Prof. Dr. Johan Winne

Prof. Dr. Johan Winne

Prof. Johan Winne received his MSc in chemistry in 2000 at Ghent University, where he also obtained his PhD degree in 2007, having studied cationic polyene cyclisations under the guidance of Prof. Pierre De Clercq. He then spent two years as a postdoctoral research fellow with Prof. Gerry Pattenden in the University of Nottingham (UK), working on the total synthesis of terpenoid natural products. In 2009, he was appointed as a doctor-assistant (30% teaching position) at Ghent University, where he acquired an independent position in 2013, and in october 2015, he was appointed as a full time independent faculty member (tenure track docent). His research interests are in organic synthesis, ranging from architecturally complex natural products, to functional and modular molecular building blocks for material science and biology research.


PhD students

Kâmil Ünal

Kâmil Ünal

Bachelor in Chemistry, Boğaziçi University, 2014
Master in Organic Chemistry, Boğaziçi University, 2017
Horizon 2020 (EU)
 

Kevin Bevernaege

Kevin Bevernaege

BSc/MSc chemistry, Ghent University, 2019
FWO-FO scholarship
  

Frederick Degroote

Frederick Degroote

BSc/MSc chemistry, Ghent University, 2019
FWO-SB scholarship
 

Elias Denijs

Elias Denijs

BSc/MSc chemistry, Ghent University, 2019
FWO-SB scholarship
 

Diederick Maes

Diederick Maes

BSc/MSc chemistry, Ghent University, 2019
Horizon 2020 (EU)
  

Hilde Janssens

Hilde Janssens

BSc/MSc chemistry, Ghent University, 2019

  

Ellen Demeyere

Ellen Demeyere

BSc/MSc chemistry, Ghent University, 2020
FWO-FO scholarship
  

Bram Ach

Bram Ach

BSc/MSc chemistry, Ghent University, 2020
FWO-SB scholarship
  

Marvin Nicque

Marvin Nicque

BSc/MSc chemistry, Ghent University, 2022

  

Postdocs

Mehwish Iftikhar

Mehwish Iftikhar


 

Amjad Al-Khdhairawi

Amjad Al-Khdhairawi


  

Undergraduate students

Xander Thienpont

BSc chemistry, Ghent University, 2022
 

Hannes Vandeputte

BSc chemistry, Ghent University, 2021

Former PhD students

Tengrui Yuan (2022)

Stereoselective synthesis of odd-membered carbocycles via sulfur-stabilized allyl cation cycloaddition and its application in natural product

Brenda Callebaut (2021)

Spicing up terpenes : rapid chemical assembly approaches and aza-analoging of evolutionary conserved ent-kauranoid scaffolds

Mien Christiaens (2020)

A Tale of Terpenes: modular synthesis strategies for natural cycloheptanoid scaffolds via cationic (4+3) cycloadditions

Bram Denoo (2019)

The private life of small molecules : elucidating their molecular mechanisms in plants and in cycloadditions

Copromotor: prof. Madder

Jan Hullaert (2018)

Concise and modular synthesis of natural product scaffolds by heterocycle-mediated cationic cycloaddition reactions

Copromotor: Kurt Hoogewijs

Duchan Laplace (2015)

Total synthesis of biologically active polycyclid terpenoids: frondosanes, liphaganes, guaianolides, zizaanes and calcitriols

Copromotor: prof. De Clercq

Former undergraduate students

Marthe Vermeulen (2023)

Heterocycle-tethered polyene cascade cyclisation towards bicyclic natural product scaffolds

Hannes Vandeputte (2023)

Synthesis of TTX inspired guanidine scaffolds via cationic cascade cyclizations

Sean Verschaeve (2022)

Synthetic and Catalytic Study of Novel Stereosecelctive Vinylcyclopropanations

Arne Ruyloft (2022)

Novel synthesis of azulene-type dyes

Jonas Van De Velde (2022)

Exploring the 5,6-dihydro-1,4-dithiin heterocycle in dearomative cycloadditions

Zjef Debrouwere (2021)

Synthesis of spirocyclic alkaloid scaffolds via tandem olefination and cyclopent-annulation of (hetero)cyclic ketones

Bram Ach (2020)

Rapid aza-analoging of common carbocyclic scaffolds via Diels-Alder/retro-Diels-Alder approach

Ellen Demeyere (2020)

Non-photochemical (2+2) cycloadditions for the assembly and decoration of common plant metabolite scaffolds

Ewout Van de Velde (2020)

Dearomative cycloadditions on indoles and a formal synthesis of phalarine

Kevin Bevernaege (2019)

Tandem functionalization of dienes as a rapid entry into N-heterocyclic scaffolds

Frederick Degroote (2019)

Novel cyclopentannulations: investigating the synthetic utility of sulfur-mediated (3+2) cycloadditions

Bram Ryckaert (2017)

Novel application of sulfurstabilized allyl-cation equivalents for (3+2) cycloaddition Reactions in natural product synthesis

Bram Bode (2017)

Synthesis towards the cyathane scaffold via an intramolecular (4+3)-cycloaddition reaction

Andreas Luttens (2017)

Conformational analysis of evolutionary conserved terpene-ring systems in a search for privileged new scaffolds

Brenda Callebaut (2016)

synthesis of the tetracyclic kaurane-type diterpene scaffold using an intramolecular (4+3) cycloaddition reaction

Mien Christiaens (2015)

The enantioselective synthesis of novel polycyclic scaffolds inspired on daucane sesquiterpenes using an intramolecular (4+3) cycloaddition

Jan Hullaert (2014)

Natural products as inspiration for drug discovery: synthesis of the scaffold of cytotoxic guaianolides using an intramolecular (4+3) cycloaddition reaction

Bart Verbraeken (2012)

Synthesis of analogues of frondosin B and liphagal, formal total synthesis of frondosin B

Bram Denoo (2012)

Biomimetic drug discovery: exploration of oxidative variations of polycyclic carbon skeletons

Duchan Laplace (2010)

Synthesis of building blocks for calcitriol analogues using a 6π-electrocyclisation