Darren Fayne

Assist Prof Federico Cerrone

Precision fermentation helping to provide foods of the future - an excellent 'Research Lives' Q&A with Assist Prof Federico Cerrone, Assistant Professor in Bioprocess Engineering at DCU. Read in the @irishtimes.com: launch.dcu.ie/4b6LbGT

I have now written up the issues with this study.

Turns out it's even worse than I initially thought!

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"For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen."

"Such curiosity-driven basic science would yield essential but unpredictable benefits at unknowable points downstream, he argued, and was an essential prerequisite for solving social problems."

Grammarly turned me into an AI editor against my will and I hate it The company tells Platformer it will let experts opt out of the controversial feature — but how different is it than what every other AI company is doing?

"Grammarly (..) told me that in response to criticisms, it will allow experts to opt out of the feature by emailing expertoptout@superhuman.com." 🧐🤔🤔

Shouldn't it ask experts if they want to opt IN in and also *consider* paying them for their work/credentials?

www.platformer.news/grammarly-ex...

Python!! 😡

EPSRC DTP - Automated mechanistic studies in catalysis with quantum chemistry and machine learning at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - EPSRC DTP - Automated mechanistic studies in catalysis with quantum chemistry and machine learning at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

PhD opening in Trujillo Group @manchester.ac.uk
Fully funded EPSRC DTP on automated mechanistic studies in catalysis!
Collab Dr Alegre-Requena (Zaragoza).
July/Oct 2026 start.

Details/apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

#phd #catalysis #compchem #ml

a south park cartoon shows a box that says hang on a second Alt: a south park cartoon shows a box that says hang on a second

I had a very weird reviewer comments on our last review paper. They asked for more data for one experiment… but it’s a review paper, we didn’t do any new experimental work….

Publisher demands $500 from impersonated author to retract paper Last year, we wrote about a Walsh Medical Media journal that refused to withdraw an author’s paper unless he paid a fee — even though he didn’t write or submit the article. For one reader, some details of that story were familiar. Laertis Ikonomou, an associate professor at the University of Buffalo in New York, … Continue reading Publisher demands $500 from impersonated author to retract paper

Lol. This is academic publishing taken to its logical end.

https://retractionwatch.com/2026/03/05/publisher-demands-500-from-impersonated-author-to-retract-paper/

PDB Reaches a New Milestone The PDB now contains more than 250,000 entries

PDB Reaches a New Milestone: more than 250,000 entries

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

Computational Chemistry can be very noisy 😅😬

Teaching today at @ua.es about #DFT calculations of weakly bound systems, using @orca-qc-official.bsky.social and @avogadro.cc

#compchem #theochem #quantumchem

Here's a striking visual illusion - the 9 purple dots.

Focus your eyes on the top left dot. That one is more purple than the others, right? Now try another dot... that one becomes the purple one! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41744429/

Important update. My admiration goes out to all those involved for their leadership and good judgement.

Are AI-generated summaries suitable for studying and research? Despite didactic, ethical, and environmental concerns, the use of GenAI is on the rise in academia. For most applications, the jury is still out on whether and how they will benefit education and rese...

Tired of AI hype posts? You might like my sober assessment of whether AI-generated summaries are suitable for studying and research. Spoiler alert, they are not.

The text is primarily aimed at students and researchers, but has much broader relevance. So share freely!: www.tue.nl/en/our-unive...

Scientist, Structural Chemistry At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies...

Opportunity for machine learning modeller at Gilead (Foster City CA USA) ref: R0050497 | closing: 31-Mar-2026 #ML #AI #cheminformatics #CompChem #ChemJobs #chemsky 🧪
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Research Fellow at Queen's University Belfast Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Fellow at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

#PostDoc opportunity for computational chemist at Queens University (Belfast UK) ref: 26/113143 | duration: 18 months | closing 02-Mar-2026 #CompChem #cheminformatics #ChemPostDoc #PostDocJobs #chemsky 🧪
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Cambridge Cheminformatics meeting Just a reminder 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...

Cambridge Cheminformatics meeting

Just a reminder 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...

Associate Director, Computational Chemistry at Takeda Pharmaceutical Learn more about applying for Associate Director, Computational Chemistry at Takeda Pharmaceutical

Takeda (Boston, MA) looking for Associate Director, Computational Chemistry, (PhD, 7+ yrs exp): jobs.takeda.com/job/boston/a... #chemjobs #compchem

(position pretty old, Nov 2025 posting)

Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy!

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...

🌟 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.

📍 Imperial London | 📅 6–7 July 2026 (in person)
👉 Apply here: buff.ly/MLfs9Zg

What the Literature is Filling Up With

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

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...

Opportunity for #AI scientist in chemistry & pharmaceutical sciences at AstraZeneca (Gothenburg Sweden) closing: 15-Feb-2026 #cheminfomatics #ML #CompChem #EUChemJobs #ChemJobs #chemsky 🧪
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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...

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

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

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