Patrick Cramer

Patrick Cramer is a renowned biochemist currently serving as Director at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences. Previously, he was Director at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (2014-2022) and Professor of Biochemistry at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich) from 2004-2014.

• Dr. rer. nat. (summa cum laude), EMBL & University of Heidelberg (1998)
• Diploma in Chemistry, University of Heidelberg (1995)

His research focuses on gene transcription, RNA polymerases, and genome regulation, with significant contributions to structural biology, functional genomics, and computational biology. His work integrates molecular mechanisms with systems-level approaches.

Dr. Cramer has received numerous prestigious awards including:

• Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine (2023)
• Gregori Aminoff Prize (2022)
• Louis Jeantet Prize for Medicine (2021)
• Hector Science Award (2020)
• Otto Warburg Medal (2020)