Group Streptococcus

Scientific Curriculum Vitae

25.01.2021:        Appointment as "außerplanmäßige Professorin" at the TU Braunschweig

October 2010:   Habilitation (Venia legendi) for the topic "Microbiology" at the TU Braunschweig

1999 - 2002:       Dissertation at the TU Braunschweig in Cooperation with the Research Centre

                             of Biotechnology (GBF, Dept. MPAT), title of dissertation: "Identifizierung und

                             Charakterisierung von Plasmin(ogen)-Bindungsproteinen von Streptococcus

                             pneumoniae"

30.09.2002:        Graduation with Summa cum laude

1998 - 1999:       Diploma thesis at the Research Centre of Biotechnology (GBF, Dept. MPAT)

                             Title: "Identifizierung und Charakterisierung neuer Virulenzfaktoren von

                             Streptococcus pneumoniae via Phage Display" (Graduation with honors,

                             mark: very good)

1994 - 1998:       Biology studies at the TU Braunschweig (Diploma in the fields: Microbiology,

                             Cell Biology, Genetics, and Biochemistry)

1992 - 1994:       Apprenticeship

1992:                   Abitura

RESEARCH POSITIONS

Since 2010:               Groupleader of the group "Streptococcus" in the department of

                                    Prof. Dr. M. Steinert at the Institut für Mikrobiologie at the TU Braunschweig

09/2008 - 09/2010:  Project leader at the Helmholtz-Center for Infection Research (HZI) in

                                    Braunschweig in the Department of Medical Microbiology (MMIK)

05/2007 - 08/2008:  Postdoc at the Max von Pettenkofer Institute at the Ludwigs-Maximilians

                                    Universität in Munich

2003 - 2007:              Postdoc at the "Zentrum für Infektionsforschung" (ZINF) at the Universität

                                    Würzburg in the group "Pathogenesis of Pneumococci" headed by

                                    Prof. Dr. Sven Hammerschmidt

2002 - 2003:              Postdoc at the Research Centre for Biotechnolgy (GBF) in Braunschweig

                                    in the Department of Microbial Pathogenicity (MPAT)

2000:                          Epidemiologic studies at the "Menzies School of Health Research" in Darwin,

                                    Northern Territories, Australia

AWARDS

11/2017:                   honored by the "Günter Landbeck Excellence Award" for experimental research

                                   of the "Hämophiliegesellschaft" (25000 Euro)

09/2012:                    honored by a poster award of the "Vereinigung für Allgemeine und Angewandte

                                    Mikrobiologie" (VAAM) at the annual symposium in Tübingen

08/2007:                    Elected to participate at the mentoring-programm for excellence support of young 

                                    researcher at the Ludwigs-Maximillians Universität in Munich

2003:                          awarded with the scientific award "Inhoffenvorlesung" for an excellent pHD thesis

                                    by the Föderverein of the GBF in Braunschweig (2000 Euro)