Dr. Sidney Becker
Max Planck Research Group Leader
The principles of molecular Evolution
Vita
Education
2013– 2018
Doctoral student, LMU Munich, Germany, Reserach Advisor: Prof. Dr. Carell
2011–2013
Master of Science: Organic Chemistry & Corporate Finance
Prof. Dr. John Robinson, University of Zurich, Switzerland
„Bacterial RNase P a possible drug target for peptidomimetic compounds“
Current Position
2021 - now
Max Planck Research Group Leader, Max PlanckInstitute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
Previous Positions
2019-2021
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Group of Sir Shankar Balasubramanian, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Project: “modified bases in the genome”
Development of new concepts for sequencing of DNA modifications
2018 – 2019
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Group of Prof. Dr. Thomas Carell, LMU Munich, Germany
Subgroup leader prebiotic chemistry
2013 – 2018
Research Associate,
Group of Prof. Dr. Thomas Carell, LMU Munich, Germany
Project: “origin of RNA building blocks on early Earth
06/2013 – 07/2013
Research Associate
Group of Prof. Dr. John Robinson, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Project: “cyclic peptides as RNase P Inhibitors”
Fellowships and Awards
2021 NRW Postdoc Return Program
2021 RWTH Junior principal investigator fellowship (declined)
2021 Max-Planck Research Group Leader (“free-floater program”)
2020 Marie Curie Individual Fellowship
2017 Travel Award, Center for Nanoscience, Munich
2016 Poster Award, Orchem 2016