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Catherine McKenna (Connolly)

@cathconn141017

Molecular Biologist (Biocatalysis) at Almacgroup

 Dungannon, Northern Ireland
Joined December 2017
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Andy Lawrence@biomimetic_chem10 Mar 2025
We have 2 PhD studentships available (UK students only). Deadline: 4 April 1. Machine Learning-Guided Synthetic Strategies for Natural Product Synthesis, with @KingSmith_Group. findaphd.com/phds/project/ma… 2. Biomimetic Total Synthesis of Natural Products. findaphd.com/phds/project/bi…
Machine Learning-Guided Synthetic Strategies for Natural Product Synthesis at University of...

Machine Learning-Guided Synthetic Strategies for Natural Product Synthesis at University of...

PhD Project - Machine Learning-Guided Synthetic Strategies for Natural Product Synthesis at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Waiting to welcome our guests, looking forward to a great day meeting our Care home colleagues 😁 @NHSaaa @scottishcare @eahscp @NAHSCP @sahscp @AyrshireHospice @NHSAAQI @joseycolly @NHSaaaHatHome @ArleneBunton
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Campopiano Group@CampopianoGroup18 Dec 2023
Congrats to @RhonaCowan and the Kerecycle team for publishing their first paper on a method to analyse biocatalyst-driven wool breakdown. This is the vital first step towards our goal of transforming course wool into higher value, more suitable textiles. eur02.safelinks.protection.o…
An improved, optimised and robust keratin azure assay for accurate assessment of keratinase...

An improved, optimised and robust keratin azure assay for accurate assessment of keratinase...

Keratin, in the form of coarse sheep wool, has been identified as an undervalued natural resource, which with the appropriate tools (e.g. a keratinase bioc

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josaleen connolly@joseycolly21 Nov 2023
Don’t forget the Vimeo youtu.be/dl9kFxUnv-0
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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Campopiano Group@CampopianoGroup18 May 2023
We are delighted to share our work on the amine donor N-phenyl putrescine (NPP) with the Johnson Matthey transaminase kit. Here is our accepted manuscript to be published in the Johnson Matthey Technological Review later this year. Well done Kimberley! doi.org/10.1595/205651323X16…
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Andy Lawrence@biomimetic_chem13 Apr 2023
Check out our new pre-print that shows you don’t need labile stereogenic units to achieve stereoconvergency! doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-20… Stereoretentive-enantioconvergent reactions represent a new approach to #AsymmetricSynthesis. #Chiral #Catalysis #Enantioconvergent
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Andy Lawrence@biomimetic_chem16 Feb 2023
Advert is now live findaphd.com/phds/project/no…
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Novel Strategies in Asymmetric Synthesis at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Novel Strategies in Asymmetric Synthesis at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Campopiano Group@CampopianoGroup6 Oct 2022
Congratulations to Shona, Piera and Michael from the group. Their fantastic biocatalytic fusion cascade paper has been published in ACS Catalysis. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
Coupled Natural Fusion Enzymes in a Novel Biocatalytic Cascade Convert Fatty Acids to Amines

Coupled Natural Fusion Enzymes in a Novel Biocatalytic Cascade Convert Fatty Acids to Amines

Abstract. Tambjamine YP1 is a pyrrole-containing natural product. Analysis of the enzymes encoded in the Pseudoalteromonas tunicata “tam” biosynthetic gene

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Chemistry Edinburgh@EdinburghChem3 Oct 2022
We’re proud to announce that @EdinburghChem has been ranked 2nd in the UK for #chemistry by the Guardian University Guide 2023. Fantastic recognition of the hard work of our @EdinburghChem community! 🙌 edin.ac/3UBa8Qe
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ALT Front door of the School of Chemistry Joseph Black Building

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Campopiano Group@CampopianoGroup26 Sep 2022
The Kerecycle project to valorise wool, led by Dominic Campopiano in the School of Chemistry, gets a great highlight in the news. Great work by @RhonaCowan and Elanor Birch. theguardian.com/uk-news/2022…
Hi-tech softening enzymes offer hope of revival for Scottish wool industry

Hi-tech softening enzymes offer hope of revival for Scottish wool industry

Research project hopes to help coarser fleece from hill-farmed flocks compete with imported merino and cashmere

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DogsLive@DogsLiveNI16 Sep 2022
Give us one good reason why! belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfa… @APDAWG1 @PenFarthing @DogDeskAction @Naomi_D_Harvey @AnimBehSociety @BornFreeFDN @TheK9Project @OHAIRElab @rskcdy @katrinaholland @DogUmwelt @ShellyVPhD @KerriRodriguez0 @PDRescue@DoUBelieveInDog @UDogology
Stena Line ban dogs from all passenger areas on Irish Sea sailings

Stena Line ban dogs from all passenger areas on Irish Sea sailings

The new rule comes into effect on November 1

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Campopiano Group@CampopianoGroup14 Jun 2022
Congrats to the BioWF fusion team for publishing their paper. @ShonaMia_ , @drpeteharrison, Rebecca, Menglu, Michael and Gustavo. The novel di-domain biocatalyst catalyses conversion of fatty acids/amino acids to a range of aminoketones. chemistry-europe.onlinelibra…
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David Jones@dJon_es9 Jun 2022
Check out our recent total synthesis of Ulodione natural products in Angewandte! The first paper from my postdoc in Edinburgh with the Lawrence Group, alongside @bestwick_jacob,@helen_jones6, Pan, @rafal_szabla and @biomimetic_chem.
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If you are interested in #TotalSynthesis, biomimetic cascades, DFT calcs, [4+2] rxns, ambimodal/bispericyclic TSs, and natural product anticipation, then you might like our recently Accepted Article @angew_chem (Open Access). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Total Synthesis and Prediction of Ulodione Natural Products Guided by DFT Calculations **

Total Synthesis and Prediction of Ulodione Natural Products Guided by DFT Calculations **

A biomimetic synthetic strategy has resulted in a two-step total synthesis of (±)-ulodione A and the prediction of two potential natural products, (±)-ulodiones C and D. This work was guided by...

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Andy Lawrence@biomimetic_chem14 May 2022
Preprint of collaboration with @rafal_szabla on an intriguing biosynthetic Diels–Alder rxn now online. Well done @bestwick_jacob, @dJon_es, @helen_jones6, and Pan on realising this reaction in the lab, to achieve a 2-step(!) #TotalSynthesis of ulodione A. doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-20…

Total Synthesis and Prediction of Ulodione Natural Products Guided by DFT Calculations. | ChemRxiv

A biomimetic synthetic strategy has resulted in a 2-step total synthesis of (±)-ulodione A and the prediction of two potential natural products, (±)-ulodiones C and D. This work was guided by...

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Andy Lawrence@biomimetic_chem21 Mar 2022
Two fun collaborations featured on two journal covers! NPP amine donor for #biocatalysis @green_rsc, with @CampopianoGroup (@cathconn141017, Mária, Irene). Review of Natural Product Anticipation through #TotalSynthesis @NatRevChem with @DirkTrauner (@BelindaHetzler).
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Amanda Jarvis@ArtOxiZymes9 Mar 2022
Now available: an exciting opportunity to join our group and contribute to our efforts to design new metalloproteins and metalloenzymes. Deadline 5th April. Further details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/… #chemjobs #chempostdoc

Postdoctoral Research Associate

We are seeking a highly motivated post-doc to work on a project at the chemistry-biology interface looking to improve the sustainability of chemical synthesis. The project seeks to design new...

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Campopiano Group@CampopianoGroup9 Mar 2022
We made the front cover! Inspired by Nature, the Lawrence @biomimetic_chem and @Campopiano groups have made a novel amine donor for transaminase biocatalysts." pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
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Front cover

Front cover, Green Chemistry, Volume 24, Issue 5, 7 March 2022, Pages 1749–1750, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC90020C

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Chemical Science@ChemicalScience8 Feb 2022
We have a new article 🤯➡️ Unified total synthesis of the brevianamide alkaloids enabled by chemical investigations into their biosynthesis Read the work by Andrew L. Lawrence et al. (@biomimetic_chem) here #OpenAccess: ow.ly/rCR350HP4ys
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Andy Lawrence@biomimetic_chem10 Nov 2021
If you are interested in trying NPP in your transaminase #biocatalysis reactions please get in touch. It is easy to make on large scale but we can also send samples! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
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Delighted to have passed my PhD viva on Friday! Thank you to Prof Elaine O’Reilly (@EORResearch) and Prof Alison Hulme for an excellent discussion of NPP chemistry! Thanks to the lawrence group @biomimetic_chem and @CampopianoGroup for all the support! #PhDone
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Campopiano Group (@CampopianoGroup) profile pictureCampopiano Group@CampopianoGroup6 Nov 2021
Huge congratulations to Dr Catherine Mckenna for successfully defending her thesis on Friday. The group will definitely miss Caths help, guidance and chats but we wish you all the best with your future! @cathconn141017 @EdinburghChem
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