Sanford Lab
@sanford-lab.bsky.social
Organic and organometallic chemistry lab at the University of Michigan. Sometimes, student run, and sometimes PI run.
🎉 Big congrats to Sheikh Nahiyan for being awarded the NSF GRFP! 🏅🧪
We’re so proud of this well-deserved recognition of your hard work, creativity, and commitment to science. Can’t wait to see what you accomplish next! 🚀✨
#NSFGRFP #FutureOfScience
We’re so proud of this well-deserved recognition of your hard work, creativity, and commitment to science. Can’t wait to see what you accomplish next! 🚀✨
#NSFGRFP #FutureOfScience
June 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🎉 Big congrats to Sheikh Nahiyan for being awarded the NSF GRFP! 🏅🧪
We’re so proud of this well-deserved recognition of your hard work, creativity, and commitment to science. Can’t wait to see what you accomplish next! 🚀✨
#NSFGRFP #FutureOfScience
We’re so proud of this well-deserved recognition of your hard work, creativity, and commitment to science. Can’t wait to see what you accomplish next! 🚀✨
#NSFGRFP #FutureOfScience
Please join us in welcoming the newest members of the lab: Sheikh Nahiyan, Calvin Goldsmith, and Vico Wang! 🎉🧪
We’re so excited to have this dream team officially on board—big things ahead! 💥🌟
#WelcomeToTheLab #DreamTeam
We’re so excited to have this dream team officially on board—big things ahead! 💥🌟
#WelcomeToTheLab #DreamTeam
June 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Please join us in welcoming the newest members of the lab: Sheikh Nahiyan, Calvin Goldsmith, and Vico Wang! 🎉🧪
We’re so excited to have this dream team officially on board—big things ahead! 💥🌟
#WelcomeToTheLab #DreamTeam
We’re so excited to have this dream team officially on board—big things ahead! 💥🌟
#WelcomeToTheLab #DreamTeam
💫 Shoutout to our lab members who attended and presented at the Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry conference at AbbVie!
It was an inspiring day full of science, connection, and community 💜🔬
Huge thanks to the organizers for putting together such a meaningful event!
#EWOC2025 #WomenInSTEM
It was an inspiring day full of science, connection, and community 💜🔬
Huge thanks to the organizers for putting together such a meaningful event!
#EWOC2025 #WomenInSTEM
June 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
💫 Shoutout to our lab members who attended and presented at the Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry conference at AbbVie!
It was an inspiring day full of science, connection, and community 💜🔬
Huge thanks to the organizers for putting together such a meaningful event!
#EWOC2025 #WomenInSTEM
It was an inspiring day full of science, connection, and community 💜🔬
Huge thanks to the organizers for putting together such a meaningful event!
#EWOC2025 #WomenInSTEM
🎉 Huge shoutout to our incredible Sabrina Reich and Abdias Noel for crushing their third-year seminars! 💥🧠🧪 The science was sharp, the vibes were strong, and the future is bright.
We’re so proud of you both! 🙌💫 #ThirdYearThriving
We’re so proud of you both! 🙌💫 #ThirdYearThriving
June 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🎉 Huge shoutout to our incredible Sabrina Reich and Abdias Noel for crushing their third-year seminars! 💥🧠🧪 The science was sharp, the vibes were strong, and the future is bright.
We’re so proud of you both! 🙌💫 #ThirdYearThriving
We’re so proud of you both! 🙌💫 #ThirdYearThriving
Want to learn more about BCP's? Check out our new publication in collaboration with Merck! Congrats to Alex and Julia on this venture. 🍕🇧🇷 🎉
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Mechanism-Guided Development of Directed C–H Functionalization of Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes
This report describes a detailed study of the palladium-mediated directed C(2)–H functionalization of bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes (BCPs). Previous attempts to achieve this transformation were reported as u...
pubs.acs.org
June 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Want to learn more about BCP's? Check out our new publication in collaboration with Merck! Congrats to Alex and Julia on this venture. 🍕🇧🇷 🎉
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
New method for trifluoromethylation of electrophiles just dropped, catch it on Organometallics. Congrats to Josh Thedford on this accomplishment! 🪇🥳🪇
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Mechanistic Organometallic Studies Drive Reagent Selection and Catalyst Design for the Palladium-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylthiolation of Aryl Electrophiles
This article describes a detailed investigation of the palladium-catalyzed coupling of aryl (pseudo)halides (ArX) with MSCF3 to form aryl trifluoromethylthioethers (ArSCF3). Mechanistic organometallic...
pubs.acs.org
May 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New method for trifluoromethylation of electrophiles just dropped, catch it on Organometallics. Congrats to Josh Thedford on this accomplishment! 🪇🥳🪇
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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Congratulations to our 2025 #AOBPostdoc Fellows in Chemical Instrumentation and Chemical Sciences – Fourteen Research Fellows to Receive $4.3M+ in Science Funding.
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@caltech @UofIllinois @Princeton @harvard @UMich @cornell @UCBerkeley @columbia
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@caltech @UofIllinois @Princeton @harvard @UMich @cornell @UCBerkeley @columbia
April 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Congratulations to our 2025 #AOBPostdoc Fellows in Chemical Instrumentation and Chemical Sciences – Fourteen Research Fellows to Receive $4.3M+ in Science Funding.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
@caltech @UofIllinois @Princeton @harvard @UMich @cornell @UCBerkeley @columbia
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
@caltech @UofIllinois @Princeton @harvard @UMich @cornell @UCBerkeley @columbia
New candidate alert! Congrats to Sammy Greco for passing his gateway exam with flying colors! 🪇🥳🪇 We look forward to following your work on radiofluorination of peptides. #18fluorinATE ☢️
April 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
New candidate alert! Congrats to Sammy Greco for passing his gateway exam with flying colors! 🪇🥳🪇 We look forward to following your work on radiofluorination of peptides. #18fluorinATE ☢️
Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Brandes on winning the 2025 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow Award! 🎉🍾! And congratulations to all other recipients as well.
www.beckman-foundation.org/people/danie...
www.beckman-foundation.org/people/danie...
Daniel Brandes
www.beckman-foundation.org
April 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Brandes on winning the 2025 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow Award! 🎉🍾! And congratulations to all other recipients as well.
www.beckman-foundation.org/people/danie...
www.beckman-foundation.org/people/danie...
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Last year Melanie Sanford became the first woman to win the Janssen Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis since its inception almost 40 years ago. The award has been a predictor of other scientific awards like the chemistry Nobel and the Wolf prize.
Melanie Sanford’s route from college gymnast to groundbreaking researcher
One-time gymnast Melanie Sanford has made a name for herself in catalysis and organometallic chemistry. Rebecca Trager charts her path to success, from her mentors to her mentoring
www.chemistryworld.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Last year Melanie Sanford became the first woman to win the Janssen Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis since its inception almost 40 years ago. The award has been a predictor of other scientific awards like the chemistry Nobel and the Wolf prize.
For our inaugural post on 🟦🌅, we wanted to celebrate our amazing lab members this week! 🎉(1/3)
April 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
For our inaugural post on 🟦🌅, we wanted to celebrate our amazing lab members this week! 🎉(1/3)