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Prof. Dr. Anke Becker
CV
| Institution and Location | Degree | Year | Field of Study |
Bielefeld University Bielefeld University Bielefeld University | Diploma Dr. rer. nat. Habilitation | 1991 1994 2000 | Biology Genetics Genetics |
Employment/Experience
| 1994-1995 | Postdoctoral fellow at Bielefeld University, Genetics Department |
| 1995-1998 | Head of the research group “Microbial polysaccharide production and microbial genomics”, Bielefeld University, Genetics Department |
| 1999 | Visiting scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2000-2007 | Head of the Transcriptomics and Robotics Facility, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University Head of a Junior Research Group (Bielefeld University), Bioinformatics Initiative (DFG) Associate Professor (C2), Bielefeld University, leave 2002-2005 (Heisenberg fellow, DFG) |
| 2008-present | Head of an independent Research Group, Freiburg University |
Honors, Awards and Scholarships
| 1992-1994 | Ph.D. scholarship, German National Merit Foundation |
| 1993-1994 | Associate member of the Graduate programme “Cellular Basis of Processes in Biotechnology”, Bielefeld University |
| 1994 | Outstanding Dissertation Award, University Society “Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft” |
| 1998-1999 | Lise-Meitner fellow, Ministry for Sciences and Research, Northrhine-Westphalia |
| 2002-2005 | Heisenberg fellow, German Research Foundation |
Other Scientific Activities
| 2003-2007 | Associate editor Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions |
| 2001-2009 | Scientific coordinator of the Technology Node Tramscriptomics in the BMBF-funded GenoMik/GenomikPlus competence networks |
| 2001-2009 | Vice coordinator of the Cluster “Plant growth-promoting bacteria” in GenoMik/GenoMik-Plus Competence Networks |
Selected Publications
F. Galibert, T. M. Finan, S. R. Long, A. Pühler, P. Abola, F. Ampe, F. Barloy-Hubler, M. J. Barnett, A. Becker, P. Boistard, G. Bothe, M. Boutry, L. Bowser, J. Buhrmester, E. Cadieu, D. Capela, P. Chain, A. Cowie, R. W. Davis, S. Dreano, N. A. Federspiel, R. F. Fisher, S. Gloux, T. Godrie, A. Goffeau, B. Golding, J. Gouzy, M. Gurjal, I. Hernandez-Lucas, A. Hong, L. Huizar, R. W. Hyman, T. Jones, D. Kahn, M. L. Kahn, S. Kalman, D. H. Keating, E. Kiss, C. Komp, V. Lelaure, D. Masuy, C. Palm, M. C. Peck, T. M. Pohl, D. Portetelle, B. Purnelle, U. Ramsperger, R. Surzycki, P. Thebault, M. Vandenbol, F. J. Vorhölter, S. Weidner, D. H. Wells, K. Wong, K. C. Yeh, J. Batut (2001) The composite genome of the legume symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti.Science 293(5530): 668-72; PubMed ID: 11474104
- J. Buitink, J. J. Leger, I. Guisle, B. Ly Vu, S. Wuillème, G. Lamirault, A. Le Bars, N. Le Meur, A. Becker, H. Küster, O. Leprince (2006) Transcriptome profiling uncovers metabolic and regulatory processes occurring during the transition from desiccation-sensitive to desiccation-tolerant stages in Medicago truncatula seeds. Plant Journal 47(5): 735-750; PubMed ID: 16923015
- F. W. Bartels, M. McIntosh, A. Fuhrmann, C. Metzendorf, P. Plattner, N. Sewald, D. Anselmetti, R. Ros, A. Becker (2007) Effector-Stimulated Single Molecule Protein-DNA Interactions of a Quorum-Sensing System in Sinorhizobium meliloti. Biophys J 92(12): 4391-4400; PubMed ID: 17384071
- N. Pobigaylo, S. Szymczak, T. W. Nattkemper, A. Becker (2008) Identification of genes relevant to symbiosis and competitiveness in Sinorhizobium meliloti using signature-tagged mutants. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 21(2): 219-231; PubMed ID: 18184066
- M. McIntosh, E. Krol, A. Becker (2008) Competitive and cooperative effects in quorum-sensing-regulated galactoglucan biosynthesis in Sinorhizobium meliloti. J Bacteriol 190(15): 5308-5317; PubMed ID: 18515420
- C. Valverde, J. Livny, J. P. Schlüter, J. Reinkensmeier, A. Becker, G. Parisi (2008) Prediction of Sinorhizobium meliloti sRNA genes and experimental detection in strain 2011. BMC Genomics 9: 416; PubMed ID: 18793445
