenna.bsky.social won one of the poster prizes (both from the group of @sebastianpomplun.bsky.social)
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EFMC Young Scientists Network @youngscinet.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
🔎 Introducing our 2nd presenter for the 20th MedChemBioOnline. Are you intrigued or enthusiastic about transforming initial hits into drug-like compounds? Join Isabell Kemker as she discusses the process of Turning Hits into Drug-Like Compounds 📆 March 4 | 16:30 to 18:30 🔗 buff.ly/41dTiv6
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Sean M. McKenna @seanmckenna.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
First time in 2025 where I could finish my morning run in daylight. Beautiful, but cold in NL this morning! ❄️🥶 #chemistswhorun
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Laia Josa-Culleré @laiajosacullere.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I'm excited to take on the role of Secretary of the @youngscinet.bsky.social! I look forward to working together with @seanmckenna.bsky.social, Etienne Donckele, and the rest of the YSN board to continue promoting #medchem and #chembio in Europe and supporting our early career scientists!
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Sean M. McKenna @seanmckenna.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Hugely excited to chair the @youngscinet.bsky.social from 2025. The YSN has become an amazing platform for spotlighting and connecting early career researchers, all thanks to the visionary leadership of @borsarichiara.bsky.social and Kristina Goncharenko.
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EFMC @euromedchem.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
💙 We've officially moved to Bluesky! 💙 While we’ve loved connecting with you on X/Twitter, it's time for a fresh start in a platform that aligns with our values & vision. Join the conversation & stay updated with all things EFMC. Let’s build an inclusive and sustainable community together.
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Sean M. McKenna @seanmckenna.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Sunday morning coffee and papers! Here are three cool #chembio and #medchem papers which were published in the past week: www.linkedin.com/posts/seanmc...
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Sean M. McKenna on LinkedIn: Paper #1: “De novo designed proteins neutralize lethal snake venom toxins”…
Paper #1: “De novo designed proteins neutralize lethal snake venom toxins” was published in Nature by Susana Vazquez Torres et al. with the lab of David Baker…
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Sean M. McKenna @seanmckenna.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Sunday morning coffee and papers! Here are three awesome #ChemBio #MedChem articles which were published this week: www.linkedin.com/posts/seanmc...
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EFMC Young Scientists Network @youngscinet.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
🎉 HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉 As we approach the arrival of 2025, we express our sincere appreciation for your kind support. May the upcoming year bring you happiness, good health, and success!
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Sean M. McKenna @seanmckenna.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Sunday morning coffee and papers, Christmas edition! 🌲🎅🧑‍🔬 Here are three interesting research stories that were published in the #medchem and #chembio space this week: www.linkedin.com/posts/seanmc...
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Sean M. McKenna @seanmckenna.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
And that's a wrap on the year at @unileiden.bsky.social. Lots of fun and festive activities in our awesome faculty over the last few weeks, and now I'm looking forward to some Christmas downtime. Happy holidays to you all! 🎅 🧑‍🔬🌲
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Sean M. McKenna @seanmckenna.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Sunday coffee and papers! Here are three cool papers which were published in the #medchem and #chembio space this week: www.linkedin.com/posts/seanmc...
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Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) @thesgc.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
The Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) is thrilled to join the BlueSky community! Follow us to stay updated on our latest research, collaborations, and efforts to shape the future of drug discovery. #OpenScience #DrugDiscovery #OpenData
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Sean M. McKenna @seanmckenna.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Some excellent follows in the LED3 hub starter pack 👇
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Sean M. McKenna @seanmckenna.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Welcome to Bluesky! I created a starter pack for medicinal chemistry. Please comment/share and let me know if you wish to be added to the starter pack. go.bsky.app/8JRwAao
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