Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background
2007−2011 PhD, EMBL Heidelberg (DE) & ETH Zurich (CH), Cell biology
2004−2007 MSc, ETH Zurich (CH), Biochemistry & molecular biology
2002−2004 Vordiplom (similar to BSc level), LMU Munich (DE), Biology & human genetics
Academic Appointments
2018–pres. Group leader, Hector Institute for Translational Brain Research DKFZ (DE)
2012−2018 Postdoctoral fellow, School of Medicine Stanford University (US) with Marius Wernig
2007−2011 Predoctoral fellow, Directors Research EMBL Heidelberg (DE) with Iain Mattaj
2005−2006 Master student, Institute of Biochemistry ETH Zurich (CH) with Ulrike Kutay
Research Grants
2019-2023 ERC Starting Grant, European Research Council
2018-2022 Hector Junior Research Group, Hector Stiftung II
Awards and Fellowships
2017 Charles B. Carrington Memorial Award, Stanford School of Medicine
2016 Trainee Professional Development Award, Society for Neuroscience
2013−2015 Research fellowship, DFG German Research Foundation
2007−2011 International PhD programme fellowship, EMBL Heidelberg
Publications