born on December 5th, 1982, Traben-Trarbach, Germany
Academic appointments
2020-date
Group Leader, Translational Immunology at the Institute of Innate Immunity, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Germany
2019-date
M.Sc. Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Applied Sciences for Economy Management, Essen, Germany
2018-2020
BONFOR Junior research group leader, Institute of Innate Immunity, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Germany
2013-2017
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, UMass Medical School, Worcester/ MA, USA
2008-2013
PhD thesis, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen, Germany and Cardiovascular Research Center at the University Hospital, Maastricht, the Netherlands
2002-2008
Studies and Diploma in Biomedical Sciences, University of Tübingen, Germany and University Aix-Marseille II, France
Prizes & Fellowships
2021
"Science in Dialogue" Award, BMBF, Germany
2020
Argelander Research Award, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Germany
2020-2023
European Foundation for Diabetes Research- Boehringer Ingelheim Award
2018-2020
BONFOR Junior Research Award, Medical Faculty, University of Bonn, Germany
2017
Nature Immunology Award, Symposium on Systems Biology of Innate Immunity, RUMC Nijmengen, the Netherlands
2016
Maria van Linden Travel Award, University of Bonn, Germny
2013
European Society for Cardiology First Initiative Award
2013
Boehringer Ingelheim PhD Travel Award
2011
Gordon Research Conference for Atherosclerosis Poster Award, Newport, RI, USA
2008-2011
PhD Fellowship of the DFG (EUCAR 1508)
2008
PhD thesis summa cum laude
