Group run twitter account for the Britton Organic Chemistry Lab

Simon Fraser University
Joined November 2021
Important dates for abstract submission !!! 📝 September 16: deadline for oral presentations 🗣️ September 30: deadline for poster presentations 📰 Conference registration closes September 18 ! 🛑 Register here 🔗 lnkd.in/gmDny2WV We can't wait to see the amazing research you have been working on! 🧪 🔬 🧬 #abstracts #OrganicChemistry #MedicinalChemistry #ChemicalBiology #conference #seatoskysummit
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Final day for early-bird registration !!! 🔗 lnkd.in/gmDny2WV
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The early bird gets the worm! 🐥🪱 Early bird registration ends on Tuesday, September 8th!!! Register here: lnkd.in/gmDny2WV Don't miss your chance to connect, learn, and present your own research! #S3OBC #seatoskysummit #conference #OrganicChemistry #MedicinalChemistry #ChemicalBiology
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✨Sponsor Spotlight ✨ A huge thank you to our incredible Sea to Sky Summit sponsors! 🥇 Gold: @GileadSciences , @pharmablock, @WuXi_AppTec, @CanJChem 🥈 Silver: @Syngenta , @SnapdragonChem, @pharmaron , @sanofi , @EurofinsEENA, @SFU_GradStudies, @ubcscience, @UBCChem, @XenonPharma, UVIC Chemistry 🥉 Copper: @IncParaza, @SFUChemistry, Alectos Therapeutics Inc., Your support helps make this upcoming event possible and brings together an amazing community organic/bio-organic chemistry and scientific innovation. Thank you for supporting our summit! 🏔️ Early-bird registration closes September 8th !!! 🔗 lnkd.in/gmDny2WV #sponsors #organicchemistry #medicinalchemistry #chemicalbiology #conference #seatoskysummit
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✨Welcome to the 'Sea to Sky Summit' on Organic & Bioorganic Chemistry!✨ We’re excited to launch the official Twitter(X)-page for a student-led chemistry conference bringing together leading researchers, BC-based faculty, and industrial scientists for an immersive weekend at the frontiers of synthetic organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, and chemical biology. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Sea-to-Sky corridor, the Summit will take place at Capilano University in Squamish, BC — a retreat-style setting surrounded by mountains, forests, and world-class trails. It’s the perfect environment for focused science, meaningful conversations, and building lasting connections across academia and industry. Our scientific program will highlight advances in: 🔬 Small-molecule & natural product synthesis ⚗️ Catalyst and reaction design 🧠 Mechanistic discovery 🧬 Chemical biology & translational research Follow along for speaker announcements, program highlights, and behind-the-scenes updates as we build a stronger network of organic chemists across British Columbia. We can’t wait to share what’s ahead! 📍 Squamish, BC 🧑‍🔬 Student-led | Community-focused | Collaboration-driven #S3OBC #OrganicChemistry #ChemicalBiology #MedicinalChemistry #SyntheticChemistry #Chemistry
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Check out our stunning venue!!! 🏔️🌄 We're so excited to host the first-ever 'Sea to Sky Summit' at @CapilanoU in Squamish, BC. Nestled between towering mountains, the Pacific ocean, and the breathtaking sea to sky landscape, this campus is the perfect setting to bring our scientific community together to connect, learn, and experience something truly special. We can't wait to welcome you! Register now: lnkd.in/gmDny2WV #seatoskysummit #organicchemistry #medicinalchemistry #conference #squamish #chemicalbiology
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Industry Shoutout! 🗣️📢 We're excited to spotlight three incredible industry leaders joining us at the Sea to Sky Summit! @DrLCsquare @CurtisRieder @KaidHarper From small-molecule process R&D to medicinal chemistry and beyond, their expertise represents the innovation and collaboration that make our community so special. You don't want to miss out on this networking opportunity! Early-bird pricing ends Sept. 8 ‼️ Register now: lnkd.in/gmDny2WV #industry #smallmolecule #seatoskysummit #organicchemistry #medicinalchemistry #conference #squamish #chemicalbiology
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Registration is OPEN for the inaugural Sea to Sky Summit on Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry (S3OBC)!!! We’re bringing together an outstanding group of researchers from academia and industry for four days of chemistry, discussion, and community building in the Sea-to-Sky corridor. Stay tuned for more engaging posts in the following days and weeks about invited speakers, conference features, and more! #S3OBC #OrganicChemistry #ChemicalBiology #MedicinalChemistry #SyntheticChemistry #Chemistry
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Check out what our lab and the @reiser_group stitched together contemporaneously. Both labs report a new olefination method via denitrative cross-coupling of readily accessible nitroalkanes on @ChemRxiv Parasram (image): chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.264…. Reiser: chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.264…
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Last week's Paper-of-the-Week (POW) presentations in our weekly group meeting featured some great work by Morken Group, @BrittonLab + Pantophlet + @DrLCsquare, @CarreiraGroup, and Reisman Group + Peters Group! #chemistry #boron
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For #GBW2024, let's throw back to an exciting breakthrough by @Vocadlogroup & @BrittonLab! Their sugar-blocking tech for developing therapeutic antibodies to target cancer is being commercialized by GlycoNet-supported startup Carbaform. Read more: ow.ly/Uxih50Ttyp8
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GlycoNet investigators @VocadloGroup and @BrittonLab at @SFU have created a sugar-blocking technology that “supercharges” antibodies to target cancer more effectively. Read more: bit.ly/4cNlHMS #glycotime #glycomics #research #science @SFUresearch @mbbsfu
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BrittonLab retweeted
Great talk today by @DrLCsquare at SFU!
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The Biological & Medicinal Chemistry Lectureship Award is presented to a scientist who has made a great contribution to the field of biological or medicinal chemistry. Congrats Dr. Roger Linington of @SFU @SFUChemistry on being the recipient of this award buff.ly/42OmPvO
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Our lab website is now live + we're hiring for Fall 2024! Check out lam-lab.ca to see what we'll get up to at @chemistryatuvic, and reach out if you'd like to be part of the team! #chemtwitter #chemistryPhD #ochem
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Meet Dr. Nelson Lam, UVic's new Assistant Professor as of Summer 2024! His mission: Establish a leading research group developing translatable catalytic methods targeting outstanding selectivity challenges that characterize contemporary organic synthesis. @nelsonyslam
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Congratulations to Michael Doyle and Huyen Tran, winners of the Canadian Journal of #Chemistry Best Student Presentation Award @BanffSOC! #BSOC 🏅Michael Doyle (@Doylem3535), CJC Best Oral Presentation Award 🏅Huyen Tran, CJC Best Posted Award
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CREATE BioActives is counting down to welcoming keynote speakers to Halifax later this month: - Dr. Jillian L. Rourke @RourkeLab - Dr. Fabrice Berrué - Dr. Robert Britton @BrittonLab - Dr. Christopher W. Kirby #2023MBCC
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BrittonLab retweeted
#OMCOSXXI Social tonight at Yaletown Brewing! Great to see everyone out! – at Vancouver, British Columbia
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.@BCCancer's Drs. Florian Kuchenbauer and François Bénard (@frbenard), in collaboration with @TRIUMFInno and led by Dr. Robert Britton (@BrittonLab) at @SFUChemistry, secured a grant to conduct ground-breaking research in cancer imaging! 📷 bit.ly/3O6F2gX
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