Isaac E. Kaba

Beyond excited to officially announce that I’ll be pursuing my PhD in Chemistry at @UCBerkeley starting this Fall. I’m grateful for this incredible opportunity to join @UCB_Chemistry and learn from and work with some of the leading scholars in chembio and drug discovery. GoBears!

🎙️ Bientôt sur LUMIÈRE QUOT. Nous avons l’honneur d’accueillir Isaac Kaba, doctorant en chimie à UC Berkeley. De Kinshasa à la Californie, son parcours unit science et humanité. Ensemble, nous parlerons de guérison, de molécules, et du sens profond de la vie. @UrMurh @kabaisaac2

Truly honored to have been elected to the Executive Committee of @GlobalYAcademy, though I couldn't attend the Annual General Meeting. I'm deeply grateful for the trust placed in me by nearly 100 international peers. I look forward to contributing with dedication to our shared mission - carrying the voice of young scientists across the globe! #ScienceForAll #NoOneToBeLeftBehind @AsjRdc @BEBUC_Scholars @AASciences globalyoungacademy.net/new-leadership…

@IlungaBernard10 @NicksonMana Félicitations frère!

Ça y est 🎉 Docteur en pharmacie (PharmD) Après 6 ans d'études à la prestigieuse université de Kinshasa (UNIKIN). Grateful to God 👏

Excited to host @bstockwell for a seminar tomorrow in the @berkeleyMCB Molecular Therapeutics Series! If you are on campus come by for an exceptional seminar on recent advances on our understanding and targeting of #ferroptosis! 😀

When we say we are committed to enduring peace, we mean it. In the DRC, we call for a durable peace that addresses security concerns & lays a foundation for a thriving regional economy. We are engaging with leaders to work towards that peace.

Je ne les lâcherai pas tant qu’ils ne feront RIEN face à l’agression du Rwanda en RDC 💪 Pour la seconde fois en 3 jours, je viens d’interpeller un Commissaire Européen sur l’inaction coupable et complice de l’UE. Une fois encore aucune réponse concrète. La lâcheté continue !

if you could press a button that cures your child’s brain tumor in exchange for ending your life immediately, every parent would hesitate for zero seconds before fighting to be the first to press it the cruelest thing is that no such button exists. but there is always a move 👇

Dernier webinaire de l'année ce vendredi 20 Décembre 2024. Nous donnons la voix à la nouvelle génération des chercheurs congolais. Marquons nos calendriers et prenons rendez-vous. Encourageons nos chercheurs et faisons ensemble la promotioj de la science....

Quelle immense joie de voir que notre Centre de Recherche en Nanotechnologies Appliquées aux Produits Naturels (CReNAPN) @Unikinrdc a été officiellement lancé le 04 décembre dernier, sous le haut patronage de Madame la Ministre de @cabinet_esuRDC, Prof @sombo_therese, à qui nous disons grand merci pour son soutien précieux. Le CReNAPN est déjà pleinement opérationnel et accueille actuellement 6 doctorants, 6 étudiants en master et 4 mémorants, tous engagés dans des projets novateurs en nanotechnologies, et financés par les subventions internationales que nous portons. C'une grande fierté de constater que nos efforts constants en recherche contribuent désormais à façonner des carrières prometteuses et à avoir un impact significatif sur la communauté scientifique. Avec notre équipe dynamique et déterminée, sous le leadership du Prof Paulin MUTWALE et Prof @nadegengk, nous poursuivrons nos travaux en exploitant le potentiel des nanotechnologies pour valoriser les ressources exceptionnelles de notre forêt équatoriale. Notre objectif est de développer des matériaux de haute valeur et de positionner la RD Congo comme un acteur stratégique dans l’essor mondial des #nanotechnologies. Ensemble, écrivons une nouvelle page de l’innovation scientifique au service du progrès! @AASciences @AsjRdc @GlobalYAcademy #ScienceForAll #NoBodyToBeLeftBehind

Thrilled that our 2024 edition of NanotechnologyDay took place at "Complexe Scolaire Minzoto" in Kinshasa (DR Congo) last Friday, 29 Nov! Our primary goal in this program is to inspire young minds by showcasing the incredible potential of nanotechnologies and promoting science education. It was amazing to see the enthusiasm and curiosity of the children as they engaged with the materials. They were so excited, in fact, they immediately asked us to come back! It's clear that we need more children growing up with a passion for science, and we aim to show them how science can help shape a brighter future for our country, DR Congo, and the world. Through these initiatives, we hope to foster the next generation of brilliant scientists who will contribute to making the world a better place. A huge thank you to @AASciences for their invaluable support through the ARISE program, which made this event possible. We are excited for the future and hope to continue expanding our outreach, not only across Kinshasa but throughout the entire country. With continued support, we can inspire even more young minds and create a lasting impact! @AsjRdc @UNESCO #ScienceForAll #NoBodyTobeLeftBehind

Check out @UCBerkeley’s new Molecular Therapeutics Institute: Fundamental science that gets into society quickly. moleculartherapeutics.org

New @Nature A mechanism for why durable weight loss is so difficult: epigenetic memory of fat cells nature.com/articles/s4158… @vonMeyenn @laurahinte

According to a recent survey by the UK Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci (AMS), 70/118 African Early Career Researchers identified the key challenges in advancing their careers as follows: lack of funding, skill-building, and networking opportunities. In July 2024, I was honored to receive the invite from AMS to join the steering committee for the African Researcher Capacity Strengthening Workshop, co-hosted by AMS, the @ASSAf_Official, and the @NASAConlineOrg . Being passionate about science advocacy, I eagerly accepted and supported the development of curriculum for this innovative program. Over the past months, we selected 60 exceptional researchers from 28 African countries to participate in high-profile workshops on grant writing, leadership, collaboration, and scientific writing. Balancing this with my other professional responsibilities and commitment to my other projects with @AsjRdc and @GlobalYAcademy was challenging, but seeing the participants’ enthusiasm and growth during the workshop this week in Johannesburg made every effort worthwhile. I am immensely grateful to the AMS and other supporting academies for making this workshop possible. This experience reaffirmed my belief in the vital role science academies play in capacity building and professional development, particularly in Africa. I urge funders, philanthropists, and foundations worldwide to support science academies. These organizations empower scientists and drive impactful research addressing global challenges, especially in Africa. If you’re unfamiliar with their work, engage with them and explore their transformative projects. Together, we can leverage science to ensure sustainable development, leaving no one behind. @FordFoundation @gatesfoundation @K_B_Foundation @unescobangkok @BayerFoundation #ScienceForAll #AfricanResearchersConnect

THANK YOU! To my beautiful wife for making it possible to do this. To President Donald J. Trump, for giving me such an opportunity to serve our country at this level. And to the American people, for their trust. I will never stop fighting for ALL of you.

Please RT and help us get the word out. Scott Dixon @sjd956 and I are co-organizing the first @FASEBorg #Ferroptosis conference this summer! Awesome line up of speakers and room for additional short talks! Save the date & come join us July 27 - 31, 2025! 🤩events.faseb.org/event/11797f9e…

One of my newest adventures - hosting a podcast! If you are keen on chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, chemical probes, tool compounds, degraders, chemoproteomic tools, and more... tune to @Target2035 podcasts. Pilot episode is out... more to come! podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/targe…

À Montpellier, 1200 étudiants font la queue pour manger ! Honte au gouvernement, honte au pays qui rend ça possible. Que sommes-nous devenus pendant que les riches se gavent ? Même nos enfants ne sont plus respectés et accompagnés ! Honte à ces Français qui provoquent ça.

@AlexSolivan @schepartzlab @AlannaSchepartz @cgem_cci @MillerGroupYale @cate_lab @UCB_Chemistry Congratulations Alex!

Happy to officially be a PhD candidate now! Thank you to everyone who has supported me this past year! @schepartzlab @AlannaSchepartz @cgem_cci @MillerGroupYale @cate_lab @UCB_Chemistry

Winning the @NobelPrize is the honour of a lifetime and the realisation of a lifelong dream - it still hasn’t really sunk in yet. With AlphaFold2 we cracked the 50-year grand challenge of protein structure prediction: predicting the 3D structure of a protein purely from its amino acid sequence. Proteins are the building blocks of life, and knowing the structure of a protein is crucial for understanding the function it performs. We then folded all 200 million proteins known to science and made those structures freely available for anyone in the world to use, with the help of our wonderful collaborators at @emblebi. Over 2 million researchers have already used AlphaFold2 and its predictions to advance a huge range of important work - everything from enzyme design, to disease understanding, to drug discovery. But this is only the beginning. Over the next few years AI will help us make great strides towards developing new and more effective therapies for today's most prevalent diseases, and the fantastic team at @IsomorphicLabs are making rapid progress on this mission. I can’t think of a more important or beneficial use of AI. Then of course there is advancing AGI itself, the original and enduring goal, and the vision behind the founding of DeepMind nearly 15 years ago. If AI is built safely and responsibly, I believe it will be one of the most transformative and beneficial technologies ever. I’ve always thought of AI as the ultimate tool to help us accelerate scientific discovery. Congratulations to John Jumper (and David Baker!), the amazing AlphaFold team, and all our incredible colleagues at @GoogleDeepMind and @Google that supported and encouraged us along the way - this award is for all of us! It’s been such an honour and privilege to work with all of you to advance the frontiers of AI and science, and there is so much more to come!