Procter Group
@GroupProcter
Prof David J Procter's group at The University of Manchester. Samarium catalysis, sulfonium salt photocatalysis, copper catalysis.
Last week we celebrated the annual PGR conference with Alex and Jack presenting their work on SmI2-catalysed reactions, Muze and Órla presenting posters, and Emily taking home the Best Biological Chemistry Poster prize! 🏆 Congratulations Emily and well done to all! 🧪🥼🥇


Congratulations to Órla for winning best poster prize at EWOC Europe 2025, Novartis, Basel, Switzerland! 🥇 Her work on the enzymatic activation of benzothiophenes for enantioselective metal-free-couplings will be out soon..…Well done Órla!

📢 Come join us in sunny Southampton ☀️ The opening for our Postdoctoral Research Associate in Organic Synthesis is now live! jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r… Deadline: Thurs 29th May 2025 Start date: Flexible – anytime from now to early 2026 @UoSChem_ChemEng @unisouthampton
Interested in joining the group? Great track record? A PhD studentship is available – on the integration of sulfonium salt photocatalysis 💡♻️ with biocatalysis – starting Sept 2025, fully-funded by IPcat - UoM + industry. Drop David a line for more information!🎓🧪🧑🔬
#NewGroupMember🚨 Dr Navpreet Kaur joins us from @ListLaboratory at @HokkaidoUni as a MSCA-Postdoctoral Fellow – funded by the EC – working on sulfonium salt photocatalysis! 💡 Good luck Navpreet!
