Date of birth: January 7th, 1955
Academic Training and Positions
| 1974 - 1979 | Study of biology and chemistry at the University of Regensburg |
| 1980 - 1984 | PhD Student at the University of Regensburg |
| 1984 - 1986 | Postdoc with Prof. Dr. G. Schatz, Biocenter, Basel, Switzland |
| 1986 - 1994 | Group Leader at the EMBL Heidelberg in the Cell Biology |
| 11.07.1990 | Habilitation in Biochemistry at the University of Regensburg |
| 01.03.1994 | Election as member of EMBO |
| since 01/1995 | C4 Professor at Heidelberg University |
| 2003 - 2005 | Director of the Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) |
| 2005 | Election as member of Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina |
| 2007 | Election as member of Academia Europaea |