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Molecular model of the CCMV virus capsid extending and contracting, as determined by the new imaging technique. Credit: Harder et al. 2023

New imaging technique “sees” virus move in unprecedented detail

— EPFL scientists have developed a novel imaging technique to capture rapid protein dynamics. The technique, a microsecond, time-resolved version of cryogenic electron microscopy, allowed them to observe the behavior of a virus in unprecedented detail.

Michael Grätzel. Credit: Alain Herzog (EPFL)

University of Gabès awards Michael Grätzel honoris causa

— Professor Michael Grätzel at EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Gabès (Tunisia).

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Bacteria generate electricity from wastewater

— In a breakthrough for the field of bioelectronics, researchers at EPFL have enhanced the ability of E. coli bacteria to generate electricity. The innovative approach offers a sustainable solution for organic waste processing while outperforming previous state-of-the-art technologies, opening new horizons for versatile microbial electricity production.

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ISIC Memento – Conferences and Thesis

ChemBio Seminar by Prof. Matt Shoulders (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Chemistry) – CH-636

03-10-202303-10-2023

Place and room: CE 1 1
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Prof. Andre Mkhoyan

Prof. Andre Mkhoyan : Challenges and Opportunities with Technologically Important but Beam Sensitive Materials: A Tail of Three Materials

06-10-202306-10-2023

With: Prof. Andre Mkhoyan, Dpt of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, USA
Place and room: Tseuzier
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/84209090880
Category: Conferences – Seminars

"Tinkering with Metal-Carbene Chemistry”

11-10-202311-10-2023

With: Prof. Aloïs Fürstner, Max-Planck Institut
Place and room: BCH 2201
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Prof. Matt Bogyo

Making it stick: how to engineer selective covalent ligands for diverse applications in biology

24-10-202324-10-2023

With: Prof. Dr. Matt Bogyo, Stanford University
Place and room: CH G1 495
Category: Conferences – Seminars

ChemBio Seminar by Prof. Randall Peterson (University of Utah)

10-11-202310-11-2023

With: Prof. Randall Peterson, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, USA
Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Prof. Gaurav Bhardwaj

Machine learning based peptide design for diverse structures and functions

21-11-202321-11-2023

With: Prof. Dr. Gaurav Bhardwaj
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/62430541332
Category: Conferences – Seminars

TBA

27-11-202327-11-2023

With: Prof. Tania Gaich, University of Konstanz, Germany https://www.chemie.uni-konstanz.de/gaich/team/prof-dr-tanja-gaich/
Place and room: BCH 2201
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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ISIC Seminars

Modern Organic chemistry – Trends in the field (CH-641)

Organized jointly by Professors Nicolai Cramer, Jieping Zhu and Jerome Waser, the seminars usually take place on Wednesday at 17:15. Unless indicated otherwise, the lecture takes place in BCH 2218.

Physical Chemistry Seminars (CH-630)

The Physical Chemistry Seminar Series at ISIC.
Unless it is otherwise specified, the seminars take place on Thursday at 17:15 in BCH 2201.

Highlights energy research and chemical engineering 2 (ChE-611)

The seminar series “Chemical Engineering and Energy Seminars ” is organized by Prof. Wendy Queen & 

Prof. Ardemis Boghossian and take place on Friday at 16:15.

Chemical Biology Seminar Series 2 (CH-636)

The Chemical Biology Seminars Series is Organized by Prof. Christian Heinis, Prof. Beat Fierz and Prof. Yimon Aye. It takes place every Tuesday at 16:15 unless otherwise indicated.

AI in chemistry and beyond: Trends in the field (ChE-606)

The Machine Learning Seminars are organized by Prof. Berend Smit, Prof. Clémence Corminboeuf and Prof. Jiri Vanicek, the seminars usually take place on Tuesdays at 15:15. Unless indicated otherwise, the lecture takes place on Zoom.