Cindy Chan, Ph.D
@cindyckx.bsky.social
Managing Director of Molecule Maker Lab Institute (MMLI), an NSF AI Institute for small molecule innovation. Forever fascinated with #algae #CO2concentrationmechanisms & #C4 #photosynthesis. Alumna of @LongLab and a #Cantab. ❤️🐱. Views are my own.
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I'm deeply saddened. A tireless champion of plant #synbio and man of integrity. His insistence on focusing on real-world problems, calling out BS and bringing together lab and Ag, industry and academia will be sorely missed
With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Dr. Andrew Hanson, C.V. Griffin Sr. Eminent Scholar in the Horticultural Sciences Department at the University of Florida. To participate in a video montage honoring Dr. Hanson, please record & share a memory by Sept 9: ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
September 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I'm deeply saddened. A tireless champion of plant #synbio and man of integrity. His insistence on focusing on real-world problems, calling out BS and bringing together lab and Ag, industry and academia will be sorely missed
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Our 'Honest conversations' series is a place for people to write about the ups and downs in their academic journey and create frank conversations around less-discussed topics.
Read the posts, keep the conversations going, and perhaps write a post yourself:
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Read the posts, keep the conversations going, and perhaps write a post yourself:
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April 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Our 'Honest conversations' series is a place for people to write about the ups and downs in their academic journey and create frank conversations around less-discussed topics.
Read the posts, keep the conversations going, and perhaps write a post yourself:
thenode.biologists.com/honest-conve...
Read the posts, keep the conversations going, and perhaps write a post yourself:
thenode.biologists.com/honest-conve...
Our researchers from the Molecule Maker Lab Institute worked on an AlphaSynthesis tool which can extract chemical structures and reactions from papers! Super proud of everyone!
Check out the paper here:
doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#AI #chemistry #NSFstories #chemicalstructures #chemicalreactions
Check out the paper here:
doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#AI #chemistry #NSFstories #chemicalstructures #chemicalreactions
April 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Our researchers from the Molecule Maker Lab Institute worked on an AlphaSynthesis tool which can extract chemical structures and reactions from papers! Super proud of everyone!
Check out the paper here:
doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#AI #chemistry #NSFstories #chemicalstructures #chemicalreactions
Check out the paper here:
doi.org/10.48550/arX...
#AI #chemistry #NSFstories #chemicalstructures #chemicalreactions
Our MMLI team at Penn State University just published a new paper - minChemBio - to expand chemical synthesis with chemoenzymatic pathways using minimal transitions! Congratulations, Mohit Anand, Vikas Upadhyay and Costas Maranas! doi.org/10.1021/acss...
#NSFstories #AI #chemistry #retrosynthesis
#NSFstories #AI #chemistry #retrosynthesis
minChemBio: Expanding Chemical Synthesis with Chemo-Enzymatic Pathways Using Minimal Transitions
Chemo-enzymatic pathway design aims to combine the strengths of enzymatic with chemical synthesis to traverse biomolecular design space more efficiently. While chemical reactions often struggle with r...
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March 31, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Our MMLI team at Penn State University just published a new paper - minChemBio - to expand chemical synthesis with chemoenzymatic pathways using minimal transitions! Congratulations, Mohit Anand, Vikas Upadhyay and Costas Maranas! doi.org/10.1021/acss...
#NSFstories #AI #chemistry #retrosynthesis
#NSFstories #AI #chemistry #retrosynthesis
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I'm hearing that some USDA postdocs were getting fired yesterday, I'm sorry if this affects you. The cuts will hit US crop research hard. It won't stop here and I shudder to think what R&D and Higher Ed will look like in a year or two
February 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I'm hearing that some USDA postdocs were getting fired yesterday, I'm sorry if this affects you. The cuts will hit US crop research hard. It won't stop here and I shudder to think what R&D and Higher Ed will look like in a year or two
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We're looking for two cohorts of Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editors to start in 2025 and 2026!
See the editorial. Advanced PhD students & postdocs.
I'd be delighted to tell you more in person, at #PlantBio2024, #ICAR2024SanDiego, or #BT2024DBG.
Or message me!
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
See the editorial. Advanced PhD students & postdocs.
I'd be delighted to tell you more in person, at #PlantBio2024, #ICAR2024SanDiego, or #BT2024DBG.
Or message me!
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
June 13, 2024 at 1:49 PM
We're looking for two cohorts of Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editors to start in 2025 and 2026!
See the editorial. Advanced PhD students & postdocs.
I'd be delighted to tell you more in person, at #PlantBio2024, #ICAR2024SanDiego, or #BT2024DBG.
Or message me!
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
See the editorial. Advanced PhD students & postdocs.
I'd be delighted to tell you more in person, at #PlantBio2024, #ICAR2024SanDiego, or #BT2024DBG.
Or message me!
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
Is anyone from #Maui here? I'm planning a trip and would like to know if it is okay to visit the West of Maui - I know Lahaina is still closed due to the unfortunate fire last year. I'm thinking of reserving a condo in Valley Isle Resort. Any suggestions and advice would be awesome! TIA! #hawaii
March 5, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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If you don't know who to give your invite code - there's a great place to donate it
BlueSky Invites
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September 28, 2023 at 10:39 PM
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Slowly trying to find the people I follow when the blue bird existed. Do suggest to me who else I should follow here on blue sky. May the blue bird community continues to fly in this blue sky!
September 27, 2023 at 5:46 PM
Slowly trying to find the people I follow when the blue bird existed. Do suggest to me who else I should follow here on blue sky. May the blue bird community continues to fly in this blue sky!
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Here’s is to the crazy ones. #SteveJobs
September 26, 2023 at 7:52 AM
Here’s is to the crazy ones. #SteveJobs
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Based on this there are fewer than 67 people who have pinned the #plantscience feed - @plant science colleagues - let’s use it for shared benefit!
Just updated the Likes data for this list of science-related BlueSky feeds: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Here’s the Top 30 most popular feeds 👇
Here’s the Top 30 most popular feeds 👇
September 25, 2023 at 8:34 PM
Based on this there are fewer than 67 people who have pinned the #plantscience feed - @plant science colleagues - let’s use it for shared benefit!
Self-introduction:First-gen degree holder.Did undergrad research on Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum and fell in love with algae. Worked in medical marketing, then taught in high sch. Studied MS Forensic Science, PhD in algal CCM at Cambs and postdoc in photosynthesis. Should I start a lab??
September 25, 2023 at 7:29 PM
Self-introduction:First-gen degree holder.Did undergrad research on Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum and fell in love with algae. Worked in medical marketing, then taught in high sch. Studied MS Forensic Science, PhD in algal CCM at Cambs and postdoc in photosynthesis. Should I start a lab??
Show me your pet and who they’re named after. Umm... maybe not who, but what @benedek.bsky.social @youngeukaryote.bsky.social @sjb287.bsky.social
September 25, 2023 at 4:08 PM
Show me your pet and who they’re named after. Umm... maybe not who, but what @benedek.bsky.social @youngeukaryote.bsky.social @sjb287.bsky.social