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Researcher ID: orcid.org/0000-0003-3940-1621

University Education

• 1988 - 1992 - Diplom in Physics, University of Cologne / Max-Planck-Institute for Neurological Research
  Additional studies in Mathematics, Medicine, Philosophy
• 1992 - 1996 - Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics (high-temperature superconductivity) - University of Cambridge (UK)
• 2005 - Habilitation in Genetics: “The evolution of human genomic anatomy” - University of Cologne

Professional Experience

• since 01/2007 - Professor (W3) of Bioinformatics / Computational Cell Biology - Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
• 01/2007 – 01/2009 - Visiting Professor of Evolutionary Systems Biology - University of Bath, UK
• 09/2004 – 08/2006 - Guest group leader & DFG Heisenberg Fellow European Molecular Biology Lab (EMBL), Heidelberg
• 09/2000 – 12/2006 - University of Bath (UK)
  from 09/2001 - Wellcome Trust Advanced Training Fellow
  from 09/2003 - Royal Society University Research Fellow
• 01/2000 - 09/2000 - Senior research scientist (Medical Physics) - Max-Planck-Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne
• 04/1996 - 12/1999 Matratzen Concord AG, Cologne (retail chain)
  from 05/1998 CEO of three international subsidiary companies
  from 10/1998 Global Sales Manager, responsible for 270 stores
• 09/1986 - 04/1988 Community service (Zivildienst), St. John’s Ambulance, Cologne

Major Sources of Current Funding

• ERC Advanced Grant: Mechanistic Systems Biology modelling of plant environmental adaption and CAM photosynthesis engineering (MechSys)
• DFG Excellence Cluster EXC 1028: Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS)
• DFG CRC 1310: Predictability in Evolution

Current Institutional Responsibilities

• Program development & Head of the Board of Examiners, Bachelor Quantitative Biology
• Member of the Steering Board, Collaborative Research Centre on Predictability in Evolution (CRC 1310)