Irmgard Sinning
Irmgard Maria Sinning (born August 1, 1960 in Höchstädt an der Donau ) is a German biochemist . She is a professor at the Biochemistry Center at Heidelberg University .
Life
After graduating from high school in 1979 in Dillingen an der Donau , Sinning studied food chemistry at the LMU Munich and passed the 1st and 2nd state exams. In 1989 she received her doctorate in biochemistry and worked until 1991 at the MPI for Biophysics in Frankfurt with Hartmut Michel . She then worked as a scientist at the Biomedical Center at Uppsala University . Since 2000 she has been a professor at the Biochemistry Center at Heidelberg University. With her scientific work, Irmgard Sinning has made significant contributions to the understanding of molecular machines.
Awards and committees
- since 2008 member of the expert panel "Biochemistry / Biophysics" of the DFG
- since 2010 member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina ( matriculation number 7364 )
- 2010 HMLS (Heidelberg Molecular Life Science) Investigator Award * since 2010 Permanent member of the Senate Commission of the Helmholtz Association
- 2011-2013 President of the GBM (Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
- since 2012 chair of the expert panel “Biochemistry / Biophysics” of the DFG
- 2014 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize from the DFG
- 2014 Constitutional Medal of the Free State of Bavaria
- 2014 Great Research Prize from Heidelberg University
- since 2016 member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences
- since 2019 member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Literature (selection)
- Consistent mutational paths predict eukaryotic thermostability. In: BMC evolutionary biology Vol. 13, January 10, 2013, No. 1, date: 12/2013: 1–13
- with Kempf, G., Wild, K .: Structural evolution of the signal recognition particle, Biospektrum 02: 161–163, 2015
- 9Å structure of the COPI coat reveals that the Arf1 GTPase occupies two contrasting molecular environments. In: eLife Sciences, February 2019
Web links
- Member entry of Irmgard Sinning (with picture and curriculum vitae) at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina
- From farmer's child to celebrated biochemist , accessed on March 14, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sinning, Irmgard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sinning, Irmgard Maria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biochemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Höchstädt on the Danube |