Nice to see former Cohen laboratory members meeting up in Vietnam! Thanks to Prof. Min Kim for sharing this photo with other former postdocs Prof. Teng-Hao Chen and Prof. Jin Yeong Kim.

Thanks to Profs. Daniel Maspoch, Jorge A. R. Navarro, and Omar M. Yaghi for the wonderful invitation to Granada, Spain to have a vibrant and candid discussion about the future of Reticular Chemistry. Truly enjoyed the meeting and I hope all those headed to EuroMOF2025 have a wonderful time!

Thanks to Prof. Elżbieta Gumienna-Kontecka and all my incredible hosts and colleagues for the XV International Symposium on Inorganic Biochemistry in Wroclaw, Poland. It was a wonderful conference and I truly enjoyed my first visit to Poland.

Risks of ending US science-policy training Training scientists to engage with policy-makers and pursue careers in public service is among the most effective ways to turn research strength into real-world impact. However, in February, the Trump...

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Overdue post on our group summer party! Was great to hang out together in the SoCal sunshine and share some good food and drinks.

Atoco launches Reticular Science Prize The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the science, engineering, computing, and artificial intelligence of modular molecular materials

Exciting new opportunity for those in the field!
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It is with great thanks, pride, and a touch of sadness, we say goodbye to Dr. Minjung Kang. She has been a fantastic postdoc and is headed back to her native Korea to begin a faculty position at Korea National University of Education. We wish her the best of luck in her independent career!

Controlling the Mechanical Response of Polymers via Metal Induced Coordination Conformational Changes Polymers containing edta groups can bind metal ions in an intrachain manner that results in “microrigidification” of the polymer backbone and subsequent changes in mechanical characteristics.

Excited to share our first publication on metal-organic soft materials. Specifically, a new type of metal-binding polymer that shows changes in physical characteristics without extensive polymer crosslinking. Thanks to Dr. Mingshi Zhang for his efforts!
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Great photo of former Cohen laboratory group members gathered in Korea!

Selective hydrosilylation of olefins by a two-dimensional Rh(I) low-valent metal–organic framework Multitopic phosphine ligands combined with Rh(i) or Ir(i) nodes are shown to assemble into low-valent metal–organic frameworks (LVMOFs) with a two-dimensional (2D) topology. The 2D Rh(i) LVMOF exhibit...

Congrats to Dipendu, Maddie, Sam, and Grant on their most recent publication on low-valent MOFs!
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Honored to be named one of the 2025 RSC Centenary Prize Winners. Many thanks to the RSC and my colleagues in the UK for recognizing me with this tremendous honor. #RSCPrizes
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Congrats to Dipendu, Madison, Sam, and Grant on their latest paper from our group on low-valent metal-organic frameworks (LVMOFs).
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Congrats to Dr. Alysia Kohlbrand who had her official graduation and hooding ceremony this weekend!

Congrats to the newly-minted Dr. Conor O'Herin! Two PhD defenses in two weeks. Great job Conor!

Thanks again to the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW) for honoring me with the Hillebrand Prize. It was a wonderful evening and I appreciate some old DC friends that came out to celebrate with me!

We also got a nice new group photo at Alysia's defense!

Congrats to the latest Ph.D. from the Cohen lab, Dr. Alysia Kohlbrand! It was great that Alysia's family could come see her defend and we had a great celebration with some Mongolian Hot Pot!

I am honored and grateful to receive the 2024 Hillebrand Prize from the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW). Thanks to the CSW for this wonderful recognition of our research.
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Thanks to Prof. Stefan Kaskel (TU Dresden) and the Humboldt Foundation for honoring me with a Research Award. I'm honored to part of this exercise in 'scientific diplomacy' and look forward to collaborating with Prof. Kaskel and visiting other colleagues across Europe.

Thanks to Blacksmith Medicines for the honor of disclosing the structure of their first-in-class antibiotic! So proud to be part of the founding team and to see our science translated into real therapeutic solutions.

The Cohen lab had a successful ACS meeting in our own backyard. Lots of good science and good fun.

Congratulations to UC San Diego Chemistry and Biochemistry postdoctoral fellows for hosting an excellent symposium! Thanks to all of the organizers, speakers, poster presenters, attendees, and guest faculty speakers.

We say a heartfelt goodbye to former postdoc and wonderful sabbatical visitor Prof. Min Kim from Chungbuk University (South Korea). Thanks for all of the good science and good times over the last year Min!

Incorporation of low-valent metal ions in metal-organic frameworks and coordination polymers Despite the prevalence of low-valent metal complexes and their critical role in processes such as catalysis, luminescence, etc., the use of low-valent…

Congratulations to Madison Esposito, Dr. Rajashree Newar, and Prof. Min Kim for their recent review article on low-valent metal-organic frameworks (LVMOFs).
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First group outing of the year - dinner and Back to the Future - The Musical! Great Scott!

Congrats to Dr. Hyunyong Kim on his latest work on oligoMOFs from our lab published in Chemical Science!
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Photo collage from our holiday party and secret gift exchange!

Ligand cross-links as a design element in oligo- and polyMOFs Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) constructed using cross-linked oligomeric or polymeric ligands (oligoMOFs and polyMOFs respectively) have so far relied on a handful of canonical structural blueprints,...

Congratulations to Dr. Debobroto Sensharma for his latest work from our laboratory on oligoMOFs published in Chemical Science!
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The research group of Prof. Seth M. Cohen in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at U.C. San Diego has migrated to BlueSky! Here's a recent photo from our group Axe Throwing party!