Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Molekulare Zellbiologie/ Molecular Cell Biology

1991                   Diploma in Biology/ Biochemistry, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

1991 - 1994        PhD studies at Institute of Toxicology, ETH Zürich

1994                   Dr. sc. nat. ETH Zürich 

1994 – 1997        Postdoctoral studies, University of California, Berkeley (with Prof. Dr. Jasper Rine)

1997 – 2004        Independent Group Leader, Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin

2004 – 2005        Professor of Genetics, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen

2005 – 2013        Professor of Genetics, University of Duisburg-Essen

since 2013           Professor of Molecular Cell Biology, Humboldt-Universität Berlin 

                           (Einstein Professorship)

Functions:

since 2012          Member of the DFG Fachkollegium „Grundlagen der Biologie und Medizin”

since 2014          Member of the Senate of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

since 2010          Member of  the Scientific Advisory Board of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Genetik

                         (German Genetics Society)

since 2014         Vice-President of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Genetik

2010 – 2012      Head of Scientific Advisory Committee (Forschungskommission),

                         University of Duisburg-Essen