Jan Spies, M.Sc.
Curriculum Vitae
since 12/2023 PhD Thesis in the group of Prof. Dr. Frank Glorius, University of Münster 04/2023 - 09/2023 Master Thesis in the group of Prof. Dr. Frank Glorius, University of Münster 08/2022 - 02/2023 Research Scholarship in the group of Prof. Dr. Martin D. Burke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Urbana, USA; “Discovery of new possible Molecular Prosthetics for the treatment of Urea cycle disorders” 02/2022 - 03/2022 Internship in the group of Prof. Dr. Sukbok Chang, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) and Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon, South Korea 10/2021 - 09/2023 Master studies in Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster 07/2021 - 08/2021 Bachelor thesis in the group of Prof. Dr. Frank Glorius, WWU Münster; “Synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene precursors for microelectronic applications and addressable surfaces” 10/2018 - 09/2021 Bachelor studies in Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster 08/2010 - 07/2018 Nelly-Sachs Gymnasium, Neuss, with Final Examination (Abitur) 08/2015 - 06/2016 Student stay abroad, Aquinas Highschool, San Bernadino, CA, USA Awards and Scholarships
08/2022 - 02/2023 Otto Bayer Fellowship in Drug Discovery of the Bayer Foundation 02/2022 - 09/2023 ProTalent Scholarship 06/2018 Best Abitur book award of the Chemistry Entrepreneur Association in the lower Rhein area Publications
F. Boser,§ J. C. Spies,§ F. Glorius,
Yield Prediction of Organic Reactions in Biased Data Sets via Positive-Unlabeled Learning,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148, 15066-15075.
§ These authors contributed equally.R. Laskar,§ S. Dutta,§ J. C. Spies, P. Mukherjee, A. Renteria-Gomez, R. E. Thielemann, C. G. Daniliuc, O. Gutierrez,* F. Glorius,*
γ-Amino Alcohols via Energy Transfer Enabled Brook Rearrangement,
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 10899-10907.
§ These authors contributed equally.Teaching Experience
05/2021 - 09/2023 Laboratory assistant for medical students general chemistry lab 10/2020 - 03/2022 Tutor in “Mathematical methods for scientists” for first year chemistry students 03/2020 Laboratory assistant for non-major general chemistry lab Volunteering
Since 2019 Member of the JCF (Junior Organization of the German Chemical Society GDCH)