dis zi pl in ä res ▁Forsch ungs zent rum ▁für ▁bi ow issenschaft liche ▁Grund lagen ▁der ▁Um wel ts icher ung ▁( IF Z )). ▁Most ▁of ▁her ▁research ▁focus ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁ox id ative ▁stress ▁and ▁ant io x id ative ▁protect ive ▁mechan isms ▁during ▁disease ▁development ▁and ▁on ▁developing ▁new ▁dru gs ▁to ▁fight ▁tum orous ▁and ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases , ▁especially ▁mal aria . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁she ▁spent ▁six ▁months ▁at ▁the ▁S cri pp s ▁Research ▁Institute ▁for ▁a ▁research ▁stay . ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Be cker ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Jun ge ▁Akademie , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin - Br andenburg ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁the ▁Leopold ina ▁Academy . ▁Since ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Leopold ina ▁Academy , ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁young est ▁so ▁far . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Be cker ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁ever ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁vice ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gi essen , ▁serving ▁her ▁three - year ▁term ▁from ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Be cker ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁coordin ator ▁of ▁D F G ▁Prior ity ▁Program ▁ 1 7 1 0 ,