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JAN A.
GLINSKI, Ph.D.
Planta Analytica,
LLC
3 Kenosia Av.
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 796-0268
jan@plantaanalytica.com
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EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY:
A very broad background in natural sciences encompassing medicinal/organic
chemistry, natural products isolation and characterization, protein
purification, chromatographic methods, and structural characterization
methods. Extensive knowledge of biological properties of natural products.
Advanced understanding of protective antioxidant mechanisms in biology.
Fundamental understanding of pharmacology and clinical trial issues.
Thirteen years of R&D experience in drug discovery and drug development
areas. Experience with organizing laboratory infrastructure. Experienced
directing laboratory staff and managing projects. Implemented technical
protocols for an international screening program aimed at discovery of new
therapeutically useful natural products (European institutes of Boehringer
Ingelheim Pharm.). Successful implementation of novel separation
technologies. Consulting experience. Founded Planta Analytica, LLC, a
company dedicated to research with botanical subjects, better
understanding of pharmacological and biochemical properties of plant
metabolites.
EDUCATION:
1979
- Ph.D. in organic chemistry. Thesis: "Total Synthesis of Cassipurine".
Advisor: Prof. J. T. Wrobel, University of Warsaw.
1974
- M.S. in organic chemistry. Thesis: "Structure - Light Absorption
Relationship for Model Purple Photographic Dyes", U. of Warsaw, Poland.
POST-DOCTORAL STUDIES:
1985 – 1987: Research Scientist/Associate,
Georgia
Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry. Advisors: Profs. James C.
Powers and Sheldon W. May.
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Syntheses of multifunctional quaternary amines directed at the
reactivation of acetylcholinesterase inhibited with
the nerve gas Soman.
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Synthesis of isocoumarin derivatives as potential drugs against emphysema
and kinetic determination of their inhibitory properties of human
leukocyte elastase (HLE).
1984 – 1985: Research Scientist, Georgia
Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry. Advisor: Dr. Leon H. Zalkow.
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Structure elucidation of novel natural products. Enhancement of
therapeutic properties by chemical modifications.
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Preparation of novel potent and water-soluble prodrugs of Taxol.
·
Application of droplet countercurrent chromatography (DCC) for isolating
natural products and for separating complex mixtures of isomeric
alkaloids.
·
Crystal X-ray analysis used to elucidate unusual structural features in
the
crystals of
secopyrrolizidine alkaloids with partial N---C=O trans-annular bond.
1981 – 1982: Postdoctoral Fellow,
University of
Georgia, Athens.
Advisor: Dr. S. W. Pelletier.
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Isolation, structure elucidation and structural modification of the
diterpenoid alkaloids from Delphinium and Aconitum genera.
EMPLOYMENT:
2001 - present: Planta Analytica,
founder and Chief Scientific Officer.
Analytical and general research support for pharmaceutical, agrochemical,
cosmectic and nutraceutical industry. Research collaborations in the area
of biologically active components of herbs. Isolation of markers and
standards for various herbs. Specializing in obtaining high-purity
standards for research and quality control.
The
company pursues three directions:
·
Its own research topics.
·
Custom research and
analytical services for US and international herbal producers .
·
Collaboration with
government institutions and academic groups in the area of herbal science,
standardization and regulation for the industry.
1987 - 2000, Senior
Scientist/Principal Scientist, Departments of Medicinal Chemistry,
Analytical Sciences, Pharmaceutics and Clinical Research. Boehringer
Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Analytical:
·
Advisory support to Medicinal Chemistry in analytical and separation
methods (including recommendation for purchasing new instrumentation).
·
Managed routine and exotic research projects directed at isolation of
active components of mixtures, active contaminants, and also did
troubleshooting of anomalous phenomena in screening.
·
Developed automated LC/MS systems for high throughput purification and
identification of compounds from combinatorial chemistry.
·
Developed Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC) for analysis and
purification of combinatorial libraries.
·
Extensively
used HPLC for a wide variety of routine and exotic research projects such
as: separation of
active components of
mixtures, developing protocols for purification of compounds from parallel
synthesis and profiling of hits from screening.
·
Developed and applied Countercurrent Chromatography methods for isolation
of trace quantities of active and labile natural products.
·
Developed chiral HPLC methods for analysis and purification of enantiomers.
·
Isolated and structurally characterized minor contaminants of BI drugs.
Natural
Products:
·
Managed Natural Products Program and Laboratory; coordinated all stages of
high throughput screening of plant and microbial extracts.
·
Contributed to preparing a proposal for an international multicenter-screening
program for natural products. Developed and implemented protocols for
extraction, bioassay-guided fractionation, isolation of actives, analysis
and elimination of the interference caused by "false positives".
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Coordinated all stages of biological evaluation for actives considered for
lead status.
·
Managed for 18 month investigation of biological properties of triptolide
as a candidate for lead status.
·
Developed state-of-the-art applications of countercurrent chromatography
to non-destructive isolations of active components.
·
Structure elucidation of active components of microbial and plant
extracts; isolation of several potent natural immunosuppressants in
conjunction with various research projects.
·
Discovered a new facet of a general anti-infective mechanism of plant
defenses that led to a novel environmentally friendly plant protection
product (patented and out-licensed technology).
Antioxidants:
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In
close collaboration with pharmacology labs conducted experiments that
defined antioxidant/anti-inflammatory properties of hypericin (St. John’s
Wort) and chlorophyll derivatives, suggesting an important dietary role
for the latter compound.
·
Designed extensive in vivo experimentation with antioxidant
inhibition of oxidative stress in the neutrophil- and xanthine oxidase-driven
inflammatory responses.
Proteins:
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Isolation and purification of recombinant HIV reverse transcriptase for
the Viramune® project.
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Purification of cell adhesion monoclonal antibodies.
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Preparation of small molecule-protein conjugates for immunization.
·
Chemical derivatization of monoclonal antibodies to eliminate antigenicity
in vivo.
Clinical Research:
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Development of early Phase I and Phase II protocols for experimental
pulmonary drugs.
·
Writing of the Clinical Investigator’s Brochure (BILL 284).
·
Critical analysis of data from trials of a novel leukotriene receptor
antagonist in confrontation with recent literature publications.
·
Seminar on LTB4 receptor action and pharmacological
significance.
1979 –1980: Research Scientist,
University of
Warsaw, Poland. Advisor: Dr. Jerzy T. Wrobel
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Stereo
specific synthesis of sulfur-containing alkaloids.
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Syntheses of the sulfur-substituted furan, pyrrole, and pyrrolizidine
synthones.
1994-1995: Scientific
consultant to Procept, Boston, MA.
1993-2000: Scientific
consultant to MicroFlo, Co., a BASF subsidiary.
2001-2002: Consultant to
Microsource Discovery Systems, Inc.
2002-present: Consultant to Muro
Pharmaceutical (subsidiary of Astra Pharm.)
2002-present: Consultant to
Proquisa Agrochemicals.
2002-present: Consultant to
Kromaton Technologies, Inc.
1995-present: Reviewer for Journal
of Natural Products.
AWARDS:
1980
- Award of the Secretary of Polish Academy of Science.
1969
- Winner of the National Olympic Competition in Chemistry.
Jan
A. GLINSKI, Ph.D.
Publications
1. "Total Synthesis
of Cassipurine, an Alkaloid of Rhizophoraceae", J.T. Wrobel, J.A.
Glinski,
Can. J. Chem.
59, 1101 (1981).
S.W. Pelletier,
J.A. Glinski, N.V. Mody, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 104, 4676 (1982).
4. "The Diterpenoid
Alkaloids of Delphinium tatsienense Franch", S.W. Pelletier,
J.A. Glinski,
B.S. Joshi, Szu-ying Chen, Het. 20, 1347 (1983).
5. "The Structure
of Tatsiensine, a Novel C19-Diterpenoid Alkaloid from
Delphinium
tatsienense
Franch", J.A. Glinski, B.S. Joshi, Szu-ying Chen, S.W. Pelletier,
Tet. Lett. 25,
1211 (1984).
6. "Deltatsine, a
New C19-Diterpenoid Alkaloid from Delphinium tatsienense
Franch"
B.S. Joshi, J.A.
Glinski, Szu-ying Chen, S.K. Srivastava, S.. W. Pelletier,
Het.
20, 2037 (1984).
8. "Retronecine and
Heliotridine, C8H13NO2: Diastereomeric
Pyrrolizidine Bases",
L.T. Gelbaum, J.A.
Glinski, D. VanDerveer, L.H. Zalkow, Acta Cryst.
C41,
13454 (1985).
Tet. Lett.
26, 2857 (1985).
10. "Diastereoisomeric
Epoxides of Heliotridine and Retronecine, C8H13NO3",
J.A.
Glinski, D. VanDerveer, L.H. Zalkow, Acta Cryst. C42, 1237
(1986).
11. "Molecular
Structure of 1b,2b-oxy-2a-bromotrachelanthamidine,
C8H12NO3Br",
J.A. Glinski,
D. VanDerveer, L.H. Zalkow, Acta Cryst. C42, 1237 (1986).
12. "The Structures
of Four New C19-Diterpenoid Alkaloids from Aconitum
forrestii
Stapf", S.W.
Pelletier, B.S. Joshi, Q.-P. Jiang, S.W. Pelletier, Het. 27,
185 (1988).
B.S. Joshi, Q.
P. Jiang, S.W. Pelletier, Het. 27, 185 (1988).
2,11-Didehydrohetisine", B.S. Joshi, J.A. Glinski, K.I. Varughese, S.W.
Pelletier,
Het.
27, 195 (1988).
16. "Macrocyclic
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids from Senecio anononymus. Separation of a
Complex
Alkaloid Extract Using Droplet Countercurrent Chromatography",
L.H. Zalkow,
C.F. Asibal, J.A. Glinski, S.J. Bonetti, L.T. Gelbaum,
D. VanDerveer,
G. Powis, J. Nat. Prod. 31, 1520 (1988).
17. "Semisynthetic
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid N-Oxide Antitumor Agents. Esters of
Heliotridine",
L.H. Zalkow, J.A. Glinski, L.T. Gelbaum, D. Moore, D. Melder,
G. Powis,
J. Med. Chem. 31, 1520 (1987).
18. "Anonamine, C19H27NO7;
Neosenkirkine, C19H27NO6;
Hydroxysenkirkine,
C19H27NO7.MeOH.
Macrocyclic Secopyrrolizidine Alkaloids from Senecio
anonymus
Wood", J.A. Glinski, C.F. Asibal, D. VanDerveer, L.H. Zalkow,
Acta Cryst.
C44, 1593 (1988).
19. "Pyrrolizidine
Alkaloids from Cynoglossum creticum. Synthesis of Pyrrolizidine
Alkaloids
Echinatine, Rinderine, and Analogs", C.F. Asibal, J.A. Glinski,
L.T. Gelbaum,
L.H. Zalkow, J. Nat. Prod., 52, 109 (1989).
21. "The Structure
and Partial Synthesis of Delelatine, an Alkaloid from Delphinium
Species",
S.A. Ross, H.K.
Desai, B.S. Joshi, S.K. Srivastava, J.A. Glinski,
S.-Y. Chen,
S.W. Pelletier, Phytochemistry 27, 3719 (1988).
22. "Effect of the
7-Amino Substituent on the Inhibitory Potency of Mechanism-Based
Isocoumarin
Inhibitors for Porcine Pancreatic and Human Neutrophil Elastases:
A 1.85-Å
X-ray Structure of
the Complex between Porcine Pancratic Elastase
and
7-[(N-Tosylphenylalanyl)amino]-4-chloro-3-methoxyisocoumarin",
M. Hernandez,
J.C. Powers, J.A. Glinski, J. Oleksyszyn, J. Vijayalakshmi,
E.F. Meyer,
J. Med. Chem. 35, 1121-1129 (1991).
23. "Screening
Natural Products. Bioassay-Directed Isolation of Active Components.",
J.A. Glinski,
G.O. Caviness, J.R. Mikell, J. Liq. Chrom. 13, 3625 (1990).
24. "Tatsirine, A
Diterpenoid Alkaloid from Delphinium tatsienense Franch",
X. Zhang, J.K.
Snyder, B.S. Joshi, J.A. Glinski, S.W. Pelletier Heterocycles
31,
1879 (1990).
25. "Production and
Purification of Recombinant HIV-1 and HIV-2 Reverse
Transcriptase: Preparation of Both Homodimeric and Heterodimeric Forms",
T.C. Warren,
J.J. Miglietta, J.M. Rose, L. Kopp, K. Lubbe, J.C. Wu, K.A. Cohen,
J.A.
Glinski, D.E.H. Palladino, G.O. Caviness, G.C. Chow, S.L. Rogers, P.
Farina,
P.M. Grob,
Biochem. (1992).
26. "Centrifugal
Partition Chromatography in Assay-guided Isolation of
Immunosuppressive Components of Tripterygium wilfordii", J.A.
Glinski,
G.O. Caviness,
Chapter 6, pp. 133-165, in Handbook of Centrifugal Partition
Chromatography, ed. A. Foucault, M. Dekker (1995).
27. "Inactivation of
Cell Surface Receptors by Pheophorbide A, a green pigment
isolated from
Psychotria acuminata", J.A. Glinski, E. David, T.C. Warren,
G. Hansen,
S.F. Leonard, P. Pitner, S. Pav, R. Arvigo, M.J. Balick, E. Panti,
P.M. Grob,
Photochem. Photobiol. 62, 144-150 (1995).
28.
“Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of hypericin”, J.A.
Glinski,
Diane Thome,
Genus Possanza, Randall Barton, (in preparation).
29.
“Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of hematin, chlorophyll
derivatives,
and
phtalocyanins”, J.A. Glinski, Diane Thome, Genus Possanza, Randall
Barton,
(in
preparation).
30.
Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of dyes of diverse
structures”,
J.A. Glinski,
Diane Thome, Genus Possanza, Randall Barton, (in preparation).
31. “Evaluation of
the Natural Product SeaKleen for Controlling the Musty-Odor-Producing
Cyanobacterium Oscillatoria perornatana in Catfish Ponds”, K. K. Schrader,
A. M. Rimando, C. S. Tucker, J. Glinski, A. J. Cutler and H.G. Cutler,
North American Journal of Aquaculture, 66, 20-28 (2004).
Patents
2. U.S. Patent
5,089,633, "Substituted Isocoumarins", Feb. 18, 1992, J.C. Powers,
C.-M. Kam, J.
Oleksyszyn, J.A. Glinski, M. Hernandez.
J.C. Powers, S.W.
May, M.A. Hernandez, S. Thornton, J.A. Glinski.
J.C. Powers, S.W.
May, M.A. Hernandez, S. Thornton, J.A. Glinski.
March 1, 1994, J.C.
Powers, S.W. May, M.A. Hernandez,
S. Thornton, J.A. Glinski.
and
Anti-inflammatory Agents", June 28, 1994, J.C. Powers, C.-M. Kam,
J. Oleksyszyn,
J.A. Glinski, M. Hernandez.
June 26, 1994, R.D.
Haugwitz, L.H. Zalkow, J.A. Glinski, H.M. Deutsch, V.L. Narayanan.
Oct. 16, 2001.
Aug. 13, 2002.
Oct. 1, 2002.
Betulin” , J.A.
Glinski, Appl. Oct. 16, 2004.
Papers
Presented
J.T. Wrobel, J.A.
Glinski, "Synthesis and Reactions of 1,2-Didehydropyrrolizidine".
J.T. Wrobel,
J.A. Glinski, "Conversion of 1,2-Epoxypyrrolizidines to
1,2-Epithiopyrrolizidines. Stereo-Controlled Cleavage of the Oxiirane
Ring".
3. IUPAC 12th
International Symposium on Chemistry of Natural Products, Spain,
Aug. 1980, J.T.
Wrobel, J.A. Glinski, "Synthesis of Cassipurine".
4. Third IUPAC
Symposium on Organic Synthesis, Madison, WI, 1980, J.T. Wrobel,
J.A. Glinski,
"Total Synthesis of Cassipurine".
5. Eighth
International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala, Sveden,
Aug. 27-31, 1984, L.H. Zalkow, L.T. Gelbaum, J.A. Glinski, "Semisynthetic
Pyrrolizidine
Alkaloid Antitumor Agents".
J.A. Glinski, L.H.
Zalkow, "Synthesis of Heliotridine and Heliotridine Ester
Alkaloids from
Retronecine".
Symposium, Boston,
MA, Aug. 18-22 1985, L.H. Zalkow, J.A. Glinski,
T. Fleishman, T.
Fortune, "Semisynthetic Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Antitumor
Agents".
9. 8th Atlanta
Chromatography Symposium, Atlanta, GA, June 4 1986, C.F. Asibal,
J.A. Glinski, L.H.
Zalkow, "Use of Droplet Countercurrent Chromatography for Separation of
Isomeric Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids".
J.C. Powers, M.
Hernandez, J.A. Glinski, C.-M. Kam, J. Oleksyszyn,
"Mechanism-Based
Isocoumarin Inhibitors for Human Leukocyte Elastase
and Cathepsin G".
11. International
Congress on Natural Products Research, Park City, UT, July 1988,
L.H. Zalkow, C.F.
Asibal, J.A. Glinski, S.J. Bonetti, L.T. Gelbaum, D. VanDerveer,
G. Powis, "Macrocyclic
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids from Senecio anonymus".
12. Invited
lecture. National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, Feb. 9 1989, J.A.
Glinski
"Joys and Pitfalls
of High Capacity Screening".
13. 50th Meeting of
the American Society of Pharmacognosy, San Jose, Puerto Rico,
Aug. 1989, J.A.
Glinski, G. Chow, M. Skoog, M. Matteo "Inhibition of Elastase by
Pentacyclic
Triterpenes".
Aug. 1989, J.C.
Powers, M. Hernandez, J.A. Glinski, K. Black "Disubstituted Pyrdinium
Salts as Reactivators of Soman-Inactivated Acetylcholinesterase".
Chromatography, San
Mateo,CA, June 21-22 1990, J.A. Glinski, G.O.
Caviness, J.R.
Mikell "Screening Natural Products. Bioassay-directed
Isolation of Active
Components".
J.A. Glinski, B.D.
White, Y-Y. Chen, S.W. May, J.C. Powers, "Prophylactic
Agents and
Reactivators Against Poisoning by Soman and Tabun".
and J.C.
Powers, "Prophylactic Agents and Reactivators Against Poisoning by
Soman and
Tabun", 201st American Chemical Society Meeting, April 14-19, 1991;
Atlanta,
Georgia.
21. International
Research Congress on Natural Products, American Society of
Pharmacognosy,
Chicago,
July 21-26, 1991, J.A. Glinski, P.M. Grob,
T.C. Warren,
E. David, J. Proudfoot, . Hansen, S.F. Leonard "Inactivation of
Cell Surface
Receptors by Pheophorbide A and Pyropheophorbide A, Natural
Products
Isolated from Leaves of Psychotria acuminata.
1993, San Diego CA,
"Bioassay-guided isolation of Triptolide from Tripterygium
wilfordii
and its biological properties" J.A. Glinski, G.O. Caviness, J. Ksiazek,
M.M. O'Neill, D. Fortugno-Erikson, R.A. Jejer, J.R. Mikell, K.G. Grozinger,
T.P. Parks, R. Mucci, R.W. Barton, S.D. Marlin, P.E. Lipsky, X. Tao.
antimicrobial plant
defenses”.
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