Vita
1. University training and degree
1991 Diploma in Biology
1986-1988 Studies of Informatics, Freie Universität Berlin (FU)
1985-1991 Studies of Biology (FU, University of Western Australia at Perth)
2. Advanced academic qualifications
2008 Graduation in Diagnostics of Immunodeficiency and Autoimmunity (DGfI)
since 2007 W2-Professorship of Experimental Pediatrics and Neonatology, Medical Faculty, OVGU
2004-2007 C2-Assistant Professor, Internal Medicin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
11/03 Venia legendi in Immunology, Freie Universität Berlin
11/03 Habilitation, Charité Berlin (mentors: Andreas Radbruch, Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester)
08/03 Graduation as Expert in Immunology of the German society of Immunology (DGfI)
03/95 Ph.D. thesis, DRFZ/FU Berlin, mentor: Avrion Mitchison
3. Postgraduate professional career
2016-2020 Vice-President of the OVGU for research, technology and equal opportunity
since 04/07 Head (W2) of the Dep. Exp. Pediatrics and Neonatology, Medical Faculty, OVGU 2002-2007 Group leader “Molecular Immunology“ , Dep. of Rheumatol. and Clin. Immunol., Charité
1997-2002 Group leader “Molecular Immunology“ at the Center of Arthritis Research Berlin (DRFZ)
1995-1997 PostDoc at the Department of Cancer Research, University of California,
Berkeley, US (mentor James P. Allison, nobel laureate 2019).
1991-1995 Scientific staff member of the Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin (DRFZ)
3. Other
2022 Qualification in factor analysis and structural equation analysis
2020-2022 Speaker of BMBF consortium SARSImmunExpansion, program COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Hugo-Junkers Award for best innovativ research in Saxony-Anhalt
2018 Guest Professor, l´Hopital Maisonneuve, Universitée de Montreal, Canada
2018 Vice president of the conference “Kongress für Kinder-und Jugendmedizin”, Leipzig
2016-2020 Vice-President of the Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg for research, technology, and equal opportunity
2011 Nomination of Rudolph et al., 2011, as research highlight of Nat. Immunol. (12:518)
2009 Nomination of Hoff et al., 2009, for 1000 best publications in medicine (Faculty of 1000)
since 2004Member of the Audit Committee for “Expert in Immunology“, DGfI
2007 Max Hirsch Lecturer SS07 at the Charité, Berlin
2006-2007 Personal award for the top assistant professors of the Charité, Berlin (top 10% rating)
2004 Award 2004 of the Wolfgang Schulze foundation for the best research
2002-2004 Rahel Hirsch grant for habilitation, Charité Berlin
2003 Award 2003 of the Wolfgang Schulze foundation for the best research
1995-2000 BMBF-Fellowship (USA & Germany) given by the Deutsches Krebs-Forschungszentrum
Heidelberg - now Emmy Noether program
1991 Diploma in Biology
1986-1988 Studies of Informatics, Freie Universität Berlin (FU)
1985-1991 Studies of Biology (FU, University of Western Australia at Perth)
2. Advanced academic qualifications
2008 Graduation in Diagnostics of Immunodeficiency and Autoimmunity (DGfI)
since 2007 W2-Professorship of Experimental Pediatrics and Neonatology, Medical Faculty, OVGU
2004-2007 C2-Assistant Professor, Internal Medicin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
11/03 Venia legendi in Immunology, Freie Universität Berlin
11/03 Habilitation, Charité Berlin (mentors: Andreas Radbruch, Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester)
08/03 Graduation as Expert in Immunology of the German society of Immunology (DGfI)
03/95 Ph.D. thesis, DRFZ/FU Berlin, mentor: Avrion Mitchison
3. Postgraduate professional career
2016-2020 Vice-President of the OVGU for research, technology and equal opportunity
since 04/07 Head (W2) of the Dep. Exp. Pediatrics and Neonatology, Medical Faculty, OVGU 2002-2007 Group leader “Molecular Immunology“ , Dep. of Rheumatol. and Clin. Immunol., Charité
1997-2002 Group leader “Molecular Immunology“ at the Center of Arthritis Research Berlin (DRFZ)
1995-1997 PostDoc at the Department of Cancer Research, University of California,
Berkeley, US (mentor James P. Allison, nobel laureate 2019).
1991-1995 Scientific staff member of the Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin (DRFZ)
3. Other
2022 Qualification in factor analysis and structural equation analysis
2020-2022 Speaker of BMBF consortium SARSImmunExpansion, program COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Hugo-Junkers Award for best innovativ research in Saxony-Anhalt
2018 Guest Professor, l´Hopital Maisonneuve, Universitée de Montreal, Canada
2018 Vice president of the conference “Kongress für Kinder-und Jugendmedizin”, Leipzig
2016-2020 Vice-President of the Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg for research, technology, and equal opportunity
2011 Nomination of Rudolph et al., 2011, as research highlight of Nat. Immunol. (12:518)
2009 Nomination of Hoff et al., 2009, for 1000 best publications in medicine (Faculty of 1000)
since 2004Member of the Audit Committee for “Expert in Immunology“, DGfI
2007 Max Hirsch Lecturer SS07 at the Charité, Berlin
2006-2007 Personal award for the top assistant professors of the Charité, Berlin (top 10% rating)
2004 Award 2004 of the Wolfgang Schulze foundation for the best research
2002-2004 Rahel Hirsch grant for habilitation, Charité Berlin
2003 Award 2003 of the Wolfgang Schulze foundation for the best research
1995-2000 BMBF-Fellowship (USA & Germany) given by the Deutsches Krebs-Forschungszentrum
Heidelberg - now Emmy Noether program