Biography:
Education
1982-1984: University Saarland, Biology
1984-1987: Albert Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg i. Br., Biology, Diploma
Scientific Curriculum
1988-1992: PhD Thesis: University of California at Irvine, USA, with Prof. Dr. Eric Stanbridge
1992- 1995: Postdoc German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Division: Carcinogenesis and Differentiation
1995- 2004: Head of research group in the division Carcinogenesis and Differentiation
1999: Sabatical: Instituto di Mutagenesi e Differenziamento, Pisa, Italy
2004/2005: Habilitation/Venia legendi for Tumorbiology, medical faculty Heidelberg
2004 –2010: Head of independent research group: Tumor and Microenvironment (16-20 coworkers)
since 4/2010: Professor for Human Biology HFU (Hochschule Furtwangen University)
2016-2019: Dean of Faculty Mechanical and Medical Engineering HFU
2019: Head of Examination Office HFU
Scholarships/awards
1988-1990: PhD scholarship DAAD
1990-1992: PhD Scholarship of the state of California
1992-1993: EU research scholarship
1999: Research scholarship DFG (1 month)
WS1998/99-SS2003: Mathilde Plack teaching scholarship
2001: Travel award der EACR
2002: Poster award: International Conference on Tumor and Microenvironment, Baden Austria
2003: NIH travel awards at the MMP Gordon Conference
2004: Poster award: International Conference on Tumor and Microenvironment, Prague Czech Republic
2005: Poster award: European Congress of Radiology (ECR)
2009: Poster award at the MMP Gordon Conference
