Student run twitter for the Herzon Lab @Yale

New Haven, CT
Joined September 2018
Researchers at @Yale, including Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars Seth Herzon (@HerzonLab) and Jason Crawford, "have synthesized a complex, potentially cancer-fighting molecule found in sea sponges discovered off the coast of South Korea." news.yale.edu/2025/11/13/soa…
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Three-component assembly and structure–function relationships of (–)-gukulenin A by Vaani Gupta, Zechun Wang, Joshua B. Combs, Timothy Wright, Lei Chen, Boxu Lin, Ryan Holmes, Bo Qin, Joonseok Oh, Jason M. Crawford, and Seth B. Herzon @HerzonLab at @YaleChem in @ScienceMagazine science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Out today in @J_A_C_S is the first synthesis from our group!! We report a convergent and stereoselective total synthesis of the nominal structure of Talaromyolide D. Huge congrats to Bo and Alex! @nyuchemistry @TotalSynthesis pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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Absolutely beautiful !@MartinTomanik your team beats everyone in using these two bifunctional pyridone ligands for CH hydroxylation. The sp2 CH sp3 coupling with epoxide by MPAA ligand will also inspire more use of such sp2 Sp3 coupling. congrats ! @HerzonLab you trained him well
Out today in @J_A_C_S is the first synthesis from our group!! We report a convergent and stereoselective total synthesis of the nominal structure of Talaromyolide D. Huge congrats to Bo and Alex! @nyuchemistry @TotalSynthesis pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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#TotalSynthesis of Chartelline C by Noah M. Bartfield (@NaOHBartfield), Brandon W. Alexander, and Seth B. Herzon @HerzonLab at @YaleChem in @J_A_C_S pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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This new piece showcases 100 natural products. Many of their syntheses have had significant impacts in org synth. There are many different structural and functional motifs that have required amazing innovations in synthesis. And one of mine is in there too! #chemtwitter #sciart
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Congratulations to the 7 members of @YaleCancer receiving Blavatnik Awards: Dr. Demetrios Braddock @yalepathology; @CraigMCrews; Dr. Seth Herzon @HerzonLab; Dr. Richard Kibbey; Dr. Carrie Lucas @lucasite_lab; Dr. Markus Müschen @MuschenLab; Dr. Martin Schwartz @YaleCardiology @YaleBme. @SmilowCancer @YaleMed @YNHH
Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale to Support 15 Breakthrough Interventions in Cardiometabolic, Autoimmunity, Dermatology, Oncology, and More Meet the 2025 Awardees: lnkd.in/eJTxv6d7
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Seth Herzon, PhD, @YaleChem @HerzonLab and Smita Krishnaswamy, PhD, @YaleGenetics @YaleCSDept selected as recipients of the 2024 Class of ‘61 Cancer Research Awards by @YaleCancer leadership, recognizing significant accomplishments and future contributions in #cancerresearch. yalecancercenter.org/news-ar… @SmilowCancer @YaleMed @YNHH
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Congrats to Brandon Mercado @Fullerene , our X-ray crystallographer! He received the Lorimer Award for helping to bring MicroED to Yale, positioning the university as a leader in this transformative new method for chemical structural analysis. bit.ly/3CtueHP
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Today, we announced an agreement to acquire Modifi Bio and the company’s preclinical compounds designed to exploit DNA repair defects in difficult to treat forms of #cancer.
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Congratulations to #Yale spinout @modifibio on their acquisition by @Merck. Merck gains preclinical compounds designed to exploit DNA repair defects in difficult-to-treat #cancers. bit.ly/4ffXsI5
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Tour de force Fuson lectures from Seth Herzon @HerzonLab spanning from a riveting total synthesis story of the Securiflustra securifrons alkaloids to advances in small molecule treatments for brain tumors.
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Welcome to new grad students! The Chemistry Department welcomed the newest cohort of grad students at the Yale Chemistry Symposium on Aug. 23. We’re so excited you are here! More on the symposium bit.ly/3YckdWH
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Congratulations Jarvis Hill, PhD, postdoc from the Herzon Lab, recently chosen as a 2024 Jane Coffin Childs Fellow #JCCFellow. His research aims to level up treatments for one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer – glioblastoma. Read more bit.ly/3VCxc2q
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1/5 This week’s fanart is from a paper by Huseman et al., published recently on Journal of American Chemical Society ° #biology #research #cancer #neuroscience #biochemistry #brain #disease #neuron #science #yale #researchpaper #sciart #art
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A new study from @YaleMed & @YaleChem researchers @RanjitBindra & Seth Herzon, PhD (@HerzonLab), describes how a novel chemical compound attacks drug-resistant brain tumors w/o harming healthy surrounding tissue. #CancerResearch #Pathology bit.ly/3Kvn5Hy
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It’s out! Our follow-up study on KL50, a novel DNA modifier that exploits brain tumor DDR defects! Grateful for the opportunity to collaborate w/ the @HerzonLab on this exciting project. @LinKingson @YaleRadOnc @YaleCancer @Yale_Ventures @modifibio pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
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