Academic career

from 10/2018
Professor for Cell Biology
Leibniz University Hannover

03/2012 – 10/2018
Independent Junior Group Leader, non-tenured
at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Functional Interfaces
Focus: Stem Cell–Material-Interactions

06/2009 – 02/2012
Group Leader
at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (formerly MPI for Metals Research)
Focus: Nanostructured biomaterials for adult stem cells

06/2007 – 09/2008
Post Doc
at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems with Prof. Spatz
Project: Interaction analyses of hematopoietic stem cells with biofunctionalized, nanostructured surfaces

07/2004 – 05/2007
Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.)
at the University of Tübingen with Prof. Klein and Prof. Rammensee
Thesis title: On cadherins and their potential as biomarkers in the kidney
Education

10/1998 – 04/2004 Diploma Studies of Biochemistry at the University of Tübingen

02/2018 – 02/2023	ERC Starting Grantee (project “bloodANDbone”)
11/2013	YIN (Young Investigator Network) Science Award
10/2013 – 09/2017	Awardee of the young investigator programme ‘NanoMatFutur’ of the BMBF
03/2011 – 02/2012	Scholarship of the Schlieben-Lange-Programme for support of excellent young scientists
07/2005 – 05/2007	Scholarship of DFG research training group (DFG-Graduiertenkolleg) GK 794 “Cellular Mechanisms of Immune-Associated Processes”

Selected positions of trust
Co-editor of the journals Scientific Reports and Biointerphases
Reviewer for Nano Letters, Biomaterials, Acta Biomaterialia, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Science, Scientific Reports, Biotechnology Journal, BMC Cell Biology (amongst others)
Referee for ERC, EPSRC und BBSRC
Project leader according to §§ 15 and 17 GenTSV and officially in charge of S2 area

Lectures

Cellbiology

Course overview