1991-1996 study of chemistry at the University of Freiburg
1996-1997 diploma thesis in the group of Prof. Dr. G. E. Schulz Topics: Purification, crystallization and determination of the three-dimensional structure of Phosphatidylinositol-specific Phospholipase C from Listeria monocytogenes
1997-2000 Graduation in the group of Prof. Dr. D. Jahn. Topics: The enzymatic mechanism of Glutamyl-tRNA-Reductase
2000 Akademischer Oberrat at the Technische Universität Braunschweig
