2020 - present | Leader of the research group “Rezeptoren”, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Research Centre Jülich, Germany |
2020 - present | Assistant Research Scientist; C. & O. Vogt Institute for Brain Research, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany |
2015 - present | Guest researcher; Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany |
2000 - 2019 | Tenure-Track Researcher; Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Research Centre Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany |
Academic Education
2022 | Appointment as associate Professor; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany |
2019 | Umhabilitation in Experimental Brain Research; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany |
2016 | Habilitation in Experimental Brain Research; Aachen University, Germany |
1994 - 1999 | Ph.D. in Neuroanatomy; Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany |
1985 - 1990 | M.A. in Biology; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain |
Management Activity, Advisory and Editorial Boards and Memberships
2022 - present | Scientific Advisor: EBRAINS National Node Germany |
2020 - present | Senior Editor: Brain Structure and Function |
2013 - 2020 | Advisory Board: Brain Structure and Function |
2021 - present | Membership “Société Méditérranéenne de Neurosciences” |
2010 - present | Membership “Organization for Human Brain Mapping” |
1997 - present | Membership “Neurowissenschaftliche Gesellschaft” |
Teaching
2019 - present | Seminar series "Structural principles of the brain: architecture and function"; Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany |
2019 - present | Microscopy practical course; Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany |
2016 - present | Lectures on “Neurotransmitter systems in human brain function and dysfunction” and “Molecular principles of cortical connectivity: Transmitter receptors”; Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany |
2016 - 2019 | Microscopy practical course; Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Germany |
2015 - present | Lectures on “How to conduct a scientific study”; Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Germany |
2010 - 2019 | Lectures on “Anatomical location”, “Neuroanatomy of sleep”, and “Aetiologige of affective disorders”; Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Germany |