Simona Kotesova

Postdoctoral Researcher at ETH Zurich @ETH_DCHAB in @morandilab • PhD in Organic Synthesis at Scripps Research @Shenvi_Lab

[Simona Kotesova @__simonalisa__]

4 years, 27 failed routes, and 95 trips to the eucalyptus grove later

*disclaimer: numbers adjusted for inflation 🙃

Thankful to the whole team @Shenvi_Lab

[Shenvi Lab @Shenvi_Lab]

Happy to share on ChemRxiv our stereoselective synthesis of (–)-eugenial C via MHAT/SH2 iron catalysis. https://t.co/AwELeO5ozx
It took trial and error, rational design and even a little citizen science to locally source our starting material (thanks @SDNHM Plant Atlas!!).

[Eva J. Meeus @ej_meeus]

Happy #InternationalWomansDay from the ladies of the @morandilab 👩‍🔬💜🇨🇭✨

💁‍♀️ @CosimaBrudy @Mescerska @__simonalisa__ @PaschkeAK

📍@ETH @wins_ethzurich

[Simona Kotesova @__simonalisa__]

@KyongFAM @scrippsresearch @Shenvi_Lab @ETH_DCHAB @morandilab Thanks Kyong!

[Simona Kotesova @__simonalisa__]

An exciting end to my adventure @scrippsresearch !
Grateful to share my PhD story in the context of the groundbreaking work from the @Shenvi_Lab
Now onto the next adventure @ETH_DCHAB @morandilab ! Stay tuned

[Shenvi Lab @Shenvi_Lab]

Fall fashions have arrived. Inner-sphere is out, outer-sphere is in.

A new @ACSPublications Accounts from @__simonalisa__ summarizes our group's development of first-row metal catalysis to enable fragment coupling en route to bioactive natural products. https://t.co/FmZEGqU9Hw

[Simona Kotesova @__simonalisa__]

@alexanderln91 @scrippsresearch @Shenvi_Lab @ETH_DCHAB @morandilab Thanks Alex!

[Simona Kotesova @__simonalisa__]

@aaroncsather @scrippsresearch @Shenvi_Lab @ETH_DCHAB @morandilab Thanks Aaron!!

[Simona Kotesova @__simonalisa__]

Hi everyone! My PhD defense will be taking place this Thursday, October 12th at 9am PST. If you're interested in tuning in, you can find the zoom link below: https://t.co/nYkbxSoUXc

[Manolis Sofiadis @ManoliSofiadis]

Our efforts towards a flagship of steroidal alkaloids appearing today in @ChemRxiv !!!
Thanks to everyone involved @BaranLabReads and Leo Pharma and to
@MSCActions for making dreams come true!!!

[Shenvi Lab @Shenvi_Lab]

Happy Birthday to the original pioneer in supernatural products and fabulous colleague, Dale @BogerLab⁩. This post is a day late, but his science is 20 years ahead of its time, so that makes us about even. Best wishes to a great colleague and friend.

[Simona Kotesova @__simonalisa__]

So proud of my best friend for this wonderful story. He is a role model to me and to everyone @scrippsresearch for his compassion, curiosity, and scientific rigor. Looking forward to the next one @AlbertoFGC @YuKawamata

[Alberto Garrido Castro @AlbertoFGC]

What if you could push the limits of electrochemistry without breaking your electrodes? #alternatingpolarity
Thanks @BaranLabReads @YuKawamata @KaidHarper and the @abbvie team for this inspiring collaboration
An incredible journey made possible by @MSCActions
#realtimechem

[Total Synthesis @TotalSynthesis]

Iron-catalyzed hydrobenzylation: stereoselective #synthesis of (–)-eugenial C by @__simonalisa__, Xu-cheng Gan, Alberto Castanedo, @SGreen_chem, Ryan A. Shenvi @Shenvi_Lab at @scrippsresearch in @ChemRxiv https://t.co/GVdAB0pvfL

[rebecca jennings @rebexxxxa]

made a playlist for us

[Simona Kotesova @__simonalisa__]

@EsbenSv @ThomasBPoulsen @laraialab @TateScience Stort tilykke 🥳🥳🥳

[Shenvi Lab @Shenvi_Lab]

The intermediate was carried forward without purification.

[Simona Kotesova @__simonalisa__]

@JiyanMandrup @BengtGless 🤣🤣 I’ll think about it 🙃

[Simona Kotesova @__simonalisa__]

@_Trever_Carter I love this 😭

[Simona Kotesova @__simonalisa__]

Go to grad school they said…it will be fun they said 🙃🙃🙃

[Shenvi Lab @Shenvi_Lab]

When you elute your prep plate with toluene.

[Simona Kotesova @__simonalisa__]

@nathandao1109 😻😻

[Simona Kotesova @__simonalisa__]

Happy international women’s day to my ride or dies 👩🏼‍🔬💕

[Shenvi Lab @Shenvi_Lab]

Girl power. 💪🫀🧠

Amazing science coming from this crew.
@ScrippsGradPrgm @scrippsresearch
#InternationalWomensDay