The Hannon research group. Bioinorganic and Supramolecular Chemistry. Uni Birmingham. New agents that recognise DNA and RNA junctions and unusual structures.https://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3mum456klok26Our growing international community of Nucleic Acid Junction experts & friends at our 2nd intl conference in Reading UK this week. Fabulous exciting science and discussions. Looking forward to next time... and collaborations! @dmonchaud.bsky.social @biometalusc.bsky.social @apoethig.bsky.social03 Sep 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3mum456klok26https://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3mg7y7bwjis2eOral contributions are open for the Intl Coord Chem Conf (ICCC) symposium 'Metallo-supramolecular chemistry meets biology', I'm organising with Valerie Pierre. Apply now to join Makoto Fujita and others and present your research! But be quick...Deadline is 10 March. https://iccc2026.com/abstract-submission/04 Mar 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7y7bwjis2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3md3uhlsy422gLove this photo...non-canonical I-Motif, G-Quadruplex and Junctions DNA-binding evangelists all together! Congrats to Rob Yuan on his fab thesis, thanks to brilliant co-examiner David Shorthouse; great to catch up with Rob's super-talented supervisors @drzoewaller.bsky.social and Stephen Neidle. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3uhlsy422ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3m4g6q575z22aI'm teaching lego MO diagrams today! Exciting initiative developed by Dr Schnepp and PhD student Isabelle - tactile teaching for different learning styles and visually impaired students. Our talented year 1 students @uobchemistry.bsky.social had lots of fun playing... here they've set up N2 minus.30 Oct 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4g6q575z22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3m46wgs7ads25We bind supramolecular helicates to DNA junctions as lock-and-key and now induced-fit too! Exploring how a helicate's size, shape and symmetry affect structures of #DNAjunctions @jacs.acspublications.org https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c14580 Congratulations Sam, Hugo and Sumit @uobchemistry.bsky.social27 Oct 2025 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46wgs7ads25https://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3lyze726tis2hWhat happens when a DNA-junction binding compound is lengthened? Intriguingly, the larger pi surfaces widen the range of junctions targeted! Just out in JBIC -congratulations to authors Sam and Hannah -first paper from her MSc by research studies @uobchemistry.bsky.social https://doi.org/10.1007/s00775-025-02123-y17 Sep 2025 07:53 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyze726tis2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3lyy6bg7scc2hReally exciting talks today at the Mechanical Bonds in Biology symposium - great to meet old and make new friends! Thanks to @sgoldup.bsky.social @uobchemistry.bsky.social @charliemcternan.bsky.social @fschaufelberger.bsky.social for organising! Looking forward to the next meeting!16 Sep 2025 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyy6bg7scc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3lston65gts2aWell done Steve! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2025 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3lston65gts2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3lstokc5vic2acongratulations Lauren and @pikramenougroup.bsky.social Very well deserved! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstokc5vic2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3lsh3vsmq722fA thoroughly deserved award winner! Fantastic science, Zoë. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2025 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsh3vsmq722fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3lrxlfj5mm22mProud supervisor moment: PhD student Sam Dettmer from @hannongroup.bsky.social ‪@unibirmingham.bsky.social gives a wonderful lecture at #Bioinorganic 17th ISABC in Sweden (www.isabc2025.com), AND wins a prize for his excellent talk too...Congratulations Sam!19 Jun 2025 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxlfj5mm22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3lr6xlwdxxc2hCalling all coordination chemists! ICCC 2026 (Denmark /Sweden) - in Odense next year. Propose sessions on your favourite topics NOW... but be quick! iccc2026.com Great planning meeting last week... Lots to look forward to… See you there!09 Jun 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6xlwdxxc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3lr6xh6bx2s2hGreat postdoc opportunity at the chemistry-biology interface working with our team and those of Nik Hodges and @pikramenougroup.bsky.social on metallo-drug nanoparticles against cancer. Come and join us in Birmingham and do some exciting interdisciplinary research! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6xh6bx2s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3lpjsala6lc2nBoard of Trustees @ias-tum.bsky.social met today. TUM-IAS now 20 years old! 266 Fellows, > 4000 publications, great science and a growing diversity. Congratulations all! So happy to help this fabulous Institute for Advanced Study continue to develop. @tumuenchen.bsky.social19 May 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjsala6lc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3lpc2swalj22pVive les jonctions d'ADN! Fabulous scientific discussions in Paris with @biometalusc.bsky.social @sebastien-britton.bsky.social @christinecardin.bsky.social @dmonchaud.bsky.social @jlmergny.bsky.social @granzhan.bsky.social and Mark Searcey. Join us next year in UK for Edition 2 of this meeting! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 May 2025 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpc2swalj22phttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3ll7lieq6gc27great work from @pikramenougroup.bsky.social‬ with @dammo.bsky.social on using dental ultrasound to release antibiotics from nanoparticles. Exciting stuff! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7lieq6gc27https://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3lkkzyptujs2vCongrats to lead author @anabecaballero.bsky.social on our new paper about Folate receptor-targeted gold nanoparticles bearing a DNA-binding anthraquinone, just published at www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/13/3/8717 Mar 2025 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkkzyptujs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3lkgiu2spps2bAn enzyme overexpressed in cancer cells, transforms an inert large supramolecular complex into a DNA Junction Binder! With NAND logic control, and a fascinating role for entropy in controlling binding, read it at doi.org/10.1002/anie.202503683 @uobchemistry.bsky.social15 Mar 2025 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgiu2spps2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannongroup.bsky.social/post/3liue4b7flm2wcheck out this comprehensive and insightful review of lanthanide luminescent complexes in biomedical research from ‪@pikramenougroup.bsky.social‬ and colleagues! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Feb 2025 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:5qa2embwlh42wqeg7nyhmk26/app.bsky.feed.post/3liue4b7flm2w