| 2024 - | Scientific Cofounder and Key Advisor Protein Engineering at Cycuria Therapeutics (cycuria.com) |
| 2024 - 2028 | Vice Speaker of the DFG Collaborative Research Center SFB/TRR 186 Heidelberg/Berlin: Molecular Switches in the Spatio-Temporal Control of Cellular Signal Transmission |
| 2021 - 2024 | Managing Director of the Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) |
| 2019 - | Dean of Studies of the Bachelor and Master programs in Biochemistry at Heidelberg University; Board member of the Faculty of Biosciences at Heidelberg University |
| 2016 - 2024 | Speaker and Founding Chair of the DFG Collaborative Research Center SFB/TRR 186 Heidelberg/Berlin: Molecular Switches in the Spatio-Temporal Control of Cellular Signal Transmission |
| 2010 - 2015 | Speaker of the DFG Graduate School GRK1188 "Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic Processes in Membrane Transport and Translocation” at Heidelberg University |
| 2004 - | Professor of Biochemistry at Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) Faculty of Biosciences |
| 2001 - 2004 | Principal Investigator at Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) |
| 2001 | Venia legendi in Biochemistry (appointment as University Lecturer), Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, Germany |
| 1997-2000 | Post-doctoral research fellow (supported by a Feodor Lynen fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt foundation and a fellowship from the Human Frontiers Science Program) in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. James E. Rothman, Cellular Biochemistry and Biophysics Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, U.S.A. |
| 1994-1997 | Post-doctoral research fellow (supported by a fellowship from the German Research Foundation) in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Felix T. Wieland, Institute for Biochemistry I, University of Heidelberg, Germany |
| 1994 | Graduation (Dr. rer. nat.; Georg August Universität Göttingen) |
| 1991-1994 | University of Göttingen, Germany, Department for Clinical Biochemistry (Laboratory of Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Söling) |
| 1991 | Diploma in Biology (Georg August Universität Göttingen) |
| 1990-1991 | Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, Department for Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany (Laboratory of Prof. Dr. Frank Grosse) |
| 1988-1989 | Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, Department for Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany (Laboratory of Prof. Dr. Fritz Eckstein) |
| 1985-1990 | University of Göttingen, Program of Study: Biology Major: Biochemistry, Minor: Microbiology, Organic Chemistry |