1978-1984 Studies of Biology, Chemistry and Political Sciences at the Phillips-University Marburg
1984 Exam/Diploma, Phillips-University Marburg
1984-1987 Graduation and PhD with Professor Dr. K. H. Seifart in the Institute for Molecular Biology and Tumor Research at Marburg University Topics: Transcription factors of RNA polymerase III
1988-1992 Postdoc in the lab of Prof. Dr. Dieter Soell, Yale University; New Haven, USA (DFG stipend) Topics: tRNA-dependent reactions in green algae, yeasts and bacteria, tetrapyrrole biosynthesis
1992-1996 Junior Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg Topics: Tetrapyrrole biosynthesis, gene regulation in bacteria
1994 Habilitation in Microbiology at the Phillips-University Marburg, mentor: Prof. Dr. R. K. Thauer
1996-2000 Associate Professor of Biochemistry in the Institute for Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg im Breisgau Topics: Structure and function of enzymes of the tetrapyrrole biosynthesis, gene regulation of Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Vitamin B12-production in Bacillus megaterium
Since 2000 Full Professor of Microbiology at the Institute for Microbiology of the Technischen Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig
Other science related functions and awards
2016 Elected president of Hamburg University - denied
2012-2018 Vice President for Research of Braunschweig University of Technology
2011-2016 President/Vice President of the German Microbiological Society (VAAM)
2016-today member of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research Braunschweig scientific advisory board
2016-today Cofounder and member of the steering committee of the DFG Research Training Group (PROCOMPAS)
2013-today Speaker of the Niedersachsen Collaborative Research Group "CDiff - Epidemiology and systems biology of the bacterial pathogen Clostridiumdifficile", now "CDinfect".
2010-today Director of the Systems Biology Centre "BRICS"
2010-today Cofounder and member of the steering committee of the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre TR51 (Roseobacter)
2010-2014 Coordinator of the BMBF funded project "Medical infection genomics"
2009-2011 Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences, Braunschweig University
2008-2016 Founder of the DFG Research unit 1220 (PROTRAIN)
2007-2012 Speaker of the DFG Collaborative Research Centre 578 (From Gene to Product)
2006-2012 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Leibniz Institute DSMZ
2006-2008 Study Dean of Biotechnology Studies
2004-2012 Member of the DFG Study Section 204 (Granting committee), "Microbiology, Virology, Immunology"
1997-2000 Cofounder and Speaker of DFG Research Training Group "Biochemistry of enzymes" (Freiburg University)
Research Interests:
anaerobic metabolism and regulation in Bacillus subtilis
systems biology of Dinorosebacter shibae adaptation to marine habitats
biotechnology of the protein production using Bacilllus megaterium
