Helena Piedra
@HelenaFPiedra
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@qoscat_oviedo 📚/ Photochemistry ☀️💡
Joined March 2012
I’m proud to announce my first paper has finally been accepted by @ChemicalScience !! This is the result of months of hard work and it couldn’t have been possible without my brilliant PhD supervisor @Manuel__Plaza. This is only the start!! #MyFirstChemSci
https://t.co/mQgsA9mqf3
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Today, Olaya brilliantly defended her PhD work on cationic cylization reactions and total synthesis of natural compounds. We are very proud of you, Olaya, and wish you the very best for your future 🎓 Thanks to the tribunal for their time and insightful discussions.
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Yesterday, @HelenaFPiedra, my first PhD student, defended her thesis. She did a tremendous work, consolidating a new line of research, being recognized with an Eli Lilly PhD Award for the best thesis in Spain. Congratulations Helena, time to keep shining. So proud of you! 🌠
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Yesterday, @HelenaFPiedra brilliantly defended her PhD work on photochemical HaB-assisted reactions 🎓 We’re very proud of you, Helena, and wish you all the best for the future 👏 Many thanks to the PhD committee for their time and insightful discussions.
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El próximo viernes tendrá lugar la lectura y defensa de la Tesis Doctoral de Helena Fernández Piedra. El trabajo ha sido dirigido por Carlos Valdés y Manuel Plaza.
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🎉 We're excited to announce that the next XXX Biennial Meeting of the Specialized Group in Organic Chemistry of @RSEQUIMICA will be held in Gijón, 17–19 June 2026! 👉 Follow our new account to stay up to date on all event news and updates!
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🎓 La RSEQ y Lilly anuncian los galardonados de sus premios 2025: 🏆 Isabel Abánades (@ICMol_UV) – Premio Early Career Researcher 🧪 Premios Tesis Doctoral: • Helena Fernández (@UniOviedo) • Julio Puigcerver (@unimurcia) • María Martín (@UAM_Madrid ) https://t.co/EdbU6nV0Sv
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Enhorabuena a Helena Fernández Piedra, doctorada de nuestro Departamento, que acaba de recibir el Premio de Investigación para alumnos de Doctorado otorgado por la RSEQ @RSEQUIMICA y la empresa Lilly. @Fac_Quim_Uniovi @uniovi_info
https://t.co/iFCytS6zY7
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Feeling extremely grateful and proud to receive a 2025 RSEQ–Lilly Award! I’m truly thankful to the awarding committee, @RSEQUIMICA, and Lilly España for this recognition. Thank you to everyone who made this possible especially my supervisor @Manuel__Plaza
https://t.co/WfR65TPXcC
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Un año más, la excelencia investigadora en el ámbito de la química ha sido reconocida con los galardones que otorgan la Real Sociedad Española de Química (RSEQ) y Lilly. Esta edición, correspondiente...
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🔓#OpenAccess #EDA #SET Read recent #review EDA complex photochemistry as a strategy for C–S bond formation by Helena F. Piedra, Illán Tagarro and Manuel Plaza. @UniOviedo 🔗 https://t.co/4O8IDGpT5t
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I am extremely happy to have been awarded a BBVA Leonardo grant 🎉🎊 We will keep on exploring radical-based photochemical methodologies, which ultimately will be applied in the preparation of new anticancer agents. A huge thanks to @FundacionBBVA ✨️🙏
🔴 Adjudicadas 20 #BecasLeonardo en Física, Química e Ingenierías 👀 Ya puedes consultar los proyectos seleccionados en esta convocatoria extraordinaria de las Becas Leonardo https://t.co/1RfgxsUKM9
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Check out our latest review on C-S bond formation by EDA Complex Photochemistry published in @OrgChemFront . So happy to share my first contribution to a scientific article! Thanks to @Manuel__Plaza @HelenaFPiedra @QOSCAT_Oviedo
https://t.co/jEsHb8TIQY
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New in @OrgChemFront ! 🔬 Our latest review on EDA complexes for C–S bond formation is out. Read it here: https://t.co/qP0CP0j3eG
@Manuel__Plaza
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This review highlights the use of photochemically excited electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complexes as a sustainable, modern approach to carbon–sulfur bond formation. C–S bonds are essential in various...
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Happy to share our latest review on how the photochemistry of EDA complexes can be useful for C-S bond formation! 💡 Thanks to @OrgChemFront for the invitation. @HelenaFPiedra
@illantagarrop @UOquimicaOI @QOSCAT_Oviedo
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This review highlights the use of photochemically excited electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complexes as a sustainable, modern approach to carbon–sulfur bond formation. C–S bonds are essential in various...
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🚨 President’s PhD Scholarship at Imperial! 🚨 I’m looking for a talented candidate to join my group at @impchemistry! This highly competitive scholarship offers full funding, and international students are welcome to apply! 🌍 🔗 https://t.co/UqQrOgLEte 📩 Get in touch!
imperial.ac.uk
Information about these fully-funded scholarships for PhD applicants of any nationality at Imperial.
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New in @EMBOjournal, we studied the evolution of essentiality in Form I Rubisco. While @KaHochberg nicely summarizes the evolutionary implications of our work, let me summarize some of the cool biochemistry surrounding it. https://t.co/45PCxU5mwp 🧵
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imageimageDuring evolution, Rubisco, the carboxylase of photosynthesis, has become completely dependent on an additional subunit. This dependence is found to have evolved through multiple, genetica...
New paper from us and @erblabs by @schulluc : https://t.co/hN1ikcGFBf. It's about the evolution of essentiality. This question has fascinated me for a long time: How does a component that was previously unnecessary for some function become essential for it?
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Check our new method for the synthesis of alkenyl thiocyanates!! Halogen bonding still has so much to offer 💡⚡️
Out today in @ChemicalScience, we present a practical photochemical method for the preparation of alkenyl thiocyanates, unlocking new "S-alkenyl transfer reagents" for diverse organosulfur molecular assembly. Another great job by @HelenaFPiedra! 👩🔬👏
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This year’s #NobelPrize laureates in chemistry cracked the code for proteins’ amazing structures. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 is about proteins, life’s ingenious chemical tools. Chemistry laureate David Baker has succeeded with the almost impossible feat of building
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🔬 Our research, our team, and our passion for photochemistry—now live!💡✨ Dive into our latest work, projects, and team updates at https://t.co/cbHxUyiQ5G. We can’t wait to share our discoveries with you! 🔍📚#ThePlazaGroup
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Available now on ChemRxiv! A novel photochemical approach to synthesize alkenyl thiocyanates. These compounds act as versatile transfer agents, for the formation of different organosulfur compounds. Check it out 👇🏻👇🏻@Manuel__Plaza @QOSCAT_Oviedo
https://t.co/XuVlHBeFND
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