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Laia Josa-CullerΓ©

@laiajosacullere

Medicinal chemist πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬ Group leader at IQAC πŸ§ͺπŸ”¬ Passionate about using chemistry to develop new drugs πŸ’Š Combining science with motherhood πŸ§‘β€πŸ§‘β€πŸ§’β€πŸ§’ iqac.csic.es/josaculleregroup

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Join us for an online workshop tackling impostor syndrome in research environments. The event features a keynote by Prof. Luis Echegoyen, followed by small-group discussion rooms designed for peer exchange.

πŸ“… 26 Feb | πŸ’»οΈ Online
πŸ”— buff.ly/SmZ9KyQ

Organised by EFMC-YSN & EYCN. Registration required

12.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“Έ First group photo of the Drug Discovery & Medicinal Chemistry team!πŸ“Έ
Here's a photo of our amazing team at IQAC-@csic.es, marking the start of an exciting journey together. Stay tuned for more updates and adventures!
www.iqac.csic.es/josacullereg...

07.04.2025 07:25 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome, Mislav Vrdoljak!
Mislav joins our group to pursue his PhD. He will develop inhibitors of FGFR3 that are activated by light to treat bladder cancer. This exciting project is funded by the GeneraciΓ³n de Conocimiento project "Oncolight" from AEI.

01.04.2025 07:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ We are seeking candidates to apply for the PhD fellowship FI-STEP from AGAUR with us!
πŸ’Š You will work on #MedChem projects for cancer, combining organic chemistry and some biology.
🌍 Due to the call's requirements, you must have European citizenship.
Get in touch!

28.03.2025 05:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Welcome, Marta Torrubiano!
Marta is our first PhD student, and with her, we officially start our ERC-StG project SeleCStem. She will develop drug systems that selectively accumulate inside breast cancer stem cells, working on synthetic chemistry, enzyme assays, and cancer stem cell models in vitro.

17.03.2025 12:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome, Imme Strabbing!
Imme joins our group from VU Amsterdam to complete his final Master's thesis. He will be working on photoswitchable inhibitors of autophagy as part of our AECC Ideas Semilla grant. We look forward to many colourful reactions as we make the first azobenzenes in the group! πŸ’‘

06.03.2025 08:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Josa-CullerΓ© Group

Josa-CullerΓ© Group

Our website is now live and with this we officially announce the launch of the Josa-CullerΓ© group! Driven by Drug Discovery & Medicinal Chemistry, we are passionate about using chemistry to develop innovative drug strategies targeting cancer stem cells at IQAC-CSIC.
www.iqac.csic.es/josacullereg...

05.03.2025 08:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Honored to participate in yesterday's AECC's round table! 🌟 We discussed how research addresses the diverse needs of cancer patients.
Grateful for the AECC Ideas Semilla grant to validate our light-responsive molecules in vivo. Huge thanks to AECC and their generous members! πŸ™
#CancerResearch #AECC

25.02.2025 08:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations Chiara!!

15.02.2025 06:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you @olallalab.bsky.social! I'm staying at IQAC but in a new lab πŸ˜€

07.02.2025 09:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our glassware, equipment, and reagents have started to arrive. Exciting times ahead as we unpack everything and set up the lab from scratch!
#medchem #newPI

07.02.2025 08:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

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!

06.02.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It was an honour to chair this career panel discussion session at the start of the second day at #EFMCISCB25
@euromedchem.bsky.social @youngscinet.bsky.social

30.01.2025 08:46 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EFMC (@euromedchem.bsky.social) The official feed of the European Federation for Medicinal chemistry and Chemical biology.

✈️ On my way to Basel to attend the @euromedchem.bsky.social #EFMCISCB25. Excited to hear about the πŸ§ͺ latest developments in #chembio and to 🎀 chair a career panel discussion tomorrow!
πŸ“’ Also, do get in touch if you are interested in our @youngscinet.bsky.social activities!

29.01.2025 09:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Retaining call - "la Caixa" Foundation - FundaciΓ³n "la Caixa"

Wrapping up your Master's and eyeing a PhD in medicinal chemistry? The prestigious INPhINIT fellowships by FundaciΓ³n ”la Caixa” are now open! We can support your application. Join us at IQAC-CSIC to develop light-responsive πŸ’‘ drugs πŸ’Š for oncology 🧫. Get in touch to start your journey!
#PhD #MedChem

20.01.2025 05:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The ERC-funded postdoc position in our group is still open! Great opportunity to work on the StG project SeleCStem, developing innovative medicinal chemistry strategies against cancer stem cells, becoming a key player in our young and dynamic team with many opportunities for career growth!

07.12.2024 20:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s great news! Thanks @yolandapereznmr.bsky.social

26.11.2024 11:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science πŸ§ͺ disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" βœ‚οΈ

So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?

We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary

#WomeninSTEM

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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25.11.2024 12:38 πŸ‘ 1192 πŸ” 595 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 44

Thank so much for this! Would you mind adding me?

24.11.2024 21:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
ClinicalTrials.gov

It’s nice to see that Photopharmacology has entered phase 2 clinical trials for vision restoration to the blind!

clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT066...

23.11.2024 17:02 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ready to join the #ChemBio community under the blue skies ?
go.bsky.app/KLrTWoj

19.11.2024 00:05 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0