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How can you engage chemistry students and help them learn? Why not give them a crime to solve! CSI Nottingham was created to help year two students learn lab techniques. Learn more about it in the recording of our webinar 'Transforming the lab practical for a new generation' - https://lnkd.in/gXwQCVqs

🚀 Excited to share my latest publication! 🧪✨ My recent work on "Electron-deficient multicenter bonding in pnictogens and chalcogens" has been published. In this study, we explored how electron-deficient bonding patterns can emerge in these intriguing classes of elements, offering new insights into their chemical behavior and potential applications

I just completed Thermo Fisher Scientific's Mass Spectrometry online course. In this course I: • Explored the applications of mass spectrometry in various fields, including sports, to understand its wide-ranging uses. • Gained a comprehensive understanding of the process of doping testing using mass spectrometry, including the stages involved. • Accessed additional resources to deepen knowledge about mass spectrometry, broadening the understanding of its applications. • Discovered the fundamental principles behind mass spectrometry, including ionization and ion manipulation, enabling a solid grasp of its underlying concepts.

I'm excited to share our recent work on "Batched Bayesian Optimization with Correlated Candidate Uncertainties", led by Jenna Fromer. We introduce qPO, a novel acquisition function for batched discrete optimization (e.g., from virtual chemical libraries) that maximizes the probability of including the true optimum. The motivation is simple but the subtleties matter: by directly maximizing the perceived likelihood that the optimal candidate is in the selected batch, qPO encourages batch diversity without heuristics (e.g., heuristics based on chemical structure/scaffold) and circumvents the combinatorial challenge of optimizing batch-level acquisition functions. Key to our approach is explicitly considering the covariance between the surrogate model's prediction for each candidate. In the article, we contrast qPO with Thompson Sampling and demonstrate empirical improvements over several common acquisition functions in the context of molecular discovery. Preprint: https://lnkd.in/dm-3j_np Co-authors: Runzhong Wang, Mrunali M., Austin Tripp, Jose Miguel Hernandez Lobato It was a pleasure collaborating with Austin and Miguel to bring this idea to life!

For biophysicists and biochemists, using DSC to measure the temperature and enthalpy of protein unfolding often comes with challenges such as cleaning the sample cell, avoiding aggregation, and preventing the capillary from sticking. With the Ultimate DSC, these tasks become significantly easier. Discover the seamless experience and precise results that the Ultimate DSC offers for your protein unfolding studies : https://lnkd.in/dpHDEgWS

🎙️Let’s talk about Molecular simulation ⚛️. Very interesting topic and has many many applications. In this video we will explore the molecular simulation in polymerization reaction 🏭. Let me know if you are interested in this topi😊

In this video, MBI researcher Dr. Carol Mathews explains what hoarding is, its symptoms, and the issues it can cause if untreated.    Learn more about her research project looking for clues to identify early warnings of hoarding in this University of Florida Research story: bit.ly/3U3MCNG

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I just completed Thermo Fisher Scientific's Mass Spectrometry on Forage.In the simulation I: * Explored the applications of mass spectrometry in various fields, including sports, to understand its wide-ranging uses. * Gained a comprehensive understanding of the process of doping testing using mass spectrometry, including the stages involved. * Accessed additional resources to deepen knowledge about mass spectrometry, broadening the understanding of its applications. * Discovered the fundamental principles behind mass spectrometry, including ionization and ion manipulation, enabling a solid grasp of its underlying concepts.