Peter Becker is a German molecular biologist. He studied biology at the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg until 1984 and finished his Ph.D at the German Cancer Research Center and the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg in 1987. After being employed at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) from 1991 until 1999 he became head of the Adolf Butenandt Institute for molecular biology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. In 2000 he was elected as a member of EMBO.[1]
Peter Becker | |
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| Born | 12 September 1958 |
| Alma mater | Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, German Cancer Research Center |
| Awards | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (2005) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology |
| Institutions | University of Munich, MPI for Astrophysics |
In 2005, he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, which is the highest honour awarded in German research. In 2007 he became a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.[2] He became chair of EMBL Council, the governing body of EMBL, in 2023, having served as a delegate since 2016.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b O'Connor, Terry (8 December 2022). "New chair of EMBL Council". EMBL. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Peter Becker". German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- (in German) Porträt at the Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft
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