▁Chem other ap ie ▁der ▁Mal aria ▁und ▁zur ▁Di agnost ik ▁von ▁F AD - M angel z ust änd en ). ▁She ▁completed ▁her ▁university ▁professor ▁qual ification ▁( G erman : ▁H abil itation ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁bio chem istry ▁at ▁the ▁medical ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Heidel berg . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁comple ting ▁her ▁medical ▁res iden cy ▁at ▁John ▁Rad cl iffe ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Oxford ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁Hospital ▁of ▁Bas el , ▁Be cker ▁gained ▁clin ical ▁and ▁research ▁experience ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁and ▁Gh ana ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney . ▁She ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁medical ▁special ist ▁in ▁bio chem istry ▁at ▁Heidel berg ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Be cker ▁subsequently ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁research ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Bio chem istry ▁Center ▁of ▁Heidel berg ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Julius ▁Maxim ili ans ▁University ▁in ▁Wür zburg ▁appointed ▁her ▁to ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ship ▁in ▁the ▁Research ▁Center ▁for ▁In fect ious ▁D ise ases ▁( G erman : ▁Zent rum ▁für ▁In fe kt ions forsch ung ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Just us ▁Lie big ▁University ▁in ▁Gi essen ▁appointed ▁her ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁professor ship ▁in ▁Bio chem istry ▁and ▁M ole cular ▁Bi ology ▁at ▁the ▁Inter dis cipl inary ▁Research ▁Center ▁( G erman : ▁Inter