Curriculum Vitae
| Degrees | |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Habilitation, Neurobiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany |
| 1995-1999 | Dr. rer. nat., Biology, Cell Biology Program, EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany |
| 1989-1995 | B.Sc., Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, UK |
| 1989-1995 | Degree, Biochemistry, FU Berlin, Germany |
| Major previous appointments | |
|---|---|
| since 2011 | Senior research group leader on Full Professor level (W3), DZNE, Bonn |
| since 2011 | W3-Professor at the University of Bonn, Germany |
| 2003-2011 | Independent junior research group leader on associate Professor level (C3), Max-Planck-Institute for Neurobiology, Martinsried, Germany |
| 2000-2002 | Postdoc research associate, UCSF & Stanford University-HHMI, US (Prof. Dr. M. Tessier-Lavigne) |
| 1995-1999 | PhD-student, EMBL, Heidelberg |
| Activities in the Scientific Community / Professional Memberships | |
|---|---|
| 2017-2019 | Organizer of the EMBO Meeting “Cell Biology of the Neuron: Polarity, Plasticity and Regeneration”, Crete, Greece |
| 2016-2019 | Member of the ZMNH Scientific Committee, Hamburg, Germany |
| 2016-2019 | Member IRP Scientific Committee, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Honors and Awards | |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Carl Zeiss Lecture |
| 2018 | Roger de Spoelberch Prize |
| 2016 | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Prize (the highest prize for Science in Germany) |
| 2014 | Elected member German National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina) |
| 2013 | Elected member of EMBO |