Academic Education

1990-1996

Studies in Molecular Medicine, Friedrich Alexander Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg

Scientific Degrees

2009	Promotion: Biochemistry, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München

Professional Experience

Since 2015	Max-Planck Research Group Leader, Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg
2009-2014	Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA

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

~	Reviewer (Journals, ad hoc): Nature, Cell , Immunity, Nat Methods, Nat Commun, J Cell Biol, Frontiers Immunol, Trends in Immunol, a.o.
2016	ERC Starting Grant, Horizon 2020
2014	Robert-Koch Postdoctoral Award
2014	Robert-Koch-Stiftung, Berlin
2014	Emmy Noether Stipend, German Research Foundation (DFG) (awarded, but declined due to administrative reasons)
2013	FARE Award, National Institutes of Health, USA
2010	Otto-Westphal-Promotionspreis, German Society of Immunology (DGfI)
2010-2013	Long-Term Fellowship, Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSPO)
2009	Junior Research Award of the Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried
1999-2004	Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes