1983-1985: Study of Biology at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Vordiplom.
1985-1988: Study of Biology at the Ruprecht Karl University in Heidelberg.
1988-1989: Diploma thesis at the Institute for Neurobiology (Prof. M. Schachner)
1989: Starting PhD-thesis in the Lab of Prof. Schachner. Until december 1990 in Heidelberg und from January 1991 on at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule
(ETH) in Zürich, Switzerland.
10.8.93: PhD-defense at the ETH Zürich.
1993: PostDoc at the Institute for Neurobiology in Zürich (Assistent).
1994: EMBO Fellowship. Research project at the MRC-Clinical Research Centre in Harrow/England in Dr. T. Feizi lab.
1994-1996: PostDoc in the group of Prof. Dr. W. Reutter (Institute for Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) at the Free University of Berlin.
1996-2006: Group Leader at the Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin)
23.1.01: Habilitation (venia legendi) in Biochemistry
29.3.06: Nomination as extraordinary Professor (= außerplanmäßiger Professor) at the Charité
1.10.06: Appointment as a full Professor for Physiological Chemistry at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg.