We’re thrilled to share that our journey will continue in Cambridge. Stay tuned for scientific updates from our new location!

As we wrap up another year of accomplishments, Protocell Lab extends warm wishes for a joyful holiday season and a New Year filled with more inspiration and groundbreaking discoveries. We look forward to an exciting year ahead!  

We are thrilled to announce the publication of our first research paper in the Journal of the American Chemical Society! Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to explore the frontiers of prebiotic chemistry and uncover the secrets of life’s origins. First research paper from the lab out in @J_A_C_S! Here we challenge the … Continued

We’re excited to mark the 2-year anniversary of our ProtocellLab at Unistra. These two years have been truly amazing, with groundbreaking research and great teamwork. We’re eager to see what the future holds as we continue to explore and discover. Thank you for being a part of our journey, and stay tuned for more exciting … Continued

Last month we hosted the first of our annual HFSP symposia with our collaborators Prof. Derek O’Flaherty and Prof. Evan Spruijt. We had great speakers joining us from all over Europe, and we had great scientific discussions! Looking forward to the next one in Canada!

In the last two months, we’ve had the Institute’s BBQ and the Junior PI’s BBQ… We made new friends, expanded our network and got some new group pictures!

We had a fantastic Christmas dinner with all the group and affiliated – for those of you who are interested, the dinner theme was “Zoom Call”! Looking forward to a new year full of fun and science! See you in 2023!

The ProtocellLab turns 1! Thank you to everyone who made it possible, in particular, my amazing partners in crime who bravely decided to join me on this fantastic trip!

Last week, Claudia attended the 8th European Chemistry Congress in Lisbon (PT) and received the European Young Chemists’ Award – Gold Medal for Early Career Researchers! The European Young Chemists’ Award is awarded every two years by EuChemS to showcase and recognize the excellent research being carried out by young scientists working in the chemical sciences. … Continued

Last week, Claudia attended ESOF2022 in Leiden (NL) and received the European Young Researchers’ Award (sponsored by Elsevier)! The European Young Researchers’ Award is awarded every two years by EuroScience to young researchers showing exceptional research achievement and leadership. Read more about the award and Claudia’s perspectives here.

We had our first official group lunch at Jabiru, an African restaurant in Strasbourg. Looking forward to the next one! (In the picture, from left to right, Claire (gestionnaire), Fidan (M1), myself, Jordan (Erasmus+), Maiia (PhD) and Sergiu (M2))