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Assistant Professor in Computational Chemistry. Dublin City University. Open to collaboration on modulating interesting therapeutically relevant proteins

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if each MS Teams meeting takes 2 minutes to get online (switch Teams organization, 2FA, captcha), and you have 5 meetings with 6 people, with the same routine, just starting the meeting costs 100 euro.

And then you have not tried sharing your screen yet...

08.02.2026 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌟 Applications are now open for the Next Generation of AI Chemists Programme, a funded opportunity for penultimate-year undergraduates from backgrounds under-represented in chemistry.

πŸ“ Imperial London | πŸ“… 6–7 July 2026 (in person)
πŸ‘‰ Apply here: buff.ly/MLfs9Zg

05.02.2026 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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What the Literature is Filling Up With

Welcome, piles of slop filling up the journals with clouds of useless wordy garbage. Case in point:

04.02.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 9
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Cambridge Cheminformatics Meeting The next Cambridge Cheminformatics meeting is on 18 February 2026, 4-5.30pm UK time, Hybrid (at the CCDC on Union Road, Cambridge/via Zoom) More details of the meetings can be found...

Cambridge Cheminformatics Meeting

The next Cambridge Cheminformatics meeting is on 18 February 2026, 4-5.30pm UK time, Hybrid (at the CCDC on Union Road, Cambridge/via Zoom) More details of the meetings can be...

03.02.2026 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Experienced Principal AI Scientist in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences | MΓΆlndal, , Sweden | AstraZeneca Do you have the expertise and passion to harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) for drug development in the pharmaceutical industry? Join AstraZeneca and use your expertise to implement groundbreaking m...

Opportunity for #AI scientist in chemistry & pharmaceutical sciences at AstraZeneca (Gothenburg Sweden) closing: 15-Feb-2026 #cheminfomatics #ML #CompChem #EUChemJobs #ChemJobs #chemsky πŸ§ͺ
astrazeneca.eightfold.ai/careers/job/...

03.02.2026 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iranians are experiencing a collective trauma. Thousands have been killed/injured in recent events, the economy is crippled & the threat of a wider conflict is real. This is especially difficult for those living in Iran, as many have lost (or fear losing) loved ones. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

03.02.2026 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6
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Noel Hawkins, the bartenders' bartender - a tribute Noel Hawkins began working in Mulligan's of Poolbeg Street in Dublin in 1979. During his near half-century behind the bar, he became one of the capital's most well-known and best-loved characters.

Noel Hawkins began working in Mulligan's of Poolbeg Street in Dublin in 1979. During his near half-century behind the bar, he became one of the capital's most well-known and best-loved characters

31.01.2026 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6
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Senior Principal Scientist, CADD 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...

Opportunity in computer-aided #DrugDesign at Johnson & Johnson (Toledo Spain) ref: R-054911 #CADD #CompChem #cheminformatics #EUChemJobs #ChemJobs #chemsky πŸ§ͺ
www.careers.jnj.com/en/jobs/r-05...

30.01.2026 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps we are at the point where universities should be making themselves much less dependent on microsoft.

06.11.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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France to ban officials from US video tools including Zoom, Teams The government wants staff to shun Silicon Valley and shift to its home-grown Visio platform instead.

UK government, I beg you: please please ban me from using Teams

30.01.2026 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5
Screenshot of a figure from a scientific paper showing mouse swimming tracks, shown as tracks in circles, 8 rows, 5 columns displaying different time points and conditions. I have labeled 5 sets with colored boxes.

Screenshot of a figure from a scientific paper showing mouse swimming tracks, shown as tracks in circles, 8 rows, 5 columns displaying different time points and conditions. I have labeled 5 sets with colored boxes.

How many duplicated panels in a scientific paper are still addressable with a correction? How many β€œoopsies” can a research group make before an Expression of Concern or retraction?

This one (anonymized) has 5 duplications in one figure and was corrected. Is that a good outcome?

#ImageForensics

28.01.2026 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm publicising the ChEMBL UGM. There are various community members or organisations that maintain newsletters in the field of cheminformatics, but I'm not aware of them all. Andreas Bender has one, CICAG and CINF have more formal ones; are there others? #cheminformatics #CINF

27.01.2026 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
screenshot of text from an email stating "Hello Dear Researcher, Have any research paper publication"

screenshot of text from an email stating "Hello Dear Researcher, Have any research paper publication"

Dude, where my "Dear Sir, Greetings of the day!" gone?
No courtesy anymore, not even from papermills! πŸ™„

27.01.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Working in a building named after Kathleen. Also still working on improving my handwriting! @dcu-lsi.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social

23.01.2026 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look, it's principled leadership.

22.01.2026 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unless you buy my things I won’t have any money, says man

20.01.2026 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
Aqemia - Application Scientist About the Team The mission of the Molecular Simulations Team is threefold: - Support drug discovery programs by maximising the impact of binding free energy calculations in decision-making. - Build, b...

Opportunity in molecular simulations at Aqemia (London UK/Paris France) #CompChem #cheminformatics #UKChemJobs #EUChemJobs #ChemJobs #chemsky πŸ§ͺ
jobs.lever.co/aqemia.com/2...

21.01.2026 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Be READY LOGO

Be READY LOGO

The EU Partnership for Pandemic Preparedness (BE READY), co-funded by the European Commission @ec.europa.eu under Horizon Europe, is now open for applications. €16.4m is available to support pandemic preparedness research. For more information, visit: www.researchireland.ie/funding/be-r...

20.01.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Senior Scientist (Chemistry), Chemical Development | Blanchardstown Road North, Dublin, Ireland | AstraZeneca - BSc/PhD level education in a relevant discipline and experience working within a Research & Development or Manufacturing environment, within the pharmaceutical industry. - Technical expertise and un...

Opportunity in chemical development at AstraZeneca (Dublin Ireland) closing: 27-Jan-2026 #SynChem #EUChemJobs #ChemJobs #chemsky πŸ§ͺ
astrazeneca.eightfold.ai/careers/job/...

19.01.2026 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now hiring: Tenure-track faculty (Asst/Assoc/Full) in Computational & Experimental Protein Design at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia PA Β  Join the Cancer Signaling & Microenvironment Pro... Now hiring: Tenure-track faculty (Asst/Assoc/Full) in Computational & Experimental Protein Design at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia PA Β  Join the Cancer Signaling & Microenvironment Program at ...

The Cancer Signaling & Microenvironment Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center is looking for tenure track faculty (assist./assoc./full) in computational & experimental protein design. CV & 3-page research statement by Feb 15.

More info here:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Questions: DM/Email me.

19.01.2026 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
The ranking of the top 21 countries. You can find the numbers in the link

The ranking of the top 21 countries. You can find the numbers in the link

Ranking of MEPs by country and EU group still on X

https://leavex.eu/posts/ranking-of-meps-still-on-x/

Many MEPs still rely on X for public communication despite its moderation failures, disinformation risks, and instability. We compiled a dataset of all […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]

16.01.2026 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indonesia. What the hell is everybody else waiting for?!

10.01.2026 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!

09.01.2026 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 21837    πŸ” 6421    πŸ’¬ 406    πŸ“Œ 1193

What I should have added in this piece is that even if all of this stopped right now, that doesn't pardon any past offences already committed. Criminal prohibitions of sexual abuse and expolitation are partly aimed at deterrence - and this only works if they are enforced.

09.01.2026 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 458    πŸ” 177    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
AI Computational Chemist - Senior Scientist | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom | AstraZeneca You will: Own AI-driven molecular design strategies: Lead the application of generative and predictive AI - including our in-house REINVENT platform - to propose, optimize, and prioritize compounds fo...

Opportunity for #AI computational chemist at AstraZeneca (Cambridge UK) closing: 25-Jan-2026 #CompChem #cheminformatics #ML #UKChemJobs #ChemJobs #chemsky πŸ§ͺ
astrazeneca.eightfold.ai/careers/job/...

08.01.2026 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Join the team!

05.01.2026 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Week In Cheminformatics: Issue #002 First week's readings, Big W for OpenFE, Andrew Dalke and RNA Structure Prediction

This Week In Cheminformatics, we look into massive validation study from Open Free Energy, Andrew Dalke’s clever method for preserving count magnitudes in binary fingerprints and results of Stanford Kaggle competition for RNA structure prediction.

thisweekincheminformatics.substack.com/p/two

04.01.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our university still has accounts on this website and they shouldn't. @ucc.ie @joh2024.bsky.social

03.01.2026 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

A real news outlet publishing the phrase "Grok apologized" should result in like a week-long timeout. Think about what you've done.

02.01.2026 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 8590    πŸ” 1240    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 46
A grey squirrel and a red squirrel both eating sunflower seeds in the snow. The former is  3-4x the size of the latter.

A grey squirrel and a red squirrel both eating sunflower seeds in the snow. The former is 3-4x the size of the latter.

Grey squirrel vs. red squirrel size comparison, during a rare moment of harmony.

27.12.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@fayned is following 20 prominent accounts