Curriculum Vitae
| Degrees | |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Habilitation in Neurology, Philipps-University, Marburg |
| 2000 | MD (Dr. med., summa cum laude), Universities of Munich, Bern, Marburg |
| 1999 | Licence in Medicine (Approbation), Regierung von Unterfranken |
| 1993 | BSc-equivalent in Physics (Vordiplom), University of Regensburg |
| Major previous appointments | |
|---|---|
| since 2023 | Full Professor (W3, tenured) and Director, Dept. of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany |
| 2019-2022 | Full Professor (W3, tenured) and Director, Dept. of Neurology, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Germany |
| 2017-2019 | Coordinator of Clinical Research and Head of Clinical Trial Unit, DZNE Munich |
| 2011-2019 | Full Professor for Translational Neurodegeneration (W3, tenured), DZNE Munich & Technical University Munich (TUM) |
| 2008-2011 | Senior Consultant (Oberarzt), Dept. of Neurology, Philipps-University, Marburg |
| 2000-2004 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Unit 679, Hôpital Salpêtrière, Paris, France |
| Activities in the Scientific Community / Professional Memberships | |
|---|---|
| since 2023 | Co-Speaker, German Parkinson’s Competence Network |
| 2017-2023 | Incoming / Acting / Past-President, German Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders Society (DPG) |
| since 2021 | Chair, German Parkinson Study Group |
| since 2012 | Member, CurePSP Genetics Consortium, New York, NY, USA |
| Honors and Awards | |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Standout Achievement Award, CurePSP, New York, NY, USA |
| 2017 | Dingebauer Award for Parkinson research, German Society for Neurology (DGN) |
| 2011-2016 | Heisenberg-Professorship (W3), German Research Council (DFG) |
| 2009 | First Price for „Innovative therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative disorders“ Dr. Walter und Luise Freundlich-Foundation |