Education
2012 Dr. Rer. Nat. Biology, sehr gut (magna cum laude), RWTH Aachen
2005 MPhil Bioscience Enterprise, University of Cambridge
2004 BSc Biology, Stony Brook University
Career Outline
2015-Present Group Leader; Institute of Biological Information processing (IBI-3), Bioelectronics, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany. Topics: Cell Engineering, optogenetics, apical-basal targeting
2017-2018 Lecturer in Biochemistry; Fachhochschule Aachen, Jülich Germany.
2012-2014 Postdoc; ICS/PGI-8, Bioelectronics, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Germany
Project: EU FP7 NeuroCare – Carbon-biointerfaces for medical implants
2008-2011 PhD Candidate; RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany, Supervisor: Prof. Andreas Offenhäusser
Thesis: Tools for Non-Invasive Communication with Electrogenic Cells: Optogenetic Stimulation and Diamond Recording Devices.
2005-2008 Research Assistant; Röper Lab, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Topic: Over-expression screen for genes involved in tissue morphogenesis & lab management.
2005 Internship; Rufus Scientific / BioScience Enterprise, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Thesis Project: Motives and Mergers as Drivers for Change in the Business Model
2005 Internship; Cambridge Antibody Technology / Judge Business School, Cambridge CB2 1AG, UK. Project: The impact of 4G fragment technologies on the biopharma industry.
2001-2004 Research Assistant (Howard Hughes & URECA Fellow); Kernan Lab, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA.
Qualifications / Certifications:
PL & BBS §15 GenTSV (Genetic engineering), Sept. 2012, Universitätsklinikums Bonn, Germany
FELASA C (Research animal use), Jun. 2015, Berliner fortbildungen