Chris Oostenbrink
Computational chemist at the Institute for Molecular Modeling and Simulation at BOKU in Vienna.
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkThe last 2 days, researchers of @bokuvienna.bsky.social TU Vienna @tugraz.bsky.social @univie.ac.at Uni Graz met to kick off the Excellence Cluster Circular Bioengineering. Great science in the pipeline, funded by @fwf-at.bsky.social
- Our PhD student Dominik Hörtnagel presented the plans for his PhD project at our first Cluster of Excellence for Circular Bioengineering retreat! A great first impression of our #excellence=austria cluster @fwf-at.bsky.social #circularbioengineering #compchem See circularbioengineering.boku.ac.at
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkIn the latest @livecomsjournal.bsky.social perpetual review, Cavender et al overview NMR and crystallographic experimental datasets that can be used to benchmark protein force fields, including best practices for setup and analysis of simulations!: livecomsjournal.org/index.php/li... #compchem
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkLooking forward to visit colleagues in Vienna and Graz 🇦🇹 If you’re in Vienna I’m speaking on: Prediction and Design of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins and Condensates (27/10 ISTA) & Understanding the Effects of Missense Variants Using Analyses of Protein Stability and Conservation (30/10 VBC)
- Reposted by Chris Oostenbrink8 PhD projects announced in a joint programme of BOKU University @bokuvienna.bsky.social TU Vienna @tuwien.at University Vienna @univie.ac.at on Green Chemistry! Check details via the link ⬇️ The first 2 projects will be realised in my lab at BOKU. www.tuwien.at/greenchem/en...
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkThis is a paper by Eleonora Ornati and Iiulia Ushakova that I am really proud of. Who would have thought that the well-known Glucose Oxidase is up for some surprises, i.e., that it initiates radical polymerizations without the need for initiators or activation by light! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
- Very happy to see version 2.0 of our advanced GROMOS tutorials out in LiveCoMS today! It shows how we can keep a tutorial up to date with the latest developments, but without having to start from scratch. A big ‘thank you’ to all co-authors for their work! #compchem
- Interested in biomolecular simulation? The latest article by Lier et al describes advanced tutorials for the GROMOS software, including free energy calculations, enhanced sampling and neural network potentials with SchNetPack! #compchem livecomsjournal.org/index.php/li...
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkGreat start of the #MMSoilSci Symposium with a Keynote by Edgar Galicia Andrés on the Impact of Computer Simulations in #SoilScience followed by talks from Hessam Yazdani, Hannah Pollak, Milan Předota, and Sébastien Le Crom. #MolecularModeling @bokuvienna.bsky.social www.cecam.org/workshop-det...
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkLooking forward to three days of the International Symposium 2025 on Molecular modeling in soil science – achievements and perspectives #MMSoilSci hosted at @bokuvienna.bsky.social www.cecam.org/workshop-det...
- Our @cecamevents.bsky.social meeting on Molecular Modeling in Soil Science got started with the BOKU Hunting Horn Group and a welcome address by our Rector! Very excited about the program of the next days! @bokuvienna.bsky.social #compchem #mmsoilsky
- Für unsere Stabsstelle am Department für Naturwissenschaften und nachhaltige Ressourcen suchen wir ein*e Office Manager*in im Bereich Forschung. Deadline am 18.9.! Join a great team @bokuvienna.bsky.social boku.ac.at/fileadmin/da...
- This week, Johannes @jostoe.bsky.social did a brilliant job at presenting and defending his PhD thesis. It was pleasure to listen to the great discussion with examiners @sykhalid.bsky.social and Christian Schröder. Congratulations, Johannes!! #compchem 💻🧪 @bokuvienna.bsky.social
- BOKU University in Vienna is recruiting a full professor for Biochemistry! Check out the description below, apply and join us in beautiful Vienna. @bokuvienna.bsky.social 🧪🧪🧪 short.boku.ac.at/53e6g6
- About one week left to apply for this PhD position in my group! Are you a computational chemist, with an interest in protein-protein interactions? Apply soon and join us in beautiful Vienna! #compchem 🧪 @bokuvienna.bsky.social @biotop-phd.bsky.social
- We will have a fully funded PhD position available in the context of out doctoral program Biomolecular Technology of Proteins. The project involves simulations of protein-protein interactions. Join us in beautiful Vienna and check out biotop.boku.ac.at/application2... #compchem
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkOur latest Best Practices article "Developing Monte Carlo Methodologies in Molecular Simulations" is out now and describes how to derive acceptance probabilities for a variety of Monte Carlo moves: doi.org/10.33011/liv... #compchem
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkJust 5 more days to register and submit your abstract! If you are working on Recombinant Protein Production, RPP12 is the conference to go! Oct. 7-9, Ulm, Germany. Abstract submission and early bird registration still open until August 15! www.efbiotechnology.org/RPP
- It’s been a while already, but PhD student Bene did a great job at defending his PhD thesis, entitled ‘The joys and pitfalls of accelerated enveloping distribution sampling’. Congratulations, Dr. Bene!
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkAre you passionate about AI & molecular engineering? Just ‼️one‼️ week left to apply to the 2 PhD positions currently open in our team at Chalmers! 🎓 Apply to join us in here in lovely Gothenburg, Sweden 🇸🇪🤩 For details: ailab.bio/join-us
- 🚨 We are currently recruiting 2 PhD students to join our team at Chalmers, which you can learn more about on our team website: ailab.bio/join-us Details in thread below! (1/5)
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkInterested in enhanced sampling for molecular dynamics simulations? Check out the latest LiveCoMS tutorial on Running Gaussian-accelerated Molecular Dynamics Simulations in NAMD: livecomsjournal.org/index.php/li... #compchem
- We will have a fully funded PhD position available in the context of out doctoral program Biomolecular Technology of Proteins. The project involves simulations of protein-protein interactions. Join us in beautiful Vienna and check out biotop.boku.ac.at/application2... #compchem
- Today, Iuliia Ushakova presented her PhD project in the context of the @metrazymes.bsky.social program. Iuliia did the first part of her PhD at the @bruns-lab.bsky.social, and now continues @bokuvienna.bsky.social ! Thanks to the @ec.europa.eu for making this possible.
- Reposted by Chris Oostenbrink📢📢📢 PhD Opportunity! Join our research group at RUG! We're seeking a motivated PhD student for a project on biocatalytic cascade processes combining natural and designer enzymes, supported by machine learning. Click below to learn more — and feel free to share! sites.google.com/rug.nl/roelf...
- It really was a wonderful retreat! Thanks for all the great talks and discussions.
- Last week we had our annual BioToP Retreat, where PhD students, faculty & scientific advisory board spent three enriching days together. We enjoyed great science, a Teamazing challenge, fun gaming nights & a fantastic talk by advisory board member Emma Master, joining the retreat for the first time!
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkOn show now in Venice at #UniversePavilion (in frame of #biennale) Kristina Puljakova' wonderful piece on space survival aied by biotechnology. The artist (2nd right) together with @bokuvienna.bsky.social scientists who worked with her during the lab residency
- 🧫🚀 Wie überlebt man im All mit Mikroben? Künstlerin #KristinaPulejkova präsentiert The Metabolic Guide to Space Survival, entwickelt mit Forschenden der BOKU (@dmattanovich.bsky.social), @tuwien.at, @univie.ac.at und #acibGmbH. Ab 10. Mai im #UniversePavilion in Venedig. www.universepavilion.com
- Welcome to Bluesky, BioToP! Looking forward to seeing the great BioToP-science highlighted here!
- BioToP PhD school is now on Bluesky! We’re excited to share our research journey and PhD life, highlight the achievements of our students, faculty and alumni, and keep you updated with the latest news from our community. Follow us and stay tuned! @biotop-phd.bsky.social
- It was a great event, where I taught and learned a lot. Very happy that Metrazymes and @ec.europa.eu made this possible. We currently have two participants visiting our lab!
- Already some weeks ago, but it was a fantastic and inspiring time. The Winter School on metalloenzymes (and polymers) of our MSCA Doctoral Network MetRaZymes - Metal-containing Radical Enzymes in Hirschegg, Kleinwalsertal, Austria. Thank you @ec.europa.eu for the very valuable funding!
- Reposted by Chris Oostenbrinkwe are hiring: Senior Scientist at the Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology @bokuvienna.bsky.social - experience in bacterial biotechnology - active German knowledge necessary for undergrad teaching Initial contract until end of 2025. Extension possible! boku.ac.at/fileadmin/da...
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkIf anyone has any tips for fellowships or grants or giftfunds our group can apply for (in the US), please send our way. So far, we've not had much luck in raising funds... 💰 In this relatively popular area, so I feel like I'm doing something wrong 😅
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkFinal boarding call for your future in bioengineering🚀 Takeoff tomorrow Mar 31, 23:59—last chance to apply for our PhD positions 🎯Computational Design of Optimal Bioprocesses 🔬Optimal Compartmentalization of Metabolic Pathways Hop on before it’s too late www.circularbioengineering.at/jobsprogram2
- There is still (a little bit) of time to apply for a PhD position revolving around QM/MM simulations in my group. Check out position ‘PhD 3.11’ at www.circularbioengineering.at/jobs
- Lot’s of job openings for PhD candidates and postdocs in our Cluster of Excellence for Circular Bioengineering! Check out www.circularbioengineering.at/jobs #compchem positions in program 1 (PD 1.3) and in program 3 (PhD 3.11) Funded by @fwf-at.bsky.social and five leading universities in Austria.
- The Vienna Soil-Organic-Matter Modeler can now also create coarse-grained models! A great #compchem collaboration with our colleagues from Rostock. somm.boku.ac.at
- It implements this great work by Lorenz Dettmann: doi.org/10.1021/acs....
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkGemma Solomon and I are looking for a postdoc to work across the two groups on modelling biological systems with a view to applications for quantum computing More details about the project including how to apply in the link below. Deadline April 9 2025 candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkHad an amazing week at the MetRaZymes @metrazymes.bsky.social Winter School in Hirschegg, Austria! It was a pleasure to learn, share, and connect with fellow researchers in our doctoral network. We organized and attended insightful lectures and workshops on ⬇️🧵
- Had a great time teaching #compchem and learning lots of other things at the @metrazymes.bsky.social winterschool in Hirschegg. A great group of clever participants!
- Lot’s of job openings for PhD candidates and postdocs in our Cluster of Excellence for Circular Bioengineering! Check out www.circularbioengineering.at/jobs #compchem positions in program 1 (PD 1.3) and in program 3 (PhD 3.11) Funded by @fwf-at.bsky.social and five leading universities in Austria.
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkWe are announcing about 30 PhD positions in the @fwf-at.bsky.social Cluster of Excellence Circular Bioengineering www.circularbioengineering.at/jobs 9 projects open in Progamme 2 (Self-Sustainable Microbial Systems) in 4 Austrian Universities
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkThe PhD floodgates are opening 🌊 We too are on the hunt for brilliant minds—check it out www.circularbioengineering.at/jobsprogram2 🎯 PhD 2.8 Computational Design of Optimal Bioprocesses 🔬 PhD 2.9 Optimal Compartmentalization of Metabolic Pathways Twice the fun—join the adventure @univie.ac.at 🚀
- Spoiler alert: In a few days we will announce around 30 PhD positions for the Cluster of Excellence Circular Bioengineering, one of them in my lab at @bokuvienna.bsky.social on synthetic single carbon pathways in yeast. Stay tuned!
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkSpoiler alert: In a few days we will announce around 30 PhD positions for the Cluster of Excellence Circular Bioengineering, one of them in my lab at @bokuvienna.bsky.social on synthetic single carbon pathways in yeast. Stay tuned!
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkGoing to the 2025 #MIT #European #Career #Fair this weekend, & wondering how to #fund your future #research? Visit the 🇪🇺 European Union's stand to find out all about European Research Council's #grants! Info 👉 europa.eu/!M4MWm8 #EURAXESS #Europe #Science #Grant #Funding @mitofficial.bsky.social
- You can still apply for PhD positions within our doctoral school BioToP, but you need to be quick. The deadline is on February 16th! Check out our cool projects and apply!
- Super excited that we are able to advertise 12(!) fully funded PhD positions in the field of biomolecular technology of protein interactions. Check out the exciting projects, spread the word and join BioToP. #biotechnology #compchem @bokuvienna.bsky.social @fwf-at.bsky.social biotop.boku.ac.at
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Always good to be back at @cecamevents.bsky.social in Lausanne! By the way, check out the new program at www.cecam.org/program - Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkMake the change happen—join us at the @fwf-at.bsky.social Centre of Excellence #CircularBioengineering 🌟 We’re hiring a Senior Administrator to lead management & coordination at the Centre 🌱 shape sustainable futures with groundbreaking research 🗓️ Apply by Feb 14 www.circularbioengineering.at/jobs
- We will be organizing a workshop on modeling of soil components at the Austrian node of @cecamevents.bsky.social in September. Check out the workshop details, and join us in beautiful Vienna @bokuvienna.bsky.social #compchem 🧪 www.cecam.org/workshop-det...
- The first first-author paper of Radek Crha in our group is out! We conduct alchemical free-energy calculations directly at the level of a machine-learned potential. Using our BuRNN scheme for NN/MM calculations opens the way for free energies at QM precision! #compchem doi.org/10.1021/acs....
- Super excited that we are able to advertise 12(!) fully funded PhD positions in the field of biomolecular technology of protein interactions. Check out the exciting projects, spread the word and join BioToP. #biotechnology #compchem @bokuvienna.bsky.social @fwf-at.bsky.social biotop.boku.ac.at
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkA call for a tenure track position in AI/ML in the life sciences still open until 5th Jan. @bokuvienna.bsky.social Possible fields include cell biology, systems biol, bioprocess eng, and other. The successful candidate will be endorsed with a 1.8 Mio start grant. euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/298348
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkHello everyone 👋 We are CECAM, the European Center for Atomic and Molecular Calculations, based on the EPFL campus in Switzerland. Our aim is to foster fundamental research on computational science for societal benefit. Discover more about us and our activities on our website: www.cecam.org
- BOKU University is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor in AI/ML in the life sciences. Apply for a WWTF Vienna Research Group with us and join us at @bokuvienna.bsky.social ! A similar project brought me to Vienna, and I never regretted it. #compchem 🧪 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/298348
- We celebrated 15 years of the Institute for Molecular Modeling and Simulation @bokuvienna.bsky.social yesterday! It was a great day with current and former group members, wonderful that so many came back to Vienna for this!
- Absolutely thrilled that the Austrian Science Fund announced today that our Doc.Funds Application ‘Biotopia’ got approved.🎉🎉🎉 We will soon open a call to recruit twelve PhD students in the field of protein interactions. Stay tuned! @fwf-at.bsky.social #biotop #boku www.fwf.ac.at/aktuelles/de...
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkWatch how we in the Cluster of Excellence Circular Bioengineering aim to change our future: replacing non-renewables with circular materials that generate zero waste ♻️ Discover our vision for sustainable innovation www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VW6... @bismarck-pace.bsky.social @robbiewoody.bsky.social
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkThrilled to announce Boltz-1, the first open-source and commercially available model to achieve AlphaFold3-level accuracy on biomolecular structure prediction! An exciting collaboration with Jeremy, Saro, and an amazing team at MIT and Genesis Therapeutics. A thread!
- Reposted by Chris OostenbrinkThe protein emoji was rejected in 2022. With the #alphafold #proteindesign #chemnobel, it's the perfect time for a revival ! go go @lindorfflarsen.bsky.social and col. !!!!!
