Institution
Education/Training
1992
PhD in Marine Zoology, University of Hamburg
1985
Diplom in Biology, University of Hamburg
Research Experience/Academic Appointments
since 2013
Director, Head of the Symbiosis Department at the MPI-MM (W3)
since 2012
Professor for Microbial Symbiosis at the University of Bremen
2007 – 2013
Head of the Symbiosis Group at the MPI-MM (W2)
since 1997
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology (MPI-MM)
1995 – 1996
Research Scientist at University of Hamburg
1993 – 1995
Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University, USA
Important Scientific Prizes/Functions
2014 – 2017
Vice-Chair and Chair of the American Society of Microbiology General Meetings
2014
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
2013
Investigator Award of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Marine Microbiology Initiative
2013
Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
2013
ERC Advanced Grant