Mustafa O. Guler

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 65 tenure-track positions and 5 teaching-only positions:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #chemsky #chemjobs

Senior Instructional Professor (open rank) - Polymer Science
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Salary Range: Assistant SIP: $110,000 - $120,000; Associate SIP: $120,000 - $130,000; SIP: $130,000 - $175,000 academicjobs.uchicago.edu/positions/16...

The Peptide Craze The Surge in Use of Off-Label and Non-FDA Approved Peptides

There's been a big surge of people getting injections of biologically active peptides without data to support their use or FDA approval (and off-label use). I've written about the status of 15 of them here, along with NAD+.
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Jennifer Doudna is named 2026 Priestley Medalist The award recognizes the biochemist for discoveries on ribozyme function and CRISPR gene editing, and international science leadership

@acs.org is recognizing Jennifer A. Doudna with the Priestley Medal for her discoveries on ribozyme function, the Dicer RNase enzyme, double-stranded RNA processing, and CRISPR gene editing, along with her impactful international science leadership. cen.acs.org/people/award... #chemsky 🧪

About 1 in 6 U.S. teachers work second jobs The share of teachers working second jobs outside the classroom did not change much from before the pandemic.

About 1 in 6 U.S. teachers work second jobs www.pewresearch.org/...

The anti-inflammatory power of semaglutide (Ozempic) seen by its normalization to healthy of a 72 protein signature tied to MASH liver disease
nature.com/articles/s41...

This is figure 2, which shows physiological pathways underlying the association between ultra-processed dietary patterns and obesity.

A Review in Nature Reviews Endocrinology assesses the role of ultra-processed foods in obesity, examining the epidemiological evidence, biological mechanisms and implications for policymakers. go.nature.com/44zGHoO 🍎📃 #medsky 🧪

Activation of the ‘complement system’ helps trigger dangerous sickle-cell-disease outcome Research in mice suggests this system plays a key role in acute chest syndrome and offers a potential therapeutic target

Researchers demonstrate how the complement system—a group of proteins that are part of the innate immune system’s defense against pathogens and contribute to initiating an inflammatory response against injuries and infections— drives acute chest syndrome. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪

By design In the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering’s capstone course, fourth-year students put their skills to the test.

After four years of textbooks and problem sets, molecular engineering students test their skills out on real world engineering problems. They might not be able to solve the problems in two quarters, but what matters is how they approach the challenge. mag.uchicago.edu/science-medi...

Cover of The University of Chicago Magazine. Illustration of two people speaking in front of 57th Street Books

Our Summer/25 issue is here! Discover new materials that defy physics, a Bollywood cover band, superagers, the art of translation, the fight against book bans, and more. mag.uchicago.edu/issue/summer25

By design In the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering’s capstone course, fourth-year students put their skills to the test.

By design: In the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering’s capstone course, fourth-year students put their skills to the test. mag.uchicago.edu/science-medi... @uchicagomag.bsky.social @uchicagopme.bsky.social

Two researchers, one using a tablet and the other taking notes, are discussing their work in a lab. Text overlay advertises the Royal Society of Chemistry's Researcher Development and Travel Grant, offering up to £500.

Could up to £500 help you take the next step?

Our Researcher Development and Travel Grant is open to PhD students and early career researchers. Use it for conferences, training or scientific meetings.

Apply by 28 July: buff.ly/tIEk7Qu #ChemSky

AFT to launch National Academy for AI Instruction with Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic and United Federation of Teachers news.microsoft.com/source/2025/...

What accounts for the increase of early-onset gastrointestinal cancer?
A new review paper goes through the possible causes
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Data-driven modeling of inter-organelle dynamic interactions throughout differentiation with multispectral and label free live imaging With funding from the Allen Distinguished Investigators program, these investigators hypothesize that complex and dynamic patterns of organelle connection and communication are distinctive across diff...

How do organelles change over the course of a stem cell’s life?

ADIs @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social, @assafzaritsky.bsky.social , and @mattersoflight.bsky.social are using ML and cell engineering to explore the #FrontierScience of stem cell differentiation.
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Intestinal pH: a major driver of human gut microbiota composition and metabolism - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology In humans, pH varies across the gastrointestinal tract. This Review provides an overview of gastrointestinal pH and its role in shaping the gut microbiota, highlighting major physiological and dietary...

Intestinal pH: a major driver of human gut microbiota composition and metabolism

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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'TfR1-Binding Peptide Conjugation Facilitates Robust and Specific siRNA Delivery to the Central Nervous System' from Bioconjugate Chemistry is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice.

📖 Read the article: buff.ly/Ang5kDy

Coll-Bio-Nano-Tech

ACS ES&T Water’s curated Collection: "Biotechnological and Nanotechnological Advancements in Water Sustainability" showcases the advancements in water sustainability through cutting-edge biotechnological and nanotechnological innovations.

Read it here: buff.ly/fgW1e0Z

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What’s in sunscreen, and how does it protect your skin from the sun’s rays? UV filters help prevent sunburn and cancer, while other ingredients encourage people to slather sunscreen on their skin

Everybody needs sunscreen, including people with dark skin. And we need a lot. Here is a look at what the ingredients in a sunscreen tube do. cen.acs.org/business/con... #chemsky

The search for long-duration energy storage Companies face hurdles as they develop batteries that can store enough power for days

Lithium-ion batteries became the default technology for storing renewable energy partly because companies were already mass-producing them for electric vehicles. Still, they have proven to be capable workhorses. cen.acs.org/energy/energ...

Life expectancy by county and educational attainment in the USA, 2000–19: an observational analysis Educational disparities in life expectancy are large, widespread, and increasing, both nationally and in most counties throughout the USA. Further research is needed to determine how both more equitab...

Life expectancy by county and educational attainment in the USA, 2000–19: an observational analysis - The Lancet Public Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Mining the CRBN target space redefines rules for molecular glue–induced neosubstrate recognition The CRL4CRBN E3 ubiquitin ligase is the target of molecular glue degrader compounds that reprogram ligase specificity to induce the degradation of clinically relevant neosubstrate proteins. Known cere...

Mining the CRBN target space redefines rules for molecular glue–induced neosubstrate recognition | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Eating more fruits and veggies could help you sleep better New research from UChicago Medicine finds improvements for ‘sleep fragmentation’

Eating more fruits and veggies could help you sleep better | University of Chicago News news.uchicago.edu/story/eating...

Gecko's Toes-Inspired High-Adhesive and Self-Healable Elastomer in Marine Conditions: Humidity-Triggered Crosslinking and Damage Sensing

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Infographic on how the sun affects our skin. The graphic highlights the different ranges of UV light and how it can both cause skin damage and lead to the synthesis of vitamin D. It goes on to highlight how melanin absorbs and dissipates the energy from UV light and how UV light can damage DNA.

With temperatures soaring in Europe right now, here’s a look at how the sun affects our skin in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/biological-c...

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De Novo Design of Integrin α5β1 Modulating Proteins to Enhance Biomaterial Properties NeoNectins are de novo-designed miniproteins that selectively bind and stabilize the extended open form of integrin α5β1. When grafted onto biomaterials including hydrogel and titanium, they promote ...

De Novo Design of Integrin α5β1 Modulating Proteins to Enhance Biomaterial Properties advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Bioinspired capillary force-driven super-adhesive filter - Nature Stable coating of filters with a thin liquid layer enhances adhesion of airborne particulates while maintaining high air permeability, resulting in longer lifetimes and higher efficiency of these filt...

Bioinspired capillary force-driven super-adhesive filter www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A bioinspired and degradable riboflavin-containing polypeptide as a sustainable material for energy storage | PNAS Inspired by Nature, we present a polypeptide-based organic redox-active material constructed from renewable feedstocks, L-glutamic acid (an amino a...

A bioinspired and degradable riboflavin-containing polypeptide as a sustainable material for energy storage | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug

People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/h...

Stem Cell–Derived, Fully Differentiated Islets for Type 1 Diabetes | NEJM Zimislecel is an allogeneic stem cell–derived islet-cell therapy. Data on the safety and efficacy of zimislecel in persons with type 1 diabetes are needed. We conducted a phase 1–2 study of zimisle...

Stem Cell–Derived, Fully Differentiated Islets for Type 1 Diabetes www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....