Darren Derksen

Evotec ending drug discovery in the UK :( good luck to all of those affected: some good people #chemsky

genuinely enjoyed this piece #chemsky

a man in a suit and tie is applauding . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is applauding .

What a game 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦. To my American friends, we’ll see you in 4 years

Obviously cheering for Canada but hats off to Hellebuyck who is just playing incredible. We have double the shots but somehow the score is still tied

MAKAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

And we're...ALL.....TIED.....UP!!!!!

Yes!!

Celebrini - McDavid - MacKinnon. What a line

Ok. Here we go #5on3

Love the intensity and physical presence of the game but I can see a potential national inquiry into goaltending choices #Hockey #Olympics #LetsGoCanada

Let’s go Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Group meeting needed to pause briefly since no one was paying attention anyway. Go Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

There’s nothing like a good ‘reply all’ first thing in the morning

Cartoon. Person says to other person „We invented a robot that answers questions.“, adding, „we just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a day“. The other person asks „But it answers the questions correctly?“ Person responds „Oh my goodness, no. No no no no no.“ By Aram J. French Appropriated due to missing alt text

A series of emails that are all replying to the entire listserv saying "this email is not for me"

Happy "reply all to the whole university" day to all that celebrate

The time has come, The College said,
To empty your own trash.
It's now ev'ry professor's job,
For we are low on cash.
There will still be a custodians
So don't have any fear
That you will have to mop the floors
At least until next year.

The federal government is murdering our neighbors in broad daylight and carrying out a mission of terror against the Twin Cities. Schools and businesses are closed and people are staying home because they’re afraid of ICE. This is America in 2026: at war against its own people.

I’ve seen some weird drug molecules over the last 30 years but not many that I’d use as a synthetic intermediate (and store in a sealed vial) #ChemSky #ChemChat

(h/t @drughunter.com for the screenshot)

Best teaching review that I ever received “He comes across as a dry and boring nerd but really grows on you after a while”. Cheers to all my fellow dry and boring nerds 🥂

Great news in the fight against antimicrobial resistance!

Two oral antibiotics have been approved by the FDA for uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea. As Neisseria gonorrhoeae is becoming resistant to all known antibiotics, such breakthroughs were urgently needed. (1/4)
www.fda.gov/news-events/...

Especially in manuscript templates!!

When your spouse is the social one, and decides she doesn't want to go to a social obligation/event because she's tired from her marathon walk, it's important to modulate your response carefully: supportive but not to obviously enthusiastic and relieved

Everyone, stop being annoyed by "6-7". Instead START SAYING IT. Fastest way for it to become uncool 😆

UCalgary fifth-ranked research university in Canada: Research Infosource The University of Calgary has been named one of the top five research universities in Canada. The fifth-place ranking is one spot higher than the previous year.

I normally try to stay out of University rankings of any kind but this is encouraging for all of us pushing research at U of C www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape

Essentially every airline in Canada…🙂

Oxygen migration into carbon–carbon single bonds by photochemical oxidation - Nature Synthesis Heteroatom insertions into chemically inert carbon–carbon single bonds are rare compared to their unsaturated analogues. Now, ligand-to-metal charge transfer offers a promising entry point for oxygen ...

Really excited to see this in print - super work here by the wonderful team here from the @uwyoongroup.bsky.social
It was a real pleasure to watch this work evolve from a "what if" discussion to a @natsynth.nature.com paper
I truly appreciate being included #Chemsky

Screenshot of a Tweet pointing out that academic spam is actually in its own way kind of encouraging.

I think about this post every day 🧪

Post from farmers almanac saying they are shutting down after 200 years

I wonder if they saw that coming

Research Scientist, Synthetic Technologies Internal Job Title: Research Scientist I/IIPosition Location: Cambridge, MA, onsite #LI-onsiteJob DescriptionWe are seeking a highly talented and motivated synthetic / medicinal chemist to join the Sy...

Novartis is hiring a BS or MS synthetic / medicinal chemist to join the Synthesis Technologies Team - looks like a great early career opportunity #chemjobs www.novartis.com/careers/care...

Amazing