Employment
2013 – now
Professor and Group Leader of Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, Centre of New Technologies University of Warsaw, Poland
2002 – 2013
Assistant Professor, Div. of Biophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
Research Experience
August 2002
One month training in dr Jadwiga Chroboczek group at Institute of Structural Biology, Grenoble,
France
June-August 2003
Three-month training in prof. Harri Lonnberg group in University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Education
Professor
2020
University of Warsaw
Habilitation, Bioorganic Chemistry
2012
University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry
Ph.D., Chemistry
2002
University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry
M.Sc., Organic Chemistry
1997
Faculty of Chemistry
Publications
Co-author of >140 publications
H-index: 29
Number of citations: 2550
Complete bibliographic data available with ORCID number: 0000-0001-7633-788X
Patents
Jemielity J., Grudzien-Nogalska E., Kowalska J., Darzynkiewicz E., Rhoads R.E “Synthesis and use of anti-
reverse phosphorothioate analogs of the messenger RNA cap” – patent family including patents issued in
the US (2012), Poland (2013), Eurasia, Australia, and China. Licensed to BioNTech AG in 2010 and applied
in several clinical trials (mRNA based anticancer vaccines).
• Kowalska J. Jemielity J., Darżynkiewicz E., Rhoads R.E., Lukaszewicz M., Zuberek J. “mRNA Cap Analogs” US
patent family including patents issued in the US (2013), Poland (2013), Eurasia, and Australia. Licensed to
BioNTech AG in 2010.
• 4 other international patents
• 3 filled PCT patent applications
Research support
2020-2021 NCN UMO/2020/01/0/ST4/00124 PI: Jemielity
Grant from the National Center of Science (Poland)
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA capping machinery – studies on nsp14 and nsp16 methyltransferase activity using highthroughput fluorescence method
2020-2023 NCN 2019/33/B/ST4/01843 PI: Jemielity
Grant from the National Center of Science (Poland) mRNA 5′ end methylation status: towards deeper understanding of biological role and identification of synthetic mimics
2017-2020 NCN UMO-2016/21/B/ST5/02556 PI: Jemielity
Grant from the National Center of Science (Poland) Chemically modified mRNA for studies on cellular processes and therapeutic applications
2017-2022 FNP TEAM 2/2016 PI: Jemielity
Grant from The Foundation for Polish Science. New selective inhibitors of cap dependent proteins: synthesis, delivery and characterization
Awards and Distinctions
• FNP Prize Laureate in Chemistry 2021 for developing chemical modifications of mRNA as tools for
therapeutic applications and studies on cellular processes. (2021)
• Nomination to the European Inventor Award organized by European Patent office (nomination in
research category together with Joanna Kowalska, Edward Darżynkiewicz and the team, 2018)
• Honorary badge form Prime Minister of Poland “For merits for inventiveness” (2018)
• President’s of Poland Economy Award (research category; together with Joanna Kowalska, Edward
Darżynkiewicz and the team, 2017)
• Scientific Award for Young Scientists of the “Polityka” Foundation (VIII Edition). (2008)
• Rector Grzegorz Bialkowski Award from the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw for “Designing and
chemical synthesis of mRNA cap analogues and biophysical studies of their interaction with protein
factors”. (2008)
• University of Warsaw Rector’s award (1st degree) for scientific achievements (2018 and 2021)
• University of Warsaw Rector’s award (2nd degree) for scientific achievements (2011)
• University of Warsaw Rector’s award (3rd degree) for scientific achievements (2004