Active Roles
since 2022
Member of the Extended directorate of the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg
since 2019
Co-Coordinator of the research area “Infections of the Immunocompromised Host” of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF)
since 2018
Co-Coordinator of the research structure “Immunotherapy” of the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg
since 2012
Elected Member to the DKFZ Scientific Council
Scientific CV
2020 - 2022
Deputy speaker of the partner site Heidelberg of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF)
Jun 2018
Positive Tenure Evaluation → group turned into permanent DKFZ division
Since Feb 2015
Group Leader, Junior Research Group Molecular Vaccine Design, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Heidelberg
Feb 2014
Board-certified medical specialist for Dermatology and Venerology (Fachärztin für Haut- und Geschlechtskrankheiten)
2011 - 2013
Helmholtz Academy for Scientific Management
Since Jul 2010
Group Leader, Junior Research Group Immunotherapy and Immunoprevention, DKFZ, Heidelberg
June 2010
Board-certified medical specialist for Immunology (Fachärztin für Immunologie)
2008 - 2009
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cancer Vaccine Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Dec 2007
“Habilitation” (Venia legendi) for Immunology
2005 - 2007
Residency in Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
2001 - 2004
PhD course in Molecular Biology, University of Vienna, Austria
Residency in Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
1995 - 2001
Medical School, University of Vienna, Austria
(including an ERASMUS exchange term 2000 in Bristol, UK, and a BSc semester in Immunology 1999/2000 in Melbourne, Australia)
Selected Awards
2015
Ingrid zu Solms Science Award for Medicine
2012
Member of the Young Academy of Sciences, Germany
2010
3rd of the top-100 Citizens of Salzburg 2010
2008, 2007, 2005, 2004
Prize of Advancement, Fund of the City of Vienna for Innovative Interdisciplinary Cancer Research
2006
Univ.-Prof. DDr. Karl Fellinger Award Austrian Cancer Aid
International Award for Research and Science, City of Salzburg
Researcher of the Month (Jan), Medical University of Vienna
Award of the sanofi-aventis Funds for Medical Research
2005
Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Wolfgang Denk-Award, Austrian Society for Hematology and Oncology
2005, 2002
Honorary Ring of the President of the Republic of Austria (PhD and MD graduation “sub auspiciis praesidentis rei publicae”)
Award of Distinction, Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
2003
Scholar-in-Training Award, American Association of Cancer Research
AstraZeneca Scholar Award, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
2002
First Prize for Doctoral Thesis, Austrian Society for Dermatology and Venerology