since 10/2008
Group leader, Department for Cell and Molecular Biology at the CBTM

2003-2008
Group leader, Institute for Developmental Biology, University of Cologne

1999-2003
Postdoc, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Laboratory of Anne Ephrussi

1995-1999
PhD student, Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, Laboratory of Maria Leptin

1993-1994
State examination thesis, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, Laboratory of Fred Sablitzky

1988-1994
Study of biology, geography and education at the University of Cologne

2010-2013
DFG research grant: "Elucidation of the Tao-1 pathway"

2003-2010
Member of the SFB 572 "Commitment of cell groups and specification of cell types“

2002-2003
Postdoc fellowship within the DFG priority program "Cell Polarity“

1999-2001
EMBO Fellowship