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Directing Biosynthesis – oral abstract deadline 11 May!

09 May 2012

Please don’t miss this last opportunity to submit an oral abstract now to be part of a high profile conference featuring contributions from the most active groups in the UK, Europe, the USA and Japan working in this rapidly developing area.

This meeting builds on the two previous extremely successful conferences in a subject area which remains highly topical. As significant opportunities exist for engineering biosynthetic pathways in bacteria, fungi and plants for the directed biosynthesis of new natural products with new and beneficial properties. We expect the programme this year to generate a high profile event that you will not want to miss.

Confirmed Invited speakers:

Ikuro Abe, University of Tokyo, Japan
Mervyn Bibb, John Innes Centre, UK
David W. Christianson, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Christian Hertweck, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Ben Liu, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Professor Jim Naismith, University of St Andrews, UK
Joern Piel, University of Bonn, Germany
Professor Chris Schofield, University of Oxford, UK
David H Sherman, University of Michigan, USA
Dr David R Spring, University of Cambridge, UK
Tom Simpson, FRS, University of Bristol, UK
Yi Tang, UCLA, USA

NOW CONFIRMED – Craig Townsend, John Hopkins University, USA

A special symposium will take place within the Directing Biosynthesis III programme, recognising the achievements of three 2011 RSC award winners. Each of the winners will give a keynote lecture within the symposium.

Find out more >

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Focus: Studying biology using chemical tools

01 May 2012

Graphical abstract: P450BM3 (CYP102A1): connecting the dots Chemical techniques are critical for studying and manipulating biological systems. We’ve published a great selection of reviews at the interface of chemistry and biology, including these recent articles:

Mass spectrometry based tools to investigate protein–ligand interactions for drug discovery
Kamila J. Pacholarz, Rachel A. Garlish, Richard J. Taylor and Perdita E. Barran
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35035A

Diversity-oriented synthesis: producing chemical tools for dissecting biology
Cornelius J. O’ Connor, Henning S. G. Beckmann and David R. Spring
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35023H

Assays for human telomerase activity: progress and prospects
Xiaoming Zhou and Da Xing
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, DOI: 10.1039/C2CS35045A

Mass spectrometry-based proteomics: existing capabilities and future directions
Thomas E. Angel, Uma K. Aryal, Shawna M. Hengel, Erin S. Baker, Ryan T. Kelly, Errol W. Robinson and Richard D. Smith
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 3912-3928

Autophagy-regulating small molecules and their therapeutic applications
Kyung-Hwa Baek, Jihye Park and Injae Shin
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 3245-3263

Probing the kinome in real time with fluorescent peptides
Juan A. González-Vera
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 1652-1664

Upconversion nanophosphors for small-animal imaging
Jing Zhou, Zhuang Liu and Fuyou Li
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 1323-1349

Do you have an idea for a review? Let us know >

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Chem Soc Rev Emerging Investigator Lectureship winner 2012

01 May 2012

On behalf of the Chem Soc Rev Editorial Board, I am delighted to announce that Professor Xiaogang Liu (National University of Singapore and Institute of Materials Research Engineering, A*STAR) has won the Chem Soc Rev Emerging Investigator Lectureship 2012.

This annual award recognises an emerging scientist who has made a significant contribution to their research field. The Editorial Board praised Professor Liu’s research in the field of nanoscience, particularly his development of luminescent upconversion nanoparticles and contributions to nanoparticle-based ultrasensitive detection of metal ions and biological molecules.

Professor Liu will present his award lecture at ISACS9: Challenges in Nanoscience taking place in Xiamen, China, on 31 August – 3 September.

Find out more about Professor Liu’s work in these review articles:
Upconversion nanoparticles in biological labeling, imaging, and therapy
Feng Wang, Debapriya Banerjee, Yongsheng Liu, Xueyuan Chen and Xiaogang Liu
Analyst, 2010,135, 1839-1854

Emerging functional nanomaterials for therapeutics
Xuejia Xue, Feng Wang and Xiaogang Liu
J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 13107-13127

Recent advances in the chemistry of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanocrystals
Feng Wang and Xiaogang Liu
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009,38, 976-989

Registration is open for Challenges in Nanoscience (ISACS9) – sign up today to hear Professor Liu’s award lecture plus a host of other world leading experts

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Nanomedicine themed issue

30 Mar 2012

A highlight of the year so far for me is the publication of the Chem Soc Rev themed issue on Nanomedicine. Have you read it yet?

A lot of planning and hard work goes into the production of our themed issues. In fact, it has been over two years since I initially proposed this themed issue to the Chem Soc Rev Editorial Board. With the help, input and guidance of the fantastic guest editors – Frank Caruso, Taeghwan Hyeon and Vince Rotello – and the enthusiasm and dedication of all the authors, not to mention the referees and our Editorial Production team, the issue is now online. And I think it’s great. What about you?

As the guest editors state in their Editorial, nanomedicine is ‘poised to revolutionise healthcare and medicine through transformative new diagnostic and therapeutic tools’. Chemistry plays a crucial role, not just in terms of developing new materials but also the techniques and tools used to monitor and analyse their interactions in tissues. I hope that this themed issue will be a useful resource for those involved in research and teaching in this fascinating area.

Also of interest
Tailoring nanoparticles: Suits you sir!
ISACS9: Challenges in Nanoscience 31 August – 3 September, Xiamen, China

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Graphene and related compounds – a review collection

28 Feb 2012

Since the Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov “for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene”, the eyes of the world (or, at least, the scientific world) have been focused on this so-called miracle material.

This strange, stretchy, strong, see-through, conductive material – and its derivatives – has captured the attention of many research groups. Here’s a selection of reviews to inform and inspire:

Graphene-based composites
Xiao Huang, Xiaoying Qi, Freddy Boey and Hua Zhang
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, 41, 666-686

Graphene-based semiconductor photocatalysts
Quanjun Xiang , Jiaguo Yu and Mietek Jaroniec
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, 41, 782-796

Chemistry and physics of a single atomic layer: strategies and challenges for functionalization of graphene and graphene-based materials
Liang Yan, Yue Bing Zheng, Feng Zhao, Shoujian Li, Xingfa Gao, Bingqian Xu, Paul S. Weiss and Yuliang Zhao
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012, 41, 97-114

Graphene nanosheet: synthesis, molecular engineering, thin film, hybrids, and energy and analytical applications
Shaojun Guo and Shaojun Dong
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 2644-2672

Electronic conduction in polymers, carbon nanotubes and graphene
Alan B. Kaiser and Viera Skákalová
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 3786-3801

The chemistry of graphene oxide
Daniel R. Dreyer, Sungjin Park, Christopher W. Bielawski and Rodney S. Ruoff
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 228-240

Graphene-based materials in electrochemistry
Da Chen, Longhua Tang and Jinghong Li
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3157-3180

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Developing drug molecules for therapy with carbon monoxide

24 Feb 2012

Carbon monoxide (CO) is known as the silent killer – it is colourless, odourless and tasteless and kills around 50 people each year in the UK. So are scientists crazy when they suggest that it could be used to save lives?

Graphical abstract: Developing drug molecules for therapy with carbon monoxide Well, no. Last century a physician discovered that our bodies produce CO. Not only that, but CO levels are higher in sick people than healthy. This suggested that CO could actually be therapeutic and sparked interest from pharmaceutical chemists.

The challenge is to deliver just the right amount of CO safely to diseased tissues. And as Gonçalo Bernardes and colleagues discuss in their Tutorial review, CO-releasing pro-drugs could be the solution. But how do they work and when will we see them in the clinic? Read the review to find out.

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Directing Biosynthesis – oral abstract deadline 11 May!

Focus: Studying biology using chemical tools

Chem Soc Rev Emerging Investigator Lectureship winner 2012

Nanomedicine themed issue

Graphene and related compounds – a review collection

Developing drug molecules for therapy with carbon monoxide

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