José Hernández-Meléndez

Chemistry PhD candidate @NarayanLab working on directed evolution of enzymes | Puerto Rico is my heart’s home | He/Him/His/Él 🇵🇷 🏳️‍🌈

[José Hernández-Meléndez @joserhern1]

Feels great to have reached this milestone! Really excited to continue exploring the power of biocatalysis! 🌱🧬

[Narayan Lab @ UMich @NarayanLab]

🎉👏🥳 Celebrating @joserhern1 who delivered a wonderful presentation and soared through his @MichiganChem gateway exam yesterday. Way to go José!!!

[José Hernández-Meléndez @joserhern1]

Excited to interact with industry folks leading the way in biocatalysis and enzyme engineering!

If you’re attending, stop by my poster during the poster session! I’d love to connect and share insights about my work in the Narayan lab.

[Narayan Lab @ UMich @NarayanLab]

With the new semester just around the corner, its time to celebrate NIH-F31 awardees! This time, its the fabulous @KatieJaneTorma5 🥳 We are so proud of you and we can’t wait to see your amazing progress over the next few years! Go KJ, Go! #Biocats @UMLifeSciences @MichiganChem

[Narayan Lab @ UMich @NarayanLab]

Check out our new work led by the amazing Dr. Ye Wang in @J_A_C_S! We are so proud of this wonderful team and their investigation into the PLP radical!

https://t.co/tkHVhqVOcs

[Narayan Lab @ UMich @NarayanLab]

The Narayan lab represented at the 2024 @KarleSymUM! A special congratulations to Daniel Ong, @joserhern1, and Dr. Cole Meyer for winning poster awards! Go Biocats, Go!

[José Hernández-Meléndez @joserhern1]

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[Narayan Lab @ UMich @NarayanLab]

Are you seeing double?! In the Narayan lab, Pride month is EVERY month. This year, we celebrated with the first Narayan Lab Gay Olympics! Congratulations to the #BlueTeam for winning first place and happy pride to all! 🌈🦄

[José Hernández-Meléndez @joserhern1]

Great presentation from our resident azaphilone queen!

[Narayan Lab @ UMich @NarayanLab]

The wonderful @KatieJaneTorma5 just gave an amazing 3rd year seminar on her work towards azaphilone natural product synthesis. We are so proud of our azaphilone QUEEN!👑
#Biocats #GoBlue

[Nagorny Lab @NagornyGroup]

Natasha Perry from the #Nagornylab presented at the #Novartis Symposium this afternoon! Thank you to Prof. Tim Cernak and Caitlin Reynolds for organizing the event!

[José Hernández-Meléndez @joserhern1]

@LauraPenabad Congratulations Laura!

[José Hernández-Meléndez @joserhern1]

@geraldoduran96 Congratulations Geraldo!!

[José Hernández-Meléndez @joserhern1]

@katelynvbrown Thanks Katelyn! ❤️

[José Hernández-Meléndez @joserhern1]

Honored to have been selected for this award! #Biocatalysis

[ACS PROF Division @ACSPROF]

We are looking forward to ACS Pride-Merck Graduate Research Awardees presenting their research during @AmerChemSociety Spring 2024. Thank you @Merck for your support! @ACSPride_prof #QueerInSTEM #GraduateStudent #ACSSpring2024 #ElevatingProfessionalism #ACSPride #Pride #DEIR

[José Hernández-Meléndez @joserhern1]

@davidvarchem @NatureChemistry @houk1000 ¡Felicidades David! This is awesome work!!

[José Hernández-Meléndez @joserhern1]

@SojungKim20 @J_A_C_S This is so exciting!! Congratulations Sojung!

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Fearlessness.

Hear chemistry laureate Frances Arnold share what she looks for in new recruits in her laboratory.

Watch the full interview with Arnold: https://t.co/pp2goLcm01

#WomeninScience

[JACS Au @JACS_Au]

This paper by @ClaireMagnani, @TantilloLab, @Joserhern1 and Thomas J. Maimone explores pyridine dearomatization as a tactic in both the total synthesis and biosynthesis of altemicidin.

Check it out 👉 https://t.co/pEMqgsJywt

@UCB_Chemistry

[José Hernández-Meléndez @joserhern1]

Awesome work by my labmates! Highly recommend giving this a read!

[Narayan Lab @ UMich @NarayanLab]

Our newest paper on biocatalytic stereoselective oxidation of 2-Arylindoles is out! Congratulations to Sarah Champagne and the flavins team, @Chad46971777 , @ChemGemm, and @charleslbrooks! Go Champase, Go!
#BioCats #GoBlue

https://t.co/WEQOrFDBoJ

[José Hernández-Meléndez @joserhern1]

Second year with a bottle of tide! Happy Holidays! ❤️ 🎁 🌲

[Alison Narayan @AlisonNarayanUM]

Spreading some holiday cheer with @NarayanLab 🎉🎁

[Organic Process Research & Development @OPRD_ACS]

Check out #MerckChemistry and #MerckEngineering’s automated platform for screening liquid-liquid extractions. An exciting application of #HTE in process workup development! In @OPRD_ACS by @AlexandraCSun and colleagues https://t.co/0TrjDcyJXQ

[College of Chemistry @UCB_Chemistry]

Total Synthesis of Altemicidin: A Surprise Ending for a Monoterpene Alkaloid | JACS Au https://t.co/FgIIUdvXKL

Claire S. Harmange, José R. Hernández-Meléndez, Dean J. Tantillo, Thomas J. Maimone @UCB_Chemistry @UCDChem

[Total Synthesis @TotalSynthesis]

#TotalSynthesis of Altemicidin: A Surprise Ending for a Monoterpene Alkaloid by @ClaireMagnani, @joserhern1, Dean J. Tantillo, and Thomas J. Maimone at @UCB_Chemistry in @JACS_Au https://t.co/PcPCvO9gLU