Amy C. Jackson, PhD

Leveraging chemical expertise to provide thoughtful counseling on IP strategy and portfolio management

Amy C. Jackson, PhD, earned her doctorate from Baylor University working under Professor John L. Wood on the total synthesis of natural products, development of synthetic methods, and X-ray crystallography. Combined with her undergraduate experience at San Diego State University, working under Professor Jeffrey L. Gustafson, Amy has more than 6 years of experience in bench and glovebox chemistry, as well as a comprehensive knowledge of synthetic design and strategy, spectroscopy, and SAR studies. Amy has published her research in numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and assisted in the preparation of multiple national research grants.

Prior to joining our team, Amy worked as a science advisor at Goodwin Procter LLP, where she gained experience in prosecution, patent drafting, prior art research, and freedom to operate analysis. A chemist at heart, her work focuses on small molecules and pharmaceutical drug discovery.

Select Publications

“Preparation of N-Boc-3-methylpyrrole via Anionic Rearrangement,” Organic Syntheses, 100, 61, February 1, 2023 (coauthor).

“Total Syntheses of (±)-Dracocephalone A and (±)-Dracocequinones A and B,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61(46), 1-5, September 19, 2022 (coauthor).

“A Ring Expansion Approach to N-oxy-2,5-diketopiperazines,” Tetrahedron Letters, 99, 153851, May 28, 2022 (coauthor).

“Total Synthesis of (±)-Phyllantidine: Development and Mechanistic Evaluation of a Ring Expansion for Installation of Embedded Nitrogen-Oxygen Bonds,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 59, 2-12, April 9, 2020 (coauthor).

“Synthesis of Chiral Tetramic Acids: Preparation of (S)-5-Benzylpyrrolidine-2,4-dione from L-Phenylalanine Methyl Ester Hydrochloride,” Organic Synthesis,96, 528-585, December 23, 2019, (coauthor).

“Towards a Catalytic Atroposelective Synthesis of Diaryl Ethers via C(sp2)-H Alkylation with Nitroalkanes,” Synlett,29, A-F, October 29, 2018, (coauthor).