CNRS Researcher (HDR)

Bioinspired Confined Catalysis

Caged bioinorganic complexes for efficient and selective catalytic transformations in confined spaces. 

Nature’s catalysts, that are enzymes (and in particular metalloproteins), display fascinating reactivities shapped by billion years of evolutionary history. Our research interest are inspired by these systems with (i) artificial models reproducing their active sites, and (ii) receptors inspired by their tridimensional architectures (supramolecular cages). In this line, the group merges bioinspired catalysis and supramolecular chemistry-based approaches, to develop bioinorganic confined catalysts.

• Unusual O2 activation

JACS-Au 2024

• Confined bioinspired catalysts

Chem. Commun. 2023

• Robust metal-based catalysts for efficient transformations in complex mixtures

Chem. Commun. 2021

• Chiral & Caged metal complexes

Chem. Commun. 2019

Career path

2024: Habilitation to supervise research (HDR) - Aix Marseille Univ.

2020: CNRS researcher (CRCN, section 14) - iSm2

2018-20: Postdoc, catalysis in confined space - Ecole Centrale Marseille - Prof. A. Martinez

2015-17: Postdoc, host-guest chemistry & cages - Girona Univ., Spain - Profs M. Costas & X. Ribas

2011-14: PhD, Bioinspired catalysis - Univ. Lyon1, IRCELYON - Drs A. Sorokin & P. Afanasiev

Members

Curent members

• Anna BAIDIUK (PhD student, Oct. 2022 -)
• Mari-beatris ONZIMBA (PhD student, Oct. 2023-)
• Ramkrishna MANDAL (Postdoc, Mar. 2024-)
• Anna Barras (Internship from Ecole Centrale Marseille, 2024)

Past members

• Dr. Donglin Diao (PhD Student, 2019-2022) 
• Dr. Gege Qiu (PhD Student 2018-2020, and postdoc 2021)
• Hugo Di Carlo (Master student, Aix-Marseille Univ. 2023)
• Margaux Dos Santos (Master student, Aix-Marseille Univ.  2022)