Research Group Leaders

CV

 

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