Gijs Van Der Marel
Professor
Synthetic organic chemistry
Leiden University
Netherlands
Biography
Gijs van der Marel: "Biopolymers, analogues and conjugates thereof are beautiful molecules, challenging synthetic targets and valuable for the elucidation and modulation of biological processes." Education 1982 PhD, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, The Netherlands Thesis title: ‘DNA, synthesis and application’ Advisor: Prof.Dr. J.H. van Boom 1977 MSc in Chemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, The Netherlands Current and previous research positions 2005 – now Full Professor in Organic Chemistry, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, The Netherlands 1992 – 2005 Associate Professor, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, The Netherlands 1987 – 1992 Assistant Professor, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, The Netherlands 1982 – 1987 Scientific Staff, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, The Netherlands Grants, awards, recognitions since 2010 2016 NWO-CW TOP-PUNT Grant with A.J. Minnaard (RUG) (k€ 1,750) 2015 TDDD program ‘from molecule to patient’ with Ossendorp (LUMC) and Jiskoot (LACDR)(k€ 650) 2013 NWO-CW ECHO Grant (k€ 260) 2013 Associate member, Institute of Chemical Immunology (Gravitation programme) 2013 Gravitation ICI (k€ 305) 2012 NWO-CW Middelgroot Grant with J.D.C. Codée (k€ 129) 2011 NWO-CW ECHO Grant with J.D.C. Codée (k€ 260)
Research Interest
Organic Chemistry
Publications
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Volbeda A.G, Reintjens N.R.M., Overkleeft H.S., Marel G.A. van der & Codée J.D.C. (2016), The Cyanopivaloyl Ester: A Protecting Group in the Assembly of Oligorhamnans, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2016(31): 5282-5293.
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Bruin G. de, Mock E.D., Hoogendoorn S., Nieuwendijk A.M.C.H. van den, Mazurek J., Marel G.A. van der, Florea B.I. & Overkleeft H.S. (2016), Enantioselective synthesis of adamantylalanine and carboranylalanine and their incorporation into the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib, CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS 52(21): 4064-4067.
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Hagen B., Ali S., Overkleeft H.S., Marel G.A. van der & Codee J.D.C. (2017), Mapping the reactivity and selectivity of 2-azidofucosyl donors for the efficient assembly of N-acetyl fucosamine containing bacterial oligosaccharides, JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 82(2): 848–868.
