Chiral Puente (he/him)

Just found out my cat is walkable! Soon we will explore more than our backyard

We're still searching for a colleague for the 24-25 academic year, but now we're open to any specialty within chemistry! If you or someone you know would like to work alongside some pretty fantastic students and colleagues, check it out! wabash.edu/employment/?jo…

@RolandDunbrack I'm pretty sure it's COVID. I had a similar experience the second time I got it (sniffles and congestion for a whole week). Whenever friends complain about the worst cold they've had, I tell them to take a COVID test and I haven't been wrong yet

So I had very mild COVID 3 weeks ago when my partner had it for the first time (he was quite sick for a few days). But then this past week I had some sniffles and a stuffy nose. Basically feel fine. COVID tests are positive again. Doctor says it could be false positives. WTAF?

Hi everyone! I successfully defended my PhD last month, and am actively looking for a position after I graduate from Vanderbilt in May. If you or someone you know is looking for an experienced computational chemist, let me know!

Several of our Math and Science Education Program faculty received a NSF grant to support postdoc scholars transitioning from bench science (including chemistry!) to discipline-based education research. More info below! #Chemtwitter #CER #DBER

Interesting movie on chirality, called "Cracking Chirality" from the Dreyfus Foundation. All Chemistry enthusiasts will enjoy. Very accessible and engaging. youtube.com/watch?v=Wv9IAX…

So excited to be able to share our new preprint from @BBKrage lab in which we thought about chirality and disorder: does the chirality of protein binding partners even matter if an interaction is truly disordered? Short answer is: no biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

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Using 2D-IR Spectroscopy to Measure the Structure, Dynamics, and Intermolecular Interactions of Proteins in H2O #machinelearning #compchem pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.102…

Roses are red Violets are blue Better than #DFT Is DFT+U ❤️ Happy Valentine’s Day, CompChemists

we’ll be opening postdoc positions in the @gpggrp soon. interests: automation in physical sciences, ML + foundational models, biocatalysis + biomaterials (e.g., glycans), computational + physical organic chemistry, applied math, robotics, non-traditional computing, and more.

@Der_Bazin Thanks Steve!

I'm defending my PhD thesis on Feb 27th. Wish me luck!

@LauraWyz Thanks!!

@IAmPuente It has to feel good to have a date! Congratulations and good luck! We'll be thinking of you here in Crawfordsville.

@Ann_TS_Taylor Thanks! I appreciate it!

@IAmPuente Congratulations! That's an amazing milestone! Best wishes for a smooth defense.

We're hiring! My department is looking for 2 new colleagues next year for Organic and Analytical Chemistry. Please spread the word! wabash.edu/employment/?jo…

Attention Undergrad Students! Do you want to learn scientific programming & computational chemistry this summer? Join our FREE one-week workshop in computational chemistry hosted by UNC Charlotte (June 3-7). More information & application link: pages.charlotte.edu/molssi-mapol-w… #compchem

Postdoc job posting is live! Consider joining my group at University of Memphis if yr interested in cheminformatics analysis of MD simulations, QM-cluster models of enzymes, or quantitative protein-ligand interaction energy calculations workforum.memphis.edu/postings/38891

Hi all! No official job posting yet, but looking for an NSF-funded postdoc to start ASAP in Jan 2024. Anyone with biochemical modeling (MD, QM, QM/MM) experience is encouraged to contact me. A lot of graduations/turnover expected in the lab next year, so I need some help!

#chemtwitter does anyone have recommendations for the sealant to re-seal an MBRAUN box? We are splitting one in half and will be resealing it. It currently has a clear-ish silicone-y sealant