PhD thesis in Biology, Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, St. Petersburg, Russian Academy of Sciences
1980-1985
Diploma in Mathematics, University of St. Petersburg, Russia
Major previous appointments
since 2012
Head of Molecular Neuroplasticity Group at DZNE Magdeburg
2007-2012
Head of Cell Adhesion and Synaptic Functions Group at Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Genova
1998-2007
Head of Electrophysiology Unit, Institute for Biosynthesis of Neural Structures, Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH)
1992-1996
Postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Physiology, University of Bern
Activities in the Scientific Community / Professional Memberships
2020
Guest editor for the special issue in the European Journal of Neuroscience: Brain extracellular matrix: An upcoming target in neurological and psychiatric disorders.
2013-2017
Coordinator of NEURON Era-Net “Superresolution imaging and therapeutic targeting of extracellular matrix-mediated signaling in brain diseases”
2010-2014
Chair of COST Action “Brain ECM in Health and Disease (ECMNET)”
since 2018
Associated Editor in Neural Technology, Frontiers in Neuroscience
since 2017
Editorial Board Member in Cells
since 2007
Handling Editor, Journal of Neurochemistry
Honors and Awards
2019
First Hugo Junkers Prize for “Most innovative projects in basic research“
2018
Third Hugo Junkers Prize for “Most innovative projects in basic research“
2008-2011
Contract Professor of Cell Biology, Iniversity of Genova, Italy
2006-2009
Affiliated Professor of Pharmacology, Auburn University, Alabama
2004-2007
Fellowship, German Research Council (DFG)
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