Gareth Surman

PDRA @MelchiorreGroup @UniBo researching photobiocatalysis. Formerly Flitsch Lab @UoMMIB. Permanently crocked hurdler.

[Melchiorre Group @MelchiorreGroup]

Check our latest work in @J_A_C_S! We disclose a stereoretentive Yang photocyclization, enabling efficient synthesis of highly substituted cyclobutanols whilst preserving stereochemical information encoded in substrates derived from the chiral pool. https://t.co/LpOcRLzcoE

[Silvi Research Group @SilviResearch]

📢 We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join our dynamic research group at @UniofNottingham ! ⚗️🧪🧑‍🔬👩‍🔬💡 Check out our website https://t.co/FNkrTdeXZp for more info and to find out how to apply! 👀

[Paolo Melchiorre @Melchiorre_P]

Early-bird registration for ISOFR-14 is now open.
📍 Bologna, 7–10 June 2026 | ⏰ Deadline: 7 Feb 2026
Meet world leaders in radical chemistry and showcase the best work from the next generation.
🔗 https://t.co/yeFVbLredw
#ISOFR14 #RadicalChemistry #EarlyCareerResearchers

[Paolo Melchiorre @Melchiorre_P]

After 50 years, radical chemistry returns to Italy! 🇮🇹
Bologna will host 𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗙𝗥-𝟭𝟰 (7–10 Jun 26), the international symposium on free radicals
Cutting-edge science, world leaders, and unforgettable radical chemistry!
🔗https://t.co/2x5GG8rQ60
#ISOFR14 #Chemistry #Radicals

[Matthew Willmott @MJWillmott_]

Very happy to have published my first first-author paper in @NatureSynthesis. Huge thanks to @Turner_Biocat and everyone involved!

[Turner Biocatalysis @Turner_Biocat]

We are pleased to share our work on the biocatalytic synthesis of 2’-functionalised nucleoside analogues published in @NatureSynthesis led by @MJWillmott_! Huge thanks to everyone involved!

https://t.co/6nsUeNF2HY

[Gareth Surman @GRESurman]

Last week was my last as a member of the @FlitschSabine lab. I’ve said before but it really has been a special place to study and work, and I’m very grateful for all of the wonderful colleagues and friends I have shared a lab with @Turner_Biocat @UoMMIB ❤️

[Gareth Surman @GRESurman]

Some job news - pleased to say that I have joined @Melchiorre_P @MelchiorreGroup at the University of Bologna! I’m very excited to start this new chapter as part of the ERC AdG PHOTOZYME project, looking forwards to some very exciting photobiocatalysis projects 💡

[Gareth Surman @GRESurman]

Finally, I’m proud to report I can give everyone the true value of a PhD thesis! My car was broken into yesterday, with the thieves going through my suitcase and laundry bag. They took my Switch but left my thesis, leaving me to deduce the value is <£260 😂

[Gareth Surman @GRESurman]

Pleased to announce I successfully defended my PhD thesis titled ‘Ancestral Sequence Reconstruction for Biocatalysis’ last week!

[Gareth Surman @GRESurman]

I’d also like to thank my examiners, Nic Harmer and David Leys, for their thoughtful discussion and suggestions regarding my work and, of course, for passing me!

[Giacomo Crisenza @GEMCrisenza]

📢An up-to-2 years PDRA👩‍🔬👨‍🔬position is available in our research group, as part of an EPSRC-funded research programme (ALKe-Syn). If you fancy functionalizing hydrocarbons using electricity🔌light💡or both – please apply here: https://t.co/la5u8MlQJN
Deadline 31Oct2024
Please RT!

[Gareth Surman @GRESurman]

The naive undergraduate chemist upon discovering biocatalysis;

[meghan @deloisivete]

I did not realize how much of my adult life would be spent thinking about protein

[Ellen Liggett @ellennliggett]

Very happy that our protocol to detect SARS-CoV-2 in clinical samples using MS is up on ChemRxiv! This was a massive project that was hugely collaborative and very rewarding. Thanks to all co-authors involved!

https://t.co/ZbIkoLQNGn

[Gareth Surman @GRESurman]

@Adm1rs @PaulHoskisson Congrats Admir! Great work!!

[Turner Biocatalysis @Turner_Biocat]

Congratulations to our PhD student Anya, who won the prize for best biological talk at the @UoMChemistry PGR Conference, showcasing her work on engineering a multifunctional IRED! @UoMMIB

[Gareth Surman @GRESurman]

@Ch_Schnepel Great news! Congrats Christian

[Gareth Surman @GRESurman]

I’m also very grateful to the people who came to discuss both my work and theirs during the conference. I don’t always find it easy to ‘network’, but it was a pleasure to meet so many great scientists and learn about their projects!! Now to knuckle down with the thesis…

[Gareth Surman @GRESurman]

I was fortunate to get the opportunity to talk at @NextGenBiocat about some of our work in the @FlitschSabine lab utilising ancestral sequence reconstruction in biocatalysis. Thank you to the committee for putting on such an excellent slate of speakers and conference!