Joseph Moran

Professor @uOttawa, adjunct @unistra; Organic chemistry, catalysis, origin of life. Dad of 3. @moranlabchem.bsky.social

[Joseph Moran @MoranLabChem]

Metabolism is catalyzed by electric fields within enzymes, but the building blocks of enzymes are made by metabolism. How did this chicken-and-egg situation arise?

Check out our Perspective in @J_A_C_S !

https://t.co/CNhAnGlMJq

[Joseph Moran @MoranLabChem]

@barrygoldman1 Yes. I sent it.

[Joseph Moran @MoranLabChem]

@Organometallica @J_A_C_S Sure, can you DM me your email address or send me an email?

[Joseph Moran @MoranLabChem]

Metabolism is catalyzed by electric fields within enzymes, but the building blocks of enzymes are made by metabolism. How did this chicken-and-egg situation arise?

Check out our Perspective in @J_A_C_S !

https://t.co/CNhAnGlMJq

[Joseph Moran @MoranLabChem]

@SebVidalChem @qomsboc Yes, we finally met and had a great chat! Wonderful guy.

[Joseph Moran @MoranLabChem]

Several group members and I attended @qomsboc this weekend, organized at U de Montréal. The lectures from students and plenary speakers alike were outstanding.

Special congrats to group members Rosemary Karn and Marcus Vaillancourt for each winning poster prizes!

[nature @Nature]

“This is probably the coolest experiment in organic chemistry,” said Peter Somfai, a member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, speaking at today's announcement

https://t.co/sM1jVFRdFS

[Joseph Moran @MoranLabChem]

@brkthroughprize Way to go, Cliff! @brangwynnelab

[Sabine Hossenfelder @skdh]

Scientists find that life on earth had not one, but two origins

https://t.co/ylkn4dO601

[Joseph Moran @MoranLabChem]

RIP Rudy Marcus. Never met him but he inspired me, being a fellow Montrealer and NRC postdoc.

[Ricardo Matute @rimatute]

It is with great sadness that I share that Rudy Marcus passed away last night. Rudy was like a father to me, and we will miss him deeply. You will always be in our hearts.

https://t.co/a1Ow8j7r6x

[Noemí Nogal @nnogalchem]

I'm very happy to have given my first international talk at the #Origins2026! It was a great experience. A big thank you to everyone who made this possible, especially the @MoranLabChem

[Joseph Moran @MoranLabChem]

Congrats to recent PhD graduate Maciej Piejko for winning the thesis prize from the Fondation Jean-Marie Lehn! Your future is bright!

https://t.co/m7V9eJnf1N

[Joseph Moran @MoranLabChem]

@DrLCsquare This was literally me explaining Canada to my American cousins in the early 2000s.

[Piyas Saha @PiyasChem]

An unforgettable week at #FACSXX in Ottawa, first time to be held in Canada. I'm honored to receive the Best Poster Presentation Award! Thanks to Prof. Blakey for his valuable feedback. Congrats to my @TheNewmanLab colleagues Kostya and Mario for such wonderful presentations!

[Joseph Moran @MoranLabChem]

https://t.co/NVpOJM9ad8

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

A Nonenzymatic Analogue of the Biosynthesis of Pyridoxal Vitamers | Journal of the American Chemical Society https://t.co/9gzETmYDmQ

[Joseph Moran @MoranLabChem]

@GloriusGroup Fantastic, congrats @GloriusGroup!

[Joseph Moran @MoranLabChem]

Enzymes use strong electric fields to catalyze metabolism. Could abiotic electric fields have kickstarted a proto-metabolism before enzymes? @nnogalchem and Bora's paper in @J_A_C_S hints that, at least for pyridoxal biosynthesis, the answer might be yes.

https://t.co/t61ghAAzLq

[Joseph Moran @MoranLabChem]

Enzymes use strong electric fields to catalyze metabolism. Could abiotic electric fields have kickstarted a proto-metabolism before enzymes? @nnogalchem and Bora's paper in @J_A_C_S hints that, at least for pyridoxal biosynthesis, the answer might be yes.

https://t.co/t61ghAAzLq

[L.-C. Campeau Ph.D. @DrLCsquare]

A milestone day for our team with the publication of our work on biocatalytic cascades for macrocyclic peptide manufacturing. This establishes a new beachhead in the synthesis of this important new modality for the industry! #MerckChemistry

https://t.co/avnvcHaq0z