Curriculum Vitae
Studied at University of Basel (Bio II) and University of Würzburg (Biologie)
Diplomarbeit/Diploma Thesis: University of Würzburg at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Department of Neurochemistry; Prof Yves-Alain Barde, "Purification and Biological Characterisation of the BDNF Precursor Protein"
1997-2002 Doktorarbeit/PH.D. Thesis: Swiss Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, Institute for Cell Biology; Prof. Sabine Werner "Novel Players in Neuroprotection and Tissue Reorganisation after Hippocampal Lesions" Abstract and Full Text as *.pdf file
March 2002-August 2007: Postdoctoral Training: The Rockefeller University (NY; USA) Department of Animal Behavior, Prof. Fernando Nottebohm "Screen for genes expressed in the songbird brain with a putative role in adult neuronal life cycle, and further characterization of such genes"
Since October 2007: Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, now Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence
Diplomarbeit/Diploma Thesis: University of Würzburg at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Department of Neurochemistry; Prof Yves-Alain Barde, "Purification and Biological Characterisation of the BDNF Precursor Protein"
1997-2002 Doktorarbeit/PH.D. Thesis: Swiss Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, Institute for Cell Biology; Prof. Sabine Werner "Novel Players in Neuroprotection and Tissue Reorganisation after Hippocampal Lesions" Abstract and Full Text as *.pdf file
March 2002-August 2007: Postdoctoral Training: The Rockefeller University (NY; USA) Department of Animal Behavior, Prof. Fernando Nottebohm "Screen for genes expressed in the songbird brain with a putative role in adult neuronal life cycle, and further characterization of such genes"
Since October 2007: Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, now Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence