Curriculum Vitae

Degrees
2008-2012	PhD in Neuroscience (Dr. rer. nat.), Goethe University Frankfurt & Philipps University Marburg, Germany
2003-2008	Diploma in Human Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Germany

Major previous appointments
since 2020	Head of DZNE Research Group “Functional Diversity of Neural Circuits”, Bonn
2018-2020	Visiting scientist, HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, USA
2012-2020	Postdoctoral fellow, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
2008-2011	Graduate research assistant, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Activities in the Scientific Community / Professional Memberships
since 2008	Member of the Society for Neuroscience, USA
since 2007	Member of the German Society for Neuroscience

Honors and Awards
2023	Ben Barres Early Career Acceleration Award (Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, USA)
2019, 2021	Career Development Award (Dementia Research Switzerland - Synapsis Foundation)
2018	Janelia Visiting Scientist Scholarship (HHMI Janelia Research Campus, USA)
2016, 2022	NARSAD Young Investigator Award (Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, USA)