| 1989 | PhD (Biochemistry), University of Munich, with H. Michel (MPI Martinsried) |
| 1989-1991 | Postdoc with H. Michel (Biochemistry/Structural Biology), MPI-Biophysics Frankfurt |
| 1991-1993 | Postdoc with T.A. Jones (Structural Biology), BMC University of Uppsala, Sweden |
| 1994-1999 | Group Leader (Structural Biology Programme), EMBL Heidelberg |
| 2000- | C4/W3 Professor for Biochemistry/Structural Biology at the Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) |
| 2006-2009 | Director of the Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) |
| 2010- | Board of Directors of the Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) |
| 2010 | Elected EMBO Member |
| 2010 | Elected Member of Leopoldina |
| 2016 | Elected member of Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
| 2019 | Elected member of Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (BBAW) |