Background
Gerken, Manfred was born on March 1, 1955 in Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany. Son of Walter and Emma (Gehrking) Gerken.
Gerken, Manfred was born on March 1, 1955 in Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany. Son of Walter and Emma (Gehrking) Gerken.
Diploma in Chemistry, University Hamburg, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University Hamburg, 1983.
Teaching assistant University Hamburg, Germany, 1982—1983. Research associate National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, 1983—1985. Chemist Nuclear Magnetic Resonance application Varian GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany, 1985.
Research chemist Behringwerke AG, Marburg, Germany, 1985—1996. Senior scientist Hoechst AG, 1996—1999, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Frankfurt, Germany, 1999, Aventis Pharma, Frankfurt, 2000—2003. Chemist large scale solid phase peptide synthesis Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, since 2004.
Member Gesellschaft deutscher Chemiker.
Married Birgit Elsbeth Garrels, November 27, 1992. Children: Henrik, Christian.