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Miguel A. Soto

@miguelsoto

Assistant Professor in Supramolecular Chemistry at USask | Proudly made in the MacLachlan Group @UBC and the Tiburcio Lab @Cinvestav | πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ in πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Group's website: https://sites.google.com/view/labsoto

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MASC/WISC EDIA Award MASC: The Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry Interest Group MASC/WISC EDIA Award MASC: The Macrocyclic and Supramolecular ChemistryΒ Interest Group WISC: Women In Supramolecular Chemistry…

🚨✨We're excited to advertise the first 2025 MASC/WISC EDIA Award for excellence in equality, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (#EDIA).πŸ†
πŸ“… Apply by September 5th, 2025!
πŸ‘€Learn more at mascgroup.co.uk/masc-wisc-ed...

@rsc-masc.bsky.social

#ChemSky
#SupramolecularChemistry
#WomenInSTEM

01.08.2025 13:35 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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12.07.2025 05:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks @varnam.bsky.social!

12.07.2025 05:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Marc. Hope we can meet in person soon :)

08.07.2025 03:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yay! πŸŽ‰

08.07.2025 02:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Janet!

08.07.2025 01:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ I'm so happy to share that I've joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Saskatchewan as an Assistant Professor. I’m very grateful to everyone who has helped me to get here: my family, mentors, friends, and colleagues. Looking forward to all the exciting chemistry to come! πŸ§ͺ

08.07.2025 00:54 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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#CSC2025 was the last one for me as a member of the MacLachlan Group - I couldn’t be prouder of this amazing team! It was a fantastic experience: I got to spend time with the crew, reconnect with old friends, and make some new ones too!"

19.06.2025 19:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was great seeing you at the conference, Dave! Looking forward to catching up again in a couple of weeks at USask :)

18.06.2025 22:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two smiling chemists at a conference.

Two smiling chemists at a conference.

Seeing lots of friends at #CSC2025, and very happy to run into @miguelsoto.bsky.social, who will be joining the faculty of the Chemistry department @usask.bsky.social in two weeks!

18.06.2025 19:39 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our in-insect nanocarbon synthesis is now out in @ScienceMagazine. Enjoy our crazy campaign feeding molecules to insects densely packed with diverse enzymes and let them produce new functional compounds! Many thanks and huge congrats to all involved!!
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

05.06.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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A Mechanochromic Rotaxane that Releases Azetidine‐Trityl‐Maleimide, a Versatile Fluorescent Probe A mechanochromic rotaxane capable of releasing azetidine-trityl-maleimide (ATM), a new fluorescent probe displaying excellent optical properties (rigidochromic, large Stokes shift, solvent insensitiv...

A mechanochromic rotaxane that releases azetidine-trityl-maleimide, a new fluorescent probe with rigidochromic properties and excellent stability!

Great work from @mengjiaowu.bsky.social now as a #hotpaper in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social
#chemsky #OA

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

05.03.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Hydrogels with stimuli-responsive cages as crosslinks. Work by former postdoc Chaolei Hu, with contributions from Damien Chen and Sylvain Sudan. Just published in @chemsci.rsc.org : pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
#chemsky #EPFL πŸ§ͺ

27.02.2025 12:04 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

#chemjobs #chemjobscanada

22.02.2025 13:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨PhD available - UK home fees ONLY🚨 we will shortly be advertising for a fully-funded PhD studentship (fees + stipend) to work in our group on molecular capsules. For informal enquiries send me an email including your CV. Retweets appreciated! Full details to come soon.

19.02.2025 16:17 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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We are recruiting!!!
One fully funded position for PhD student (48 months) is available under the Preludium BIS NCN grant. The selected candidate will conduct research on the use of iminopyrrole self-assembly for constructing new cages and macrocycles. More information:
bszyszko.pl/contact.

03.02.2025 20:54 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ring‐in‐Ring Assembly Facilitates the Synthesis of a [12]Cycloparaphenylene ABC‐Type [3]Catenane By threading a secondary ammonium salt through the crown ether and closing the third ring via CuAAC click reaction, we obtained a rare ABC-type hetero-[3]catenane comprising [12]CPP, 24-crown-8 and a...

Our latest work, led by group alumnus Youzhi Xu is dedicated to the memory of Fraser Stoddart! In May, I asked him about his favourite molecule made in his lab. After a while, he said: the "Olympiadane" ABCBA-type [5]catenane. @damabilino.bsky.social #chemsky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

28.01.2025 16:13 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I only have a sub-milligram quantity of sample, what can I do to collect an NMR spectrum with a higher signal-to-noise ratio? u-of-o-nmr-facility.blogspot.com/2007/10/i-on... #nmr #nmrchat #chemsky

25.01.2025 11:13 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Peng-Lai, @stefanborsley.bsky.social, Martin & our collaborators Alessandro and @giusepponelab.bsky.social demonstrate how a catalyst transduces chemical energy to perform mechanical work in www.nature.com/articles/s41... in @nature.com. tinyurl.com/jny7nen5. Animation @scicommstudios.bsky.socialπŸ˜€

15.01.2025 16:08 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5

Reposting this #molswitch #molmachine starter pack. If you want to be included in it, please let me know
go.bsky.app/EwimNbK

16.01.2025 15:10 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 1
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Assistant Professor of Computational Chemistry for Synthesis & Materials at University of Birmingham Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

Come be my colleague! We are recruiting an Assistant Prof in #compchem - broadly defined, all areas are welcome, the key requirement is excellence! Deadline February 2. #academicjobs @chemjobber.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLH550/a...

14.01.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Check out our review @cp-trendschem.bsky.social on recent advances in synthetic hydrogen bonding receptors in waterβ€”mimicking nature's precision in aqueous molecular recognition. Dedicated to Sir Fraser Stoddart and Dr. Wei Jiang for their unwavering support and enduring inspiration. bit.ly/3C6GBK0

12.01.2025 04:20 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image contains the title of the webinar and the logos of Beyond Benign and IUPAC ChemRAWN.

Image contains the title of the webinar and the logos of Beyond Benign and IUPAC ChemRAWN.

A flyer for the promotion of the webinar containing the title, date, and an image of Prof. Ashlee Howarth from Concordia University, the featured speaker.

A flyer for the promotion of the webinar containing the title, date, and an image of Prof. Ashlee Howarth from Concordia University, the featured speaker.

Happy 2025, everyone! To start it on the right foot, Beyond Benign & IUPAC CHEMRAWN are launching a new webinar series! Join us for the first session and learn from @chemashlee.bsky.social about MOFs & their potential to tackle urgent world needs! 🌱 Register here: bit.ly/4a5UQep #GreenChemistry

08.01.2025 00:12 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Here is a tentative Supramolecular Chemistry starter kit. Please let me know if you wish to be added ! #ChemSky
go.bsky.app/RjRgi6n

06.01.2025 17:16 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 2
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Lecturer in Organic Chemistry - AC2577LS at University of St Andrews Searching for an academic job? Explore this Lecturer in Organic Chemistry - AC2577LS opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

As part of our initiative to strengthen and expand Organic Chemistry research in the School of Chemistry @uniofstandrews.bsky.social, we have an opening for a Lecturer in Organic Chemistry. Closing date for applications is 22nd January 2025. Details here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKW116/l...

28.11.2024 21:45 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Molecules of the year 2024 C&EN editors highlight some of our favorite molecules from the past year

πŸ“’The final vote is in, the people have spoken, and α⁠-⁠ʟ⁠-⁠cyclodextrin has been crowned the molecule of the year!
(To my fellow Anti-Bredt olefin stans--I too am surprised that it came in third and I'm here if you need moral support)
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo...

17.12.2024 22:17 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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a cartoon of two bears applying to jobs Alt: A cartoon of a panda typing on a computer with a brown bear pacing in the background. At the top it says 'applying to jobs'.

🚨 JOB OPENING 🚨

We are seeking a new Chief Editor for @naturesynthesis.bsky.social πŸ§ͺ

πŸ“ Beijing, New York or Shanghai
πŸ—“οΈ Closing date: Dec 31, 2024
βœ‰οΈ DMs open for questions
πŸ™ Re-posts very much appreciated!

springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...

#Chemsky #Editorial #Publishing

04.12.2024 20:28 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 7
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I'm sure I shouldn't do this yet, but it's just too damned classy.
Coming in September 2025.

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