Education
B.S. (equivalent), Biology, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany.
M.S. (Diploma), Biology, Ruhr-University, Bochum and Max-Planck-Institute, Dortmund, Germany
Ph.D., Biology, Ruhr-University, Bochum and Max-Planck-Institute, Dortmund, Germany
Habilitation (Higher Degree post-doctoral lecturing qualification), Genetics, University Regensburg, Germany
Professional experience
Diploma (Master’s) Student, Max-Planck-Institute Dortmund, Germany
Graduate Student, Max-Planck-Institute Dortmund, Germany
Postdoctoral Fellow, Max-Planck-Institute Dortmund, Germany
Postdoctoral Fellow, MCB, Harvard University
Postdoctoral Fellow, Biology, University of Regensburg, Germany
Group Leader, Biology, University of Regensburg, Germany
Visiting Scientist, MCB, Harvard University,
Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech
Professor, Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech
Professional service
Meeting Chair for the BLAST (Bacterial Locomotion and Signal Transduction) XV Conference 2019
Member of BLAST Board of Directors, until 2025
Vice-Chair for Gordon Conference “Signal Transduction in Microorganisms” (STIM) January 2022
Chair for Gordon Conference “Signal Transduction in Microorganisms” (STIM) January 2024