🎉 Big news! MMLI has been renewed for another 5 years! We’re excited to continue pushing the boundaries of AI-driven molecular discovery with our amazing collaborators. #NSFfunded #AI #MolecularScience #Chemistry #artificialintelligence https://t.co/5KOKinDgOx

I was very excited that our AI Institute for Molecule Synthesis (MMLI) got renewed for another 5 years. See: NSF announces $100 million investment in National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes awards to secure American leadership in AI

Check out @qiancheng1231 ‘s awesome internship project at Salesforce!

We are extremely excited to announce mCLM, a Modular Chemical Language Model that is friendly to automatable block-based chemistry and mimics bilingual speakers by “code-switching” between functional molecular modules and natural language descriptions of the functions. 1/2

UIUC/Champaign-Urbana folks: MMLI's AI + Chemistry themed escape room, Lab 217 will be running at @SCDillinois this week! Sign-up for timeslots here:

Have you ever wondered what goes into designing an installation like the Roots of Genomics? Watch our video and click on the link to learn more from the artist-scientist team that worked to bring this installation to life. Link --> https://t.co/wl0QBf4dVS

Have you heard? This year marks the 100th anniversary of chemical engineering at Penn State! There’s a lot of history here to showcase, and we’ll be highlighting important milestones throughout the year. Here’s to the next 100 years of transformative research and education!

🎉New Podcast!🎉 Kyle Timmer (of @ChBEIllinois) is on a mission to help your body heal faster after an injury.  Kyle joined the GradLIFE podcast to discuss science communication, working with stem cells, the ins and outs of lab work, and more. Listen:

Research led by prof. Schroeder reveal a unique strategy for controlling molecular conductance by using molecules with rigid backbones. Further, they have demonstrated a straightforward “one-pot” method for synthesizing such molecules. Learn more: https://t.co/Im959FrsJb

Can you escape lab 217? Come see us in room 703 at #ACSFall2024

MMLI is at #ACSFall2024 in Denver this week! Visit us in room 703 and see if you can snag an open slot for our escape room: Lab 217! https://t.co/4Mq0PUousA

IGB researchers awed Congress leaders with iBioFAB at the Robotics Showcase and Demo Day in Washington D.C. Learn more at https://t.co/tvXpKiUdcb.

Although we would prefer to have folks available in person at UIUC, please sign up anyways if you are interested in joining as a virtual speaker!

MMLI will be running a human library at this year's Molecule Maker Summer Camp at UIUC! We are looking for undergrads, graduate students, post docs, or faculty working in research labs across campus to participate. Volunteers from all fields are appreciated.

Congratulations to our own Dr. Shukla!

Are you curious about entrepreneurship as a career path? The Molecule Maker Lab institute is hosting an “Entrepreneurship Showcase Panel” on April 30th from 11:30AM-12:30 pm CST (with FREE LUNCH!) in 1030 NCSA. Join in person or virtually - https://t.co/Vzrl9wDHoD

@diwakarshukla led a research study that explored how cell membranes can change the behavior of proteins embedded within them. The study focused on a specific protein called aquaporin, which acts as a microscopic water channel in cells. Learn more: https://t.co/QXZ1hZ3FHK

🚀 Launching the Language + Molecules Workshop at ACL2024 @aclmeeting! Dive into the integration of molecules & natural language for breakthroughs in drugs, materials, & more. 🧪⚛️

Check out video "Mn(CF3PDP): CYP450 in a Bottle"  explaining MCWhite's group new paper in PNAS: a preparative small-molecule mimic of liver CP450 enzymes & how to use chemoinformatics to quantify scope: https://t.co/S5JJMNT83k

Interested in P450s vs Mn(CF3PDP) oxidations in carbocyclic N-heterocyclic drugs & describing substrate scope quantitatively? Check out PNAS paper from Rachel, Jake & Jinho of @MCWhiteGroup with @Merck Shane Krska @swkrska & Jason Hoar: https://t.co/I07j1mDIzO