Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University

🌟 Breakthrough in Pulsed DNP Experiments: First Observation of DNP Echoes 🌟   Researchers at Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University have, for the first time, demonstrated the ability to invert electron-nuclear spin hyperfine interactions in pulsed DNP, leading to the formation of DNP echoes.   Using advanced spin engineering, the team generated pulse sequences that invert the effective hyperfine coupling interaction. These sequences were implemented on a newly built pulsed DNP/EPR spectrometer, featuring fast arbitrary waveform generators on microwave and radio-frequency channels. These experiments resulted in the successful observation of DNP echoes in both the NMR and EPR channels of a sample containing trityl radicals.   The realization of DNP echo phenomena may mark a breakthrough in the development of pulsed DNP experiments, boosting the sensitivity of NMR by orders of magnitude. The potential for high-sensitivity detection of nuclear spin coupling networks around electron spins opens exciting possibilities for quantum sensing applications.   Read more about the research here: https://lnkd.in/dfHvzjuK   Read the scientific paper here: https://lnkd.in/dG7XSjf4   Authors of the Scientific paper: Nino Wili, Anders Bodholt Nielsen, José Carvalho, Niels Chr. Nielsen   External funding: Thank you to the various funding agencies who supported this research, including the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NERD grant NNF 22OC0076002), the Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF (Postodc Mobility grant 206623), and Aarhus Universitets Forskningsfond (AUFF-E-2021-9-22)   --- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University Department of Chemistry - Aarhus University Faculty of Natural Sciences - Aarhus University Aarhus Universitet

🚨 2 OPEN PHD POSITIONS AT iNANO, Aarhus Universitet🚨   ➡ Deadline 1. November 2024   WHY CHOOSE AARHUS UNIVERSITY?: ✅ Stimulating research environment. ✅ State-of-the-art instrument park. ✅ Top 💯 University. - Top reasons to choose Aarhus University: https://lnkd.in/eBQ5Wg9   PROJECTS AND SUPERVISORS: 1️⃣ Cracking the code of FoxO3 transcription regulation by phosphorylation Supervisor: Thibault Viennet 🔗 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dfeAvgET 2️⃣ Single cell mechanobiology and soft matter metrology Supervisor: Mingdong Dong 🔗Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d_ArCca8

🌟Congratulations to Professor Brigitte Städler and Associate Professor Christian Hirsch🌟 🎉Professor Brigitte Städler from Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University and Associate Professor Christian Hirsch from Institut for Matematik, Aarhus Universitet have received a DKK 3.99 million Villum Synergy grant from Villum Fonden for their exciting new project, "Can Active Colloids Have Collective Behavior?"   This interdisciplinary project aims to generate novel insights into how collodial systems can surpass Brownian motion and achieve coordinated locomotion.   🔗 Read more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/d4jR3a78   #Nanoscience #AppliedMathematics #VillumFonden #NaturalSciences #AarhusUniversitet #iNANO   --- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University Institut for Matematik, Aarhus Universitet Faculty of Natural Sciences - Aarhus University Aarhus Universitet

🎉 Congratulations to Professor Troels Skrydstrup from Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University and the Department of Chemistry - Aarhus University for receiving the prestigious Chinese Government’s Friendship Award 🎉   On the 30th of September, Professor Troels Skrydstrup was awarded the Chinese Government Friendship Award for his contributions to developing and strengthening collaboration between Chinese and Danish research in the sustainable sciences. The award was presented at a ceremony in the Great Hall of the People where the Chinese parliament’s official ceremonies and meetings are held. With the 75th anniversary of the founding of People’s Republic of China, Professor Troels Skrydstrup was invited to attend a dinner reception with President Xi Jinping along with the other awardees of 2024.    #Sustainability #CO2Conversion #PlasticRecycling #AarhusUniversity #iNANO   --- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University Department of Chemistry - Aarhus University Faculty of Natural Sciences - Aarhus University Aarhus Universitet

🥳Congratulations to Professor Rikke Meyer, Associate Professor Ken Howard and Assistant Professor Laia Civit for each receiving a DKK 1.9 million Villum Experiment Grant from Villum Fonden! 🥳   👏 Professor Rikke Meyer received the grant for her project: "Z-DNA: The Alter Ego of DNA in the Extracellular Space". She will use this grant to discover how bacteria change the structure of DNA outside the cells, allowing them to fend off attacks by the immune system and turning DNA into a strong building material.   👏 Associate Professor Ken Howard was awarded for his project on "Expanding the Immune Galaxy: Albumin as an Immune Surveillance Molecule". This project is focused on identifying the novel role of proteins in immunity. 👏Assistant Professor Laia Civit received the grant for her project: "Dynamic molecular imprinted RNAs to decipher cellular landscapes". She will develop a new class of molecular imprinted RNAs to study protein expression levels and clustering dynamics in cells with high spatial resolution.   #VillumExperiment #ResearchExcellence #ScienceInnovation #iNANO #AarhusUniversity --- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University Biology - Aarhus University Molecular Biology & Genetics - Aarhus University Faculty of Natural Sciences - Aarhus University Aarhus Universitet

🌟 Congratulations to Professor Kurt Vesterager Gothelf! 🌟   Professor Kurt Vesterager Gothelf from Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University and the Department of Chemistry - Aarhus University has been awarded the Rozenberg Tulip Award in DNA Computing and Molecular Programming.🏆🎉   The award was presented at the 30th International Conference on DNA Computing and Molecular Programming (DNA30) held at The Johns Hopkins University on September 19, 2024. The International Society for Nanoscale Science, Computation, and Engineering (ISNSCE) recognizes Professor Kurt Vesterager Gothelf’s pioneering work interfacing organic chemistry, polymer wires, and protein bioconjugation with 2D and 3D DNA nanotechnology.   #DNA30 #ISNSCE #DNAComputing #Nanotechnology #Chemistry #MolecularProgramming #AarhusUniversity #iNANO   --- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University Department of Chemistry - Aarhus University Faculty of Natural Sciences - Aarhus University Aarhus Universitet

🌟New method for carbon isotope labeling of pharmaceutically relevant alkyl aryl ketones🌟 Researchers from the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University and the Department of Chemistry - Aarhus University have developed a direct method for the carbon isotope labeling of alkyl aryl ketones applying a nickel-catalyzed carbonylative cross coupling. This work would not have been possible without the great collaboration with AstraZeneca and UiT- The Arctic University of Norway. Surprisingly, simple nickel salts as the metal source proved to be suitable for these couplings. The reaction uses low-pressure carbon monoxide as the isotope label source generated from COgen or SilaCOgen in a COware® reactor. The method was applied to examples of pharmaceutically relevant molecules, and a mechanism is proposed based on DFT calculations as well as experimental evidence. Read more about the pharmaceutical development and carbon isotope labeling here: https://lnkd.in/d4qMiR_q The scientific paper can be accessed at https://lnkd.in/esEHwzxn Authors: Troels Skrydstrup, Kim Saskia Mühlfenzl, Vitus Juel Enemærke, Sahil Gahlawat, Peter Golbækdal, Nikoline Munksgaard-Ottosen, Karoline Neumann, Kathrin Hopmann, Per-Ola Norrby and Chad Elmore. External funding: Thank you to the various funding agencies who supported this research, including the Danmarks Grundforskningsfond / The Danish National Research Foundation, The Research Council of Norway, Sigma2 AS - Norwegian research infrastructure services (NRIS), and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programs. #Isotopelabeling #Ketones #Nickel #Catalysis #Nanoscience #iNANO #AarhusUniversity --- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University Department of Chemistry - Aarhus University Faculty of Natural Sciences - Aarhus University Aarhus Universitet

🚨 Job Opportunities at iNANO - Aarhus University: Postdoc in SAXS & Center Manager at iMAT 🚨   🔬 Postdoc in SAXS on Multifunctional Nanotechnology-Based Materials Join Jan Skov Pedersen and his group at the Department of Chemistry - Aarhus University and the Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University for a 15-17 month Postdoc position starting 1 January 2025 (or as soon as possible). This position is part of the EU-funded NABIHEAL project, focused on developing advanced nanotechnology-based materials for complex wound healing.   Click the link for more details: https://lnkd.in/dEqMqRz8     🏛️ Center Manager at iMAT Join Jeppe V. Lauritsen at iMAT Aarhus University Centre for Integrated Materials Research. They are seeking a Center Manager to coordinate materials science research activities across the Engineering (ENG) and Natural Science (NAT) faculties. This is a full-time, 24-month position starting 1 November 2024 (or as soon as possible)   Click the link for more details: https://lnkd.in/dip-54S6   --- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University Department of Chemistry - Aarhus University Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University Faculty of Natural Sciences - Aarhus University Aarhus Universitet

🌟 New Technique Unveils Microsecond Biomolecular Dynamics Using Plasmon-Enhanced Fluorescence 🌟   Researchers from iNANO (Aarhus Universitet) and Eindhoven University of Technology have developed a new method to access sub-millisecond biomolecular dynamics using plasmon-enhanced fluorescence. This groundbreaking technique allows for real-time tracking of microsecond dynamics in single molecules — 1000 times faster than previous methods!   Single-molecule fluorescence microscopy is a crucial tool in studying the behavior of biomolecules like enzymes, DNA, and cellular receptors, but it’s been limited to slower time scales. By coupling a fluorescent dye to plasmonic gold nanorods, they have dramatically increased the resolution and speed of fluorescence signals.   This innovation opens the door to studying biochemical processes in real-time, and is compatible with existing single-molecule fluorescence techniques!   🔗Dive into the details of how this cutting-edge technique is pushing the boundaries of single-molecule fluorescence: https://lnkd.in/dBFHNQ_X   🔍 Read the scientific paper published in Nano Letters: https://lnkd.in/dE_9vRED   Authors: Sjoerd Nooteboom, Kasper Riinbæk Okholm, Vincenzo Lamberti, Bas Oomen, Duncan Sutherland, and Peter Zijlstra External funding: Thank you to the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant, the Danmarks Grundforskningsfond / The Danish National Research Foundation center grant Center for Cellular Signal Patterns (CellPAT), and from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme for financial support for this research.   #Fluorescence #MolecularDynamics #NanoParticles #SingleMoleculeDetection #NanoscaleSensing #Nanoscience #iNANO #AarhusUniversity   --- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center - Aarhus University Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University Faculty of Natural Sciences - Aarhus University

🥳Spændende nyheder!🥳   Adjunkt Emil Laust Kristoffersen fra iNANO and Molecular Biology & Genetics - Aarhus University har skrevet en populærvidenskabelig bog med titlen "Da livet opstod", som er udgivet af Aarhus universitetsforlag.   Køb bogen her: https://lnkd.in/d7g22tUv ---   🥳Exciting news!🥳   Assistant Professor Emil Laust Kristoffersen from iNANO and Molecular Biology & Genetics - Aarhus University has written a popular science book titled "Da livet opstod", released by Aarhus University Press.   Buy the book here: https://lnkd.in/d7g22tUv