Vita
- 1965, Germany
Languages:
- German, English
Education:
- Academic studies of Biology, Technical University of Braunschweig (1985-1992)
- Diploma thesis: "Mutagenesis studies on phosphorylation of the transcription factor IRF-1", National Institute for Biotechnology (GBF), Braunschweig, Germany 1992
Professional Career:
- Ph.D. thesis: "Phosphorylation and dimerization of the transcription factor IRF-1", National Institute for Biotechnology (GBF), Braunschweig, Germany, 1996
- PostDoc: National Institute for Biotechnology (GBF), Braunschweig, Germany, 1995-1996
- Scientific Assistant: Dept. of Biochemistry, Technical University Aachen (RWTH), Germany, 1996-2000
- Assistant Professor (Akad. Rat): Dept. of Biochemistry, Technical University Aachen (RWTH), Germany, 2000-2004
- Habilitation (venia legendi) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Technical University Aachen (RWTH), Germany, 2002
- Akademischer Oberrat: Dept. of Biochemistry, Technical University Aachen (RWTH), Germany, 2004-2010
- Adjunct Professor (apl. Prof.): Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Technical University Aachen (RWTH), Germany, 2005-2010
- Full Professer (Univ.-Prof., W3) and Chair of the Department of Systems Biology, Otto-von-Guericke-University (OvGU), Magdeburg, Germany, since 2010
- Dean of Studies (Faculty of Life Sciences), since 2016
Awards:
- Technical University of Braunschweig: Braunschweiger Bürgerpreis Naturwissenschaften, 1992
- Minerva-Foundation Fellowship: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, 1993
- RWTH-Aachen: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Habilitationspreis, 2003
