Research group working in the frontier of organic synthesis, catalysis and chemical biology @ciqususc. Current main focus: metal-catalysis at the living cell.
⚗️🧫If you are a MSc in chemistry, or related, keen on cutting-edge research in chemistry at the frontier with biology, do not miss this excellent opportunity to join our group!
🔍We are seeking for a PhD candidate to join us.
See further details at metbiocat.eu/opportunities
... @mato_mauro, RyC researcher at our group, was also contributing today to #Photocat2026 with his oral communication entitled: "Learning from and Teaching Nature with Light"
Such great job from both of you! 🤩
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🧑🏭Back to (dissemination 🗣️) business after summer pause. There we are at @photocat26 conference (Alicante), sharing our latest results in photoredox chemistry.
Thanks, David Montoto, for your poster communication! 📜
@ciqususc@UniversidadeUSC
As this academic year comes to a close, we reflect on the many outreach activities we have taken part in, from the Galician High School Students' Visits Programme to the Ciencia Singular Open Day.
A huge thank you to all our lab members making these outreach activities a success
As we return from the summer break, we would like to thank those who have been part of the group (and @ciqususc ) and have moved on over the last few months: Carlos Lázaro, @danimarcosat, and @AndyADX. 👨🎓👨🔬⚗️
@chem_FLopez@qojoselm
...and, also on that day, another CiQUS Lecture.
This time, Prof. Xacobe C. Cambeiro (@CambeiroChem, from Univ. of Greenwich) will present some of his recent work in the early morning of 27/07/2026
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Right before August and the summer-pause, we are having another PhD candidate willing to defend his thesis work, @IvanHuertas16 ... you will rock it 👨🎤🎸
Do not miss the event in the very beginning of the next week 🗓️
... and also @alvaromzbr is around, with his poster communication "Harnessing protein metalloclusters for Pt-promoted biorthogonal transformations"
@UniversidadeUSC@ciqususc
Such a nice event, many thanks to the organizers 🤗🤗
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This week we have two of our group members at the #EUROBIC 18 (eurobic18.eu/), which is taking place at the Feringa building (@univgroningen) and finishing today.
Yesterday, @tomasgamasa (@ciqususc PI) delivered her invited lecture...
So great time there! 🤩🤩 [1/2]
This week we have two of our senior scientist at the @BienalGEQOR2026 in Gijón, both contributing with an oral communication: "Learning from and Teaching Nature with Light" by @mato_mauro ... [1/2]
Time for secondary-school visits at @ciqususc ...
Last friday, 12/06/2026, we have hosted the IES As Telleiras (Narón) students during their visit to our research centre. Thanks to all @GuliasGroup members by making this such an interesting event 🧑🔬⚗️
(linkedin.com/posts/ciqus-fon…)
Additionally, @AlexRey_95 was also contributing with an oral communication (OC-3) entitled "Ir(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrofunctionalizations of Allenes".
So great! We are really proud of you all!
Bologna, Bilbao... see you next time 👋
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And, also a second one at Bilbao... the @isoc2026mmm (June 10-12th).
In there, several of our group members were presenting their most recent work: N. Fernández and D. Costa, as poster, and X. Sánchez, M. Puente, M.J. Mariñelarena and L. Parada, as flash presentation
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Last week we were attending and contributing to two international conferences, first one in Bologna (isofr14.it, June 7-10th) ... with D. Montoto's "Carbon–carbon bond-forming radical reactions driven by the redox metabolism of bacteria" work as poster. [1/5]
🗞️ CiQUS joins the celebration of Prof. Miquel A. Pericàs’ 75th anniversary with participation in international symposium
ciqus.usc.gal/en/news/ciqus-…
This week, our group leader @qojoselm is at Tarragona, for the "New Horizons in Catalysis and Chemical Synthesis: The Flow of Innovation" - 75th anniversary of Prof. Miquel A. Pericàs symposium (@ICIQchem, @universitatURV)
quimica.urv.cat/simposium-mp…
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Past March 23rd, @GuliasGroup was at IES Pintor Colmeiro (@pintor_colmeiro) for a #STEMbach activity: "Arquitectos do Progreso: Un viaxe por hitos químicos que deron forma á nosa sociedade", talking about the chemistry key contributions to daily life & inspiring future scientists
... couple of days to ...
@bluesishere PhD thesis defense 🎓🎓
Thanks to Prof. J. Granja, @GudeLourdes and @OlallaLab for accepting our invitation as jury members.
See you all on Friday morning!!
Hi again 👋
Here we are! ... back at #CiQUS seminar series for this new year 2026 with Alba Casas, postdoctoral researcher at our group, contributing to the one taking place tomorrow, Wednesday 18/03/2026
Do not miss it! 🫴
It's been almost a month since the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. 👩🔬
But, as International Women's Day was celebrated yesterday, March 8th ... we are just picking up some info from that 11F 2026 🙌🙌
instagram.com/reel/DUlpW0TjK…#CiQUS@UniversidadeUSC
We are saying goodbye to @danimarcosat, who is starting a new adventure as PostDoc Researcher at @MelchiorreGroup (@Unibo) ... 🤗
... thanks to his @Xunta PD fellowship.
Best of luck for this new stage at your career 🍀
... and see you soon!
#CiQUS@UniversidadeUSC
Do not forget we are having Prof. Bernhard Breit, from @UniFreiburg, with his lecture at @ciqususc in the early morning, too. 🗣️
Thanks to him, and also to Prof. Nuria Rguez Garrido (@UAM_Madrid) and Prof. Carlos Sáa (@UniversidadeUSC), for accepting our invitation!
We are back at the main stage ... this time thanks to @AlexRey_95, who will defend his PhD thesis this week 🚀🚀
Please, be welcome to attend if you are around!
🧐 Do not miss the next CiQUS Webinar by our PhD candidate @alevalegom ... together with Borja Hermida, from Quiñoá/Fdez-Megía/Estévez group, and Jonathan Caroni, from @SoutoManel group
See you this evening!
Thanks to @dynafluors, member of her PhD thesis committee, for his friday's lecture too.
Do not miss his talk at 11:15! 🗣️
And also many thanks to Prof. L. A. López García, from @uniovi_info, and Dr. @EsterPolo_T!!
Wishing you all a fruitful 2026, here we are starting this brand new year with @DAvinoCinzia, our beloved Italian girl and PhD candidate. She is defending her thesis this week 🤩
Please, be welcome to attend if you are around!
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It has been a wonderful week, plenty of great science and with many contributions to the @BienalRSEQ2025 from our group members...
Thanks @IvanHuertas16, Sergio, @alvaromzbr and David... [1/3]
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🎉 Closing Ceremony – #BQB2025
After 4 intense but inspiring days, it’s time to wrap up this incredible edition of #BQB2025!
Thank you to all the participants, speakers, organizers and sponsors who made it unforgettable. See you at the next one! 👋
@RSEQUIMICA@BEC_Bilbao
Past month, we have to MSc students at Madrid, contributing to the #MasterQO symposium at the UAM
(masterqo.es/minisimposio)
We are so so happy for Ximena, who received the best poster award for this 2025 edition.
Congratulations!!
Last week, @DAvinoCinzia with an oral communication and, also, @alevalegom at the poster session attended the #ISCNC25 at Punta Umbría.
Such a nice event, ... so many wonderful talks and contributions by many attendees 🤩
... together with the subsequent round-table with some colleagues of him, from other national institutions: M. Arocena (@Ikerbasque), J.M. Torralba (@ImdeaMaterials) and J.A. Díaz (@EduXunta)
Thanks to all of them, and also to the organizers 👏
Are you a young student interested in scientific excellence and curiosity-driven investigation in chemistry and related disciplines? Do not miss this amazing opportunity to get in touch with @ciqususc research 🥼
... and hurry up, the deadline is close 💨
usc.es/ciqus/en/jobs/summer2…