| 1989 | PhD, University of Heidelberg |
| 1989-1991 |
Postdoc with J.E. Rothman, Princeton University NJ and Sloan-Kettering Institute, NY. |
| 1992-1998 | Postdoc with W. Neupert, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich |
| 1998-2000 | Interim professor, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich |
| Since 2000 | Professor, Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center |
| 2010-2013 | Director of the Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) |
| 2013-2014 | Dean of Study, Biochemistry |
| Since 2017 | Member of Leopoldina, Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften |
| 2019-2020 | Director of the Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) |