Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität München Diploma degree in Biology
1991 - 1992
Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry/ Martinsried Diploma work in the laboratory of Prof Thoenen/Dept of Neurochemistry
1992 - 1993
University of Cambridge (DAAD-scholar) M Phil work in the laboratory of Dr Sofroniew/Dept of Anatomy
1993 - 1996
Max-Planck-Institute for Developmental Biology/ Tübingen PhD work in the laboratory of Prof Nüsslein-Volhard/Dept of Developmental Genetics
1997 - 2000
King´s College London/ University College London (EMBO/EC postdoctoral fellow) Post-doctoral studies in the laboratory of Prof Wilson/Dept of Anatomy and Developmental Biology
2000 - present
Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics/ Dresden (Group leader and Emmy-Noether fellow)