Frank Seela

Frank Seela, 84, of Osnabrück, Germany, died Sept. 7, 2024.

“Frank is an internationally well-recognized scientist in nucleic acid chemistry. He contributed pioneering work to the scientific community with focus on nucleosides and oligonucleotides, and in particular on molecular recognition of nucleic acids. He studied base-modified nucleosides as monomers and components of oligonucleotides. Novel reagents for sequencing of DNA were developed in his laboratory, and the biological activity of nucleosides was investigated. He published more than 590 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and contributed reviews on special topics of nucleic acid research. Beyond his groundbreaking scientific contributions, it is Frank’s dedicated mentorship to young researchers that is most impressive.”—Peter Leonard, colleague

Most recent title: Professor of organic chemistry, Osnabrück University

Education: Diploma, chemistry of antibiotics, 1964, and PhD, organic chemistry, 1967, Georg August University of Göttingen; Dr. habil., organic chemistry, Paderborn University, 1974

Survivors: Wife, Brigitte Seela

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