Sabine Werner (born 5 September 1960) is a

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biochemist and professor.

Biography

Sabine Werner was born on 5 September 1960 in

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, Germany. She attended Universities of Tubingen and Munich where she studied Biochemistry. Her PhD was in cancer research at the

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, completed in 1989. Werner then went to the University of California San Francisco working on growth factor action and tissue repair. Werner took a position as group leader at the Max-Planck-Institute from 1993 to 1999 while also working as an Associate Professor in the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich.In 1999 Werner became the Professor of Cell Biology at

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. Werner was awarded the Pfizer Academic Award in 1998.

Research

Werner is known for her research on tissue regeneration, especially focusing on growth factors and reactive oxygen species. Her research has potential applications to the study of cancer.

Selected publications

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Awards

*Elected member, European Academy of Sciences (2020) *Elected member,

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(2012) *Elected member,

German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (), in short Leopoldina, is the national academy of Germany, and is located in Halle (Saale). Founded on 1 January 1652, based on academic models in Italy, it was originally named the ''Academi ...

(2011)

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