▁on ▁nucle ot ide - binding ▁en zym es . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Heidel berg ▁appointed ▁ ▁Sch ir mer ▁to ▁a ▁professor ship ▁in ▁bio chem istry ▁in ▁their ▁medical ▁school . ▁His ▁fields ▁of ▁research ▁covered ▁the ▁bio chem istry ▁of ▁par as it ic ▁cells ▁in ▁mal aria ▁and ▁in ▁Ch agas ▁disease - indu ced ▁card iom y op ath y ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁en zym e ▁structures ▁of ▁re do x ▁met abol ism ▁as ▁attack ▁points ▁in ▁chem other apy ▁to ▁treat ▁par as it ic ▁dise ases . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁on ward , ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁D ana - F ar ber ▁Can cer ▁Institute ▁▁ ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁during ▁his ▁research ▁s abb at ical s . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 2 - 1 9 9 3 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁de an ▁for ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁Medicine . ▁ ▁Awards ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁ ▁Sch ir mer ▁received ▁the ▁" D ream ▁Action ▁Award " ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch - based ▁chemical ▁corpor ation ▁D SM ▁for ▁developing ▁and ▁clin ically ▁testing ▁drug ▁combinations ▁containing ▁m eth yl ene ▁blue ▁to ▁combat ▁mal aria ▁in ▁West ▁African ▁children . ▁Since ▁then ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁Centre ▁de ▁Re cher che ▁en ▁Sant é ▁de ▁N ou na ▁( CR SN ), ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso , ▁as ▁one ▁of