Academic Education

1987-1994

Medical studies at Freie Universität, Berlin

Scientific Degrees

2005	Habilitation: Faculty of Medicine, Freiburg University
1995	MD at Freie Universität, Berlin

Professional Experience

Since 2023	W3-Professor, Director, Institute for Infection Prevention and Hospital Hygiene (starting 6/2023)
2012-2013	W3-Professor Infection and Immunity, Head of Section for Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, CCI and Centre for Pediatrics, Freiburg
2008-2012	Tenure Track Infection and Immunity and group leader, CCI Freiburg
2005-2012	Attending Physician (“Oberarzt”) in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Centre of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Freiburg
2003-2009	Assistant Prof. (“Juniorprofessor”) in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center, Freiburg
2001-2002	Lecturer, Harvard Medical School
2001-2002	Instructor/ Assistant Prof. in Medicine, Univ. of Massachusetts, Worcester, USA
1999-2001	Post doc at Division of Infectious Dis. and Immunology, Boston University, USA
1994-1999	Registrar in Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital, Freie Universität Berlin

Others (Editorial work, member of scientific councils, advisory boards, awards)

~	Reviewer (Journals, ad hoc): Science, J Exp Med, Blood, J Clin Invest, PLOS Pathogens, J Immunol, etc.
Since 2023	CRC/TRR “PILOT“, Speaker
2017-2021	National Consortium Priming Immunity at the Beginning of Life – PRIMAL (BMBF)
Since 2013	Coordinator Research Committee, ESPID
Since 2012	Section Editor: J Pediatr Infect Dis
2009	Call W3-Professorship in Infection and Immunology, Tübingen Univ. (declined)
2008	Research Award, German Soc. of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
2007	Research Award, German Soc. of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care
2003	Hugo-Schottmüller-Preis, German Sepsis Society
2003	Young Investigator Award, European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases