cker - Br andenburg ▁in ▁some ▁older ▁publications ) ▁is ▁a ▁German ▁phys ician ▁and ▁bio chem ist . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁vice ▁president ▁for ▁research ▁at ▁Just us ▁Lie big ▁University ▁in ▁Gi essen , ▁Germany . ▁From ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁on ▁ ▁she ▁will ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Research ▁Foundation ▁where ▁she ▁had ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁vice ▁president ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 9 . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 1 7 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁representative ▁on ▁the ▁scientific ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Co operation ▁in ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁( CO ST ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Be cker ▁studied ▁medicine ▁at ▁R up recht ▁Kar ls ▁University ▁in ▁Heidel berg , ▁Germany , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁she ▁received ▁her ▁doctor ate ▁( sum ma ▁cum ▁la ude ) ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁R . ▁He iner ▁Sch ir mer . ▁The ▁topic ▁of ▁her ▁dis sert ation ▁was ▁" G l ut ath ione ▁re duct ase ▁and ▁its ▁apo enz yme : ▁contributions ▁to ▁mal aria ▁chem other apy ▁and ▁to ▁diagn osing ▁F AD ▁def ic ien cies " ▁( G erman : ▁Gl ut ath ion redu kt ase ▁und ▁ihr ▁A po enz ym : ▁Beit rä ge ▁zur