Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. A.J. Minnaard
Head of the department of Chemical Biology
Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
A.J.Minnaard@rug.nl
Master degree
University:
“Molecular Sciences” at the Agricultural University Wageningen, The Netherlands
Doctorate
University:
Agricultural University Wageningen, The Netherlands
Date (dd/mm/yy):
1997 (cum laude)
Supervisor (‘Promotor’):
Prof. Dr. Ae. de Groot
Co-promotor:
Dr. J.B.P.A. Wijnberg
Title of thesis:
Germacrane Sesquiterpenes; Synthesis and Role in Biosynthesis
Career since graduation
1997 – 1999
Researcher at DSM-Research in Geleen.
1999 – 2005
Assistant Professor at the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, in the department of Synthetic Organic Chemistry headed by Prof. Dr. B.L. Feringa
2006 – 2009
Associate Professor in Bio-Organic Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry.
2006 – 2007
Guest Professor at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany, in the Chemical Biology group of Prof. Dr. H. Waldmann.
2007 –
Head of the department of Bio-organic Chemistry, Stratingh institute for Chemistry.
2009 –
Full Professor in Bio-organic Chemistry, head of the department of Chemical Biology
2016 –2021
Director of the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry
National and international outreach
1987
Member of the Royal Dutch Chemical Society
1991
Master degree Cum Laude (with Honors)
1992
Ph.D. Scholarship at Wageningen Agricultural University
1997
Ph.D. degree Cum Laude (with Honors)
1999
Member of the American Chemical Society
2000
Member of the Dutch Science Foundation Study groups Design and Synthesis, Coordination Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis, and Biomolecular Chemistry
2001
Member of the scientific board of the Twelfth European Symposium on Organic Synthesis.
2002
Member of the scientific board of the International Chemistry Olympiad 2002
2002
Member of the European COST network D21 and D24 on asymmetric catalysis.
2005
Member of the board of the Backerfonds (foundation that promotes Organic Chemistry in The Netherlands)
2006
Member of the board of the Netherlands Institute for Catalysis Research (NIOK)
2007
Member of the organizing committee of the 11th international Conference on Circular Dichrois
2007
Member of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)
2008
Member of the board of the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry (University of Groningen)
2008
Associate member of the Zernike Institute of Advanced Materials (University of Groningen)
2008
Member of the Top-Research School NRSC-Catalysis
2008
Member of the International Advisory Board of the European Journal of Organic Chemistry
2010
Chairman of the Dutch Science Foundation Study group Design and Synthesis
2011
Member of the International Advisory Board of the Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry
2012
Chairman of the board of the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry (University of Groningen)
2012
Director of Teaching, Chemistry & Chemical Technology (University of Groningen)
2013
Member of the Advisory board of the HRSMC Summer school, New Vistas in Organic Synthesis
2013
Associate member of the Groningen Institute of Biology and Biotechnology (University of Groningen)
2013
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the twelfth European Symposium on Organic Chemistry
2014
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Lorentz Center (International Center for Workshops in the Sciences)
2016
Director of the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry
Publications
- Contributions to books: 5
- Patents: 5
- papers in international refereed journals: 253, see publication list,
- h-index = 54.
Minnaard is scientific advisor of the companies AgileBiotics and KE-Instruments
15 OF THE MAIN PUBLICATIONS OF MINNAARD AS CORRESPONDING AUTHOR SINCE 2012:
1. Wan, I. C., Witte, M. D., Minnaard, A. J. 2017 ‘Site-selective carbon-carbon bond formation in unprotected monosaccharides using photoredox catalysis’ Chemical Communications, vol 53, no. 36, pp. 4926-4929.
2. Buter, J.; Heijnen, D.; Vila, C.; Hornillos, V.; Otten, E.; Giannerini, M.; Minnaard, A. J.; Feringa, B. L. Palladium-Catalyzed, tert-Butyllithium-Mediated Dimerization of Aryl Halides and Its Application in the Atropselective Total Synthesis of Mastigophorene A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 3620-3624.
3. Armenise, N.; Tahiri, N.; Eisink, N.N.H.M.; Denis, M.; Jager, M.; De Vries, J.G.; Witte, M.D.; Minnaard, A.J. Deuteration enhances catalyst lifetime in palladium-catalysed alcohol oxidation Chem. Comm. 2016, 52, 2189-2191.
4. Jäger, M.; Minnaard, A.J. Regioselective modification of unprotected glycosides. Chem. Comm. 2016, 52, 656-664.
5. Geerdink, D.; Minnaard, A. J. Total synthesis of Sulfolipid-1. Chem. Comm. 2014, 50, 2286-2288.
6. Wu, Z.; Harutyunyan, S. R.; Minnaard, A. J. Total Synthesis of (R,R,R)-γ-Tocopherol through Cu-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,2-Addition. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 14250-14255.
7. Fodran, P.; Minnaard, A.J. Catalytic synthesis of enantiopure mixed diacylglycerols – synthesis of a major M. tuberculosis phospholipid and platelet activating factor. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 6919-6928.
8. Jaeger, M.; Hartmann, M.; de Vries, J.G.; Minnaard, A.J. Catalytic Regioselective Oxidation of Glycosides. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 7809-7812.
9. Kortmann, F. A.; Chang, M.-C.; Otten, E.; Couzijn, E. P. A.; Lutz, M.; Minnaard, A. J. Consecutive dynamic resolutions of phosphine oxides. Chem. Science 2014, 5, 1322-1327.
10. Wu, Z.; Harutyunyan, S. R.; Minnaard, A. J. Total Synthesis of (R,R,R)-γ-Tocopherol through Cu-Catalyzed Asymmetric 1,2-Addition. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 14250-14255.
11. Geerdink, D.; ter Horst, B.; Lepore, M.; Mori, L.; Puzo, G.; Hirsch, A.K.H.; Gilleron, M.; de Libero, G.; Minnaard A.J. Total synthesis, stereochemical elucidation and biological evaluation of Ac2SGL; a 1,3-methyl branched sulfoglycolipid from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Chem. Sci. 2013, 4, 709-716.
12. Matcha, K.; Madduri, A. V. R.; Roy, S.; Ziegler, S.; Waldmann, H.; Hirsch, A. K. H.; Minnaard, A.J. Total Synthesis of (-)-Doliculide, Structure-Activity Relationship Studies and Its Binding to F-Actin.ChemBioChem 2012, 13, 2537-2548.
13. Barroso, S.; Castelli, R.; Baggelaar, M.P.; Geerdink, D.; ter Horst, B.; Casas-Arce, E.; Overkleeft, H. S.; van der Marel, G. A.; Codee, J. D. C.; Minnaard A. J. Total Synthesis of the Triglycosyl Phenolic Glycolipid PGL-tb1 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 11774-11777.
14. Madduri, A.V. R.; Harutyunyan, S. R.; Minnaard, A. J. Asymmetric Copper-Catalyzed Addition of Grignard Reagents to Aryl Alkyl Ketones. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 3164-3167.
15. Buter, J.; Moezelaar, R.; Minnaard, A. J. Enantioselective palladium catalyzed conjugate additions of ortho-substituted arylboronic acids to β,β-disubstituted cyclic enones: total synthesis of herbertenediol, enokipodin A and enokipodin B. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2014, 12, 5883-5890.