Dr. Julius Gemen
Curriculum Vitae
since 09/2023 Postdoctoral research in the group of Prof. Dr. Frank Glorius, University of Münster 09/2019 - 08/2023 PhD in Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Rafal Klajn, Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel 08/2021 - 09/2021 Industrial Research Internship, NanoTemper Technologies, Munich, Germany 10/2018 - 03/2019 Master Thesis in Biomedical Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Tanja Weil, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Division: Synthesis of Macromolecules, Mainz, Germany 04/2018 - 03/2019 Research Assistant at Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany 04/2017 - 03/2019 Master's Degree in Biomedical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany 03/2017 - 09/2017 Research Internship at Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel 01/2017 - 03/2017 Bachelor Thesis in Biomedical Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Till Opatz, Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany 04/2014 - 03/2017 Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany Fellowships and Awards
05/2023 Gad Reshef Memorial Prize of Excellence (Weizmann Institute) in Recognition of PhD Accomplishments 01/2022 - 08/2023 Pearlman Student Fellowship (Weizmann Institute) for an Excellent Independent Research Proposal 09/2019 - 08/2022 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Early-Stage Researcher within the ITN CReaNet 06/2014 - 03/2019 German Academic Scholarship Foundation Publications
J. Gemen, J. R. Church, T.-P. Ruoko, N. Durandin, M. J. Białek, M. Weißenfels, M. Feller, M. Kazes, M. Odaybat, V. A. Borin, R. Kalepu, Y. Diskin-Posner, D. Oron, M. J. Fuchter, A. Priimagi, I. Schapiro,* R. Klajn,*
Disequilibrating Azoarenes by Visible-Light Sensitization under Confinement,
Science 2023, 381, 1357-1363.J. Gemen, M. J. Białek, M. Kazes, L. J. W. .Shimon, M. Feller, S. N. Semenov, Y. Diskin-Posner, D. Oron, R. Klajn,*
Ternary Host-Guest Complexes with Rapid Exchange Kinetics and Photoswitchable Fluorescence,
Chem 2022, 8, 2362-2379.J. Gemen, R. Klajn,
Electron Catalysis Expands the Supramolecular Chemist's Toolbox,
Chem 2022, 8, 1183-1186.T. Bian, A. Gardin, J. Gemen, L. Houben, C. Perego, B. Lee, N. Elad, Z. Chu, G. M. Pavan, R. Klajn,
Electrostatic Co-Assembly of Nanoparticles with Oppositely Charged Small Molecules into Dynamic Superstructures,
Nat. Chem. 2021, 13, 940-949.M. Weißenfels, J. Gemen, R. Klajn,
Dissipative Self-Assembly: Fueling with Chemicals vs. Light,
Chem 2020, 7, 23-37.J. Gemen, J. Ahrens, L. Shimon, R. Klajn,
Modulating the Optical Properties of BODIPY Dyes by Non-covalent Dimerization within a Flexible Coordination Cage,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 17721-17729.M. Canton, A. B. Grommet, L. Pesce, J. Gemen, S. Li, Y. Diskin-Posner, A. Credi, G. M. Pavan, J. Andréasson, R. Klajn,
Improving Fatigue Resistance of Dihydropyrene by Encapsulation within a Coordination Cage,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14557-14565.D. Samanta, J. Gemen, Z. Chu, Y. Diskin-Posner, L. J. W. Shimon, R. Klajn,
Reversible Photoswitching of Encapsulated Azobenzenes in Water,
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2018, 115, 9379-9384.D. Samanta, D. Galaktionova, J. Gemen, L. J. W. Shimon, Y. Diskin-Posner, L. Avram, P. Král, R. Klajn,
Reversible Chromism of Spiropyran in the Cavity of a Flexible Coordination Cage,
Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, Article Number 641.Poster and Oral Presentations
06/2023 Oral - Chemical Reaction Networks: Dynamic Materials & Devices, Strasbourg, France 05/2023 Oral - Structure and Motion Across Length Scales (GRC), Les Diablerets, Switzerland 05/2023 Poster - Directing Supramolecular Interactions for a Sustainable Future (GRS), Les Diablerets, Switzerland 07/2022 Oral - Workshop on Molecular Rotors, Motors, and Switches, Telluride, USA 06/2022 Oral - Department of Chemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, USA 06/2022 Poster - Life-Like Behaviour in Complex Molecules and Ensembles (GRC), Newry, USA 06/2022 Oral - Fundamental Principles within Networks of Molecules (GRS), Newry, USA 05/2022 Poste - CReaNet Workshop on Microfluidic Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden 05/2022 Poster - Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Department Retreat, Kfar Giladi, Israel 09/2021 Oral - CReaNet Workshop on Responsive Materials, Mainz, Germany 07/2021 Poster - Systems Chemistry 2021, online 12/2019 Oral - CReaNet Workshop on Building Block Synthesis + Characterisation, Rehovot, Israel