Joseph Moran
@moranlabchem.bsky.social
Organic chemist interested in the origins of life. Moranlab.com
🇨🇦 CRC1 and Prof @uottawa.ca
🇫🇷 part-time @unistra.fr
🇨🇦 CRC1 and Prof @uottawa.ca
🇫🇷 part-time @unistra.fr
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We are on a roll with hiring here at @uvic.ca Chemistry! Experimental chemistry research programs of all types are in scope. See Saurabh's note below for details/advertisement link!
(and don't let his self deprecation fool you - he's already made faculty meetings 20% more inspiring! 🙃)
(and don't let his self deprecation fool you - he's already made faculty meetings 20% more inspiring! 🙃)
UVic Chemistry is hiring again!
Come join us in beautiful Victoria, BC on the Pacific coast!
Mild winters, incredible summers, great facilities, & inspiring colleagues (minus me).
Asst. Prof. level. Physical, Organic, & Inorganic preferred.
www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
Come join us in beautiful Victoria, BC on the Pacific coast!
Mild winters, incredible summers, great facilities, & inspiring colleagues (minus me).
Asst. Prof. level. Physical, Organic, & Inorganic preferred.
www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
CHEM 270-155 - Faculty & staff - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
www.uvic.ca
November 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
We are on a roll with hiring here at @uvic.ca Chemistry! Experimental chemistry research programs of all types are in scope. See Saurabh's note below for details/advertisement link!
(and don't let his self deprecation fool you - he's already made faculty meetings 20% more inspiring! 🙃)
(and don't let his self deprecation fool you - he's already made faculty meetings 20% more inspiring! 🙃)
They say grad students start to resemble their chemicals.
Very creative, Jack!
Happy Halloween!
Very creative, Jack!
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
They say grad students start to resemble their chemicals.
Very creative, Jack!
Happy Halloween!
Very creative, Jack!
Happy Halloween!
Yes! I have been advocating for this viewpoint for years.
Interesting opinion article! Important discussion to be had as well.
Who Decides What Is Prebiotically Plausible? The Risks of Premature Constraints in Origin-of-Life Research www.mdpi.com/3555090 #mdpilife via @Life_MDPI
Who Decides What Is Prebiotically Plausible? The Risks of Premature Constraints in Origin-of-Life Research www.mdpi.com/3555090 #mdpilife via @Life_MDPI
www.mdpi.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Yes! I have been advocating for this viewpoint for years.
10 days left to apply. A view from my 13 min bike commute downtown - not always possible in North America!
October 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
10 days left to apply. A view from my 13 min bike commute downtown - not always possible in North America!
Past and present collide as @rjmayer.bsky.social and @yannickgeiger.bsky.social, now both leading groups of their own, meet @noeminogal.bsky.social at @esor2025.bsky.social in beautiful Padova.
September 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Past and present collide as @rjmayer.bsky.social and @yannickgeiger.bsky.social, now both leading groups of their own, meet @noeminogal.bsky.social at @esor2025.bsky.social in beautiful Padova.
A great start to @esor2025.bsky.social in beauitiful Padova today. An introduction by our conference chair @leonardprins.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
A great start to @esor2025.bsky.social in beauitiful Padova today. An introduction by our conference chair @leonardprins.bsky.social
@uottawa.ca is hiring a Full Professor and Tier 1 CRC in Sustainable Catalyst Design. Ability to teach inorganic and organometallic chemistry especially welcome. Comes with dedicated funding, teaching reduction, and substantial startup funds. Ottawa is a great place to live!
tinyurl.com/bdcm5hw6
tinyurl.com/bdcm5hw6
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Catalyst Design - Ottawa, Ontario (CA) job with University of Ottawa, Ontario CANADA | 12844053
The University of Ottawa invites applications for a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Sustainable Catalyst Design. The successful candidate wil...
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August 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
@uottawa.ca is hiring a Full Professor and Tier 1 CRC in Sustainable Catalyst Design. Ability to teach inorganic and organometallic chemistry especially welcome. Comes with dedicated funding, teaching reduction, and substantial startup funds. Ottawa is a great place to live!
tinyurl.com/bdcm5hw6
tinyurl.com/bdcm5hw6
This was a great kick-off and I wish the team much luck moving forward!
Il ne reste plus que 2 jours pour s'inscrire à notre journée inaugurale! La date limite est fixée au 13 juin.
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June 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This was a great kick-off and I wish the team much luck moving forward!
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Et pour terminer la journée, Joseph Moran nous parle de l'origine du métabolisme.
@gregoiredanger.bsky.social @pauline-poinot.bsky.social @ytrolez.bsky.social
@moranlabchem.bsky.social
@gregoiredanger.bsky.social @pauline-poinot.bsky.social @ytrolez.bsky.social
@moranlabchem.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Et pour terminer la journée, Joseph Moran nous parle de l'origine du métabolisme.
@gregoiredanger.bsky.social @pauline-poinot.bsky.social @ytrolez.bsky.social
@moranlabchem.bsky.social
@gregoiredanger.bsky.social @pauline-poinot.bsky.social @ytrolez.bsky.social
@moranlabchem.bsky.social
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In the Interdisciplinarity in Organic Chemistry symposium at #CSC2025.
Started out with @moranlabchem.bsky.social telling us about the metabolic origins of life, and now hearing from Eda Kilic from @theprattgroup.bsky.social about organelle targeting dyes.
Organic chemistry is so cool 🥰
Started out with @moranlabchem.bsky.social telling us about the metabolic origins of life, and now hearing from Eda Kilic from @theprattgroup.bsky.social about organelle targeting dyes.
Organic chemistry is so cool 🥰
June 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In the Interdisciplinarity in Organic Chemistry symposium at #CSC2025.
Started out with @moranlabchem.bsky.social telling us about the metabolic origins of life, and now hearing from Eda Kilic from @theprattgroup.bsky.social about organelle targeting dyes.
Organic chemistry is so cool 🥰
Started out with @moranlabchem.bsky.social telling us about the metabolic origins of life, and now hearing from Eda Kilic from @theprattgroup.bsky.social about organelle targeting dyes.
Organic chemistry is so cool 🥰
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What better to do on the morning of #CSC2025 than explore some Ottawa trails with @leitchlab.bsky.social, @nelsonyslam.bsky.social and @hoflab.bsky.social ?
June 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What better to do on the morning of #CSC2025 than explore some Ottawa trails with @leitchlab.bsky.social, @nelsonyslam.bsky.social and @hoflab.bsky.social ?
Reposted by Joseph Moran
At the dawn of life, did metabolism come first? Some scientists propose that in the beginning, geochemistry gave way to biochemistry — with no genetic material necessary. Only later did RNA and DNA appear.
At the dawn of life, did metabolism come first?
Some scientists propose that in the beginning, geochemistry gave way to biochemistry — with no genetic material necessary. Only later did RNA and DNA appear.
knowablemagazine.org
May 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
At the dawn of life, did metabolism come first? Some scientists propose that in the beginning, geochemistry gave way to biochemistry — with no genetic material necessary. Only later did RNA and DNA appear.
Was a JSP Fellow more than a decade ago and it was so critical to integration of this Canadian (who barely knew anyone on the continent) into the European scene. Thank you, @swisschemistry.bsky.social
JSP program at the Bürgenstock conference 2025 promotes Scientific Leaders of the next Generation from both academia and industry! Class 2025 JSP together with the Bürgenstock president José Luis Mascareñas. #SCS_BC25 #JSPFellow2025 #scs
May 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Was a JSP Fellow more than a decade ago and it was so critical to integration of this Canadian (who barely knew anyone on the continent) into the European scene. Thank you, @swisschemistry.bsky.social
It feels strange to be in Switzerland in April/May for something other than the #Burgenstock meeting, but it was a pleasure to be the external speaker at the last retreat of the NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in Grindelwald.
May 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
It feels strange to be in Switzerland in April/May for something other than the #Burgenstock meeting, but it was a pleasure to be the external speaker at the last retreat of the NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering in Grindelwald.
Reposted by Joseph Moran
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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I check the little screen, I check the big screen, I check the watch screen, I check the tablet screen. I check the screen that reminds me of the good times, I check the screen that reminds me of the better times.
April 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I check the little screen, I check the big screen, I check the watch screen, I check the tablet screen. I check the screen that reminds me of the good times, I check the screen that reminds me of the better times.
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🎉 Big day for our group: our first publication is out!
Tom did a fantastic job highlighting current trends & opportunities in peptide catalysis — now published in Chem Catalysis (open access). Huge congrats, Tom!
www.cell.com/chem-catalys...
Tom did a fantastic job highlighting current trends & opportunities in peptide catalysis — now published in Chem Catalysis (open access). Huge congrats, Tom!
www.cell.com/chem-catalys...
Peptide catalysis: Trends and opportunities
Peptides are highly selective organocatalysts, with intrinsic modularity allowing
precise control over structure and function. Advances in peptide synthesis, biotechnology,
and cheminformatics will en...
www.cell.com
April 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
🎉 Big day for our group: our first publication is out!
Tom did a fantastic job highlighting current trends & opportunities in peptide catalysis — now published in Chem Catalysis (open access). Huge congrats, Tom!
www.cell.com/chem-catalys...
Tom did a fantastic job highlighting current trends & opportunities in peptide catalysis — now published in Chem Catalysis (open access). Huge congrats, Tom!
www.cell.com/chem-catalys...
Reposted by Joseph Moran
Some scientists propose that in the beginning, geochemistry gave way to biochemistry — with no genetic material necessary. Only later did RNA and DNA appear.
✍️ Viviane Callier
✍️ Viviane Callier
At the dawn of life, did metabolism come first?
Some scientists propose that in the beginning, geochemistry gave way to biochemistry — with no genetic material necessary. Only later did RNA and DNA appear.
knowablemagazine.org
April 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Some scientists propose that in the beginning, geochemistry gave way to biochemistry — with no genetic material necessary. Only later did RNA and DNA appear.
✍️ Viviane Callier
✍️ Viviane Callier
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From cutting-edge materials to the origins of life, plus how climate change affects everything—from mountain peaks to your plate—learn about the discoveries that are shaping our future. Don’t miss our New Professor Lecture! 🌍🔬
✨ www.uottawa.ca/faculty-scie...
✨ www.uottawa.ca/faculty-scie...
April 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
From cutting-edge materials to the origins of life, plus how climate change affects everything—from mountain peaks to your plate—learn about the discoveries that are shaping our future. Don’t miss our New Professor Lecture! 🌍🔬
✨ www.uottawa.ca/faculty-scie...
✨ www.uottawa.ca/faculty-scie...
Thank you for the kind highlight of our work. There is so much more to come.
Some scientists propose that in the beginning, geochemistry gave way to biochemistry — with no genetic material necessary. Only later did RNA and DNA appear.
✍️ Viviane Callier
✍️ Viviane Callier
At the dawn of life, did metabolism come first?
Some scientists propose that in the beginning, geochemistry gave way to biochemistry — with no genetic material necessary. Only later did RNA and DNA appear.
knowablemagazine.org
April 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Thank you for the kind highlight of our work. There is so much more to come.
Reposted by Joseph Moran
Influence of Rare-Earth-Elements on Prebiotic Reaction Networks Resembling the Biologically Relevant Krebs Cycle | ChemRxiv - doi.org/10.26434/che... by @joguti.bsky.social is our groups first contribution to the OoL field! We would love some feedback #chemsky 🤓🧪
March 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Influence of Rare-Earth-Elements on Prebiotic Reaction Networks Resembling the Biologically Relevant Krebs Cycle | ChemRxiv - doi.org/10.26434/che... by @joguti.bsky.social is our groups first contribution to the OoL field! We would love some feedback #chemsky 🤓🧪
This is a big nothingburger. It’s all about context. His PhD advisor is right. He cites the work in question 20 times and mentions it extensively. Obviously no intent to take credit for those ideas. Probably should have used quotation marks in some places. That’s about it. Who wrote this article?
March 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is a big nothingburger. It’s all about context. His PhD advisor is right. He cites the work in question 20 times and mentions it extensively. Obviously no intent to take credit for those ideas. Probably should have used quotation marks in some places. That’s about it. Who wrote this article?
I join researchers from Coast to Coast to Coast to demonstrate and exercise my voting power. In #Elxn45, I will vote for the Member of Parliament who recognises the importance of research to Canada’s success and prioritizes excellence in research. #ResearchersVote #VotonsRecherche #CdnPoli
March 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I join researchers from Coast to Coast to Coast to demonstrate and exercise my voting power. In #Elxn45, I will vote for the Member of Parliament who recognises the importance of research to Canada’s success and prioritizes excellence in research. #ResearchersVote #VotonsRecherche #CdnPoli