Hematian Lab

Bioinorganic Chemistry Lab @VTChemDept Interested in biological and energy sciences from an inorganic chemistry perspective.

[Hematian Lab @HematianLab]

Very excited to announce that we will be moving to Virginia Tech! We’re thankful for the amazing years @uncg_chem where the Hematian Group got started. We look forward to starting the next chapter @VTChemDept in July! Lots of opportunities for PhD students and great things to come!✨@virginia_tech

[Virginia Tech Chemistry @VTChemDept]

We are thrilled to announce that Professor Shabnam Hematian has joined the HokieChemistry Family as a new associate professor!🎉
Learn more: https://t.co/2VGtWEpagj

[Kevin Pitts @KevinTPitts]

Congrats to Adrian Figg (@SEE_adrian_figg) on this fascinating work and his many awards!! @VTChemDept @VT_Science https://t.co/kEFfADCZgE

[NetBlocks @netblocks]

🗓️ Three months ago today #Iran shut off access to the global internet. While connectivity has now largely returned, metrics indicate that users still face heavy filtering, similar to the interim period between the January protests and the start of the war.

[NetBlocks @netblocks]

⬇️ #Iran's internet blackout is now in its 86th day as the population remains in digital darkness after 2040 hours.

While access to the global internet remains largely cut during peace talks, select whitelisted users project a synthetic view of Iranian life to the outside world.

[Neal Mankad @NealMankad]

Very proud of our latest work in @J_A_C_S. Our group is becoming increasingly interested in synthetic models for ubiquitous molybdenum enzymes, and this work on C–H hydroxylation sets a new research path for us to follow!
https://t.co/86wvh8n0yC

[Stefan Schubert @StefanFSchubert]

US study found that English professors got much better student evaluations than maths professors.

"Professors teaching quantitative courses are far more likely not to receive tenure, promotion, and/or merit pay when their performance is evaluated against common standards."

[Kuzuyama_Lab @Kuzuyama_Lab]

Announcement: Postdoctoral and graduate student positions are available in the Duke University School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, in the Yokoyama Lab. https://t.co/oFRhuM5YQ5

[Virginia Tech Chemistry @VTChemDept]

Excited to share that @VirginiaTech chemist Adrian Figg is named one of @cenmag’s Talented Twelve!

Catch the profile: https://t.co/72cuFyv2YW

#CENT12 #vtchem #innovation #globaldistinction

[MolSSI @MolSSI_NSF]

Registration is now OPEN for the 2026 MERCURY Conf. on Computational Chemistry @ Virginia Tech (July 20)! 🎉 Undergrads: share your work + network with experts in the field, plus free "Docking w/ Python" workshop!
Deadlines: 6/16 (reg) & 7/10 (abstracts)
https://t.co/0vMLer5ioB

[Chin-Soon Phan @chinsoonphan]

We discovered two P450 enzymes AscB/MmsB, catalyze a Tyr-C3-Trp-N1 cross-link and hydroxylation at Trp-C5 in the YxWxH motif. Interestingly, only AscB can catalyze additional Trp-C4-His-Nτ, generating a fused cyclophane RiPPs | Organic Letters
https://t.co/ZbXazWYzGA

[Johns Hopkins BME @JHUBME]

Synthetic biologist Reza Kalhor (@kalhorlab) recently received the $250,000 President’s Innovation Award, which recognizes early- to mid-career faculty at @JohnsHopkins who are translating breakthrough discoveries into real-world solutions.

https://t.co/kRKQP26d58

[NetBlocks @netblocks]

🗓️ Exactly two months ago on 28 February, #Iran was thrown into digital darkness as authorities cut off access to the global internet.

Metrics show the blackout is now entering its 60th day after 1416 hours despite regime efforts to introduce tiered access for privileged groups.

[Kevin Pitts @KevinTPitts]

Fantastic news! SURA + @virginia_tech will team up to manage Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (@JLab_News). Our new venture, SURATech, will great opportunities in science and engineering for the Commonwealth and nation. @VT_Science https://t.co/M1PQS3dhgu

[Yokoyama lab @Yokoyama_Lab]

Our new Nature paper—joint work with Seok-Yong Lee’s lab—reveals how an antifungal inhibits fungal β-1,3-glucan synthase and how resistance arises.
https://t.co/G7ehRFguRG
#Nature #DukeUniversity #Antifungal #Echinocandin #StructuralBiology

[Fralin Life Sciences Institute @FralinLifeSci]

Getting the dose on new research💊

The Center for Drug Discovery recently held a poster session, where researchers showcased their innovative findings!🔬🙌

[Hematian Lab @HematianLab]

@AlexTBarth Happy birthday and congrats on the beautiful published Cr(III) photophysics!!!

[Hematian Lab @HematianLab]

Excited to share our work through Faculty Nutshell Talks https://t.co/FTbxkz7ji2 via @YouTube

[Iman Dastpak @imandastpak]

Millions are still effectively held hostage without access to the internet.

It has now been 49 days.

This is what this barbaric regime does to pretend it still has control. Access to a free and open internet without censorship or VPN barriers should be a basic human right.

And the I.R. regime has been violating it for years.

#DigitalBlackOutIran‌

[Lehnert Group @UMLehnertgroup]

New paper alert: Nabhendu and Nicole's review of high-valent transition metal-oxo complexes just got published!

Find it in Chemical Reviews here: https://t.co/YFHw5LOpyl

[NetBlocks @netblocks]

⚠️ Update: It's now day 41 of #Iran's internet blackout, with the regime's ban on access to global networks continuing past 960 hours. The measure, unprecedented in scale and duration for a connected society, continues to violate Iranians' rights to communicate and stay informed.