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Curriculum Vitae

  • since autumn 2004:
    Principal Investigator of the Independent Research Group for Hematopoiesis
    Institute of Stem Cell Research
    Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen – German Research Center for Environmental Health

    • since 2006: Deputy director of the Institute for Stem Cell Research, Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen
  • 2002 – 2004:
    Independent Visiting Researcher     (fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS)
    Group for Stem Cell Biology (Prof SI. Nishikawa)
    RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan
  • 2000 – 2002:
    PostDoc
    Institute for Clinical Molecular Biology and Tumour Genetics
    Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen – German Research Center for Environmental Health

    • Sep 2001 and Dec 2001:
      Research visits in the institutes for
      Medical Chemistry (Prof T. Honjo) and
      Molecular Genetics (Prof SI. Nishikawa),
      Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
      “Analysis of the hematopoietic differentiation of RBP-J deficient ES cells in vitro”
    • Jan / Feb 2002:
      Research visit in the Harvard Institutes of Medicine (Prof D. Tenen), Boston, USA
      “Analysis of the regulation of the PU.1 gene by Notch / RBP-J signalling”
  • 1997 –2000:
    Ph.D. thesis     (summa cum laude)
    Institute for Clinical Molecular Biology and Tumour Genetics (Prof. U. Just and Prof G. Bornkamm)
    Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen – German Research Center for Environmental Health
    and
    Chair of Genetics (Prof G. Fey)
    University of Erlangen, Germany:
    „Analysis of the function of activated Notch in the regulation of proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic cells“

    • May 1999 – Sep 1999 and Nov 1999 – Jan 2000:
      Research visits in the institutes for
      Medical Chemistry (Prof T. Honjo) and
      Molecular Genetics (Prof SI. Nishikawa),
      Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
      “Analysis of the hematopietic differentiation of RBP-J deficient ES cells in vitro”
  • 1991 - 1997:
    Studies in Biology
    University of Erlangen, Germany
    Diploma Thesis: „Analysis of the expression of STAT factors during differentiation of ES cells“
  • 1990 - 1991:
    Community service as a research technician in the university hospital Klinikum Grosshadern,     Munich, Germany

Research awards

  • 1999:
    Nominee for the international New Investigator Award of the International Society for Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
  • 2001:
    T. Ray Bradley New Investigator Award
    International Research award of the International Society for Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
  • 2002
    Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen – German Research Center for Environmental Health Ph.D. student of the year award

Fellowships

  • 1999:
    Fellowship of the Böhringer Ingelheim Fonds
    for a research visit in the Institute for medical Chemistry (Prof. Honjo), Kyoto University
  • 1999:
    Fellowship of the Neuherberger Forschungsförderung (NFF)
    for a research visit in the Institute for medical Chemistry (Prof. Honjo), Kyoto University
  • July 1999:
    Fellowship of the International Society for Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
    for the participation in the international congress of the ISEH, Monte Carlo
  • 1999 / 2000:
    Fellowship of the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) for Ph.D. students (HSPIII)
    for a research visit in the Institute for medical Chemistry (Prof. Honjo) and Molecular Genetics (Prof. Nishikawa), Kyoto University
  • 2001:
    Lucille Packard Fellowship of the Keystone Symposia organization
    for the participation in the Keystone congress „Hematopoiesis“ in Whistler, Canada
  • 2001:
    Fellowship of the International Society for Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
    for the participation in the international congress of the ISEH, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2001:
    Fellowship of the Neuherberger Forschungsförderung (NFF)
    for the participation in the international congress of the ISEH, Tokyo, Japan and a research visit in the Institute for medical Chemistry (Prof. Honjo) and Molecular Genetics (Prof. Nishikawa), Kyoto University
  • 2002:
    Fellowship der Neuherberger Forschungsförderung (NFF)
    for a research visit in the Harvard Institute for Medicine (Prof. Tenen), Harvard University, Boston , USA
  • 2002 – 2004
    Long-term PostDoc-Fellowship of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
    for a research visit in the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan
  • July 2004:
    Fellowship of the International Society for Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
    for the participation in the international congress of the ISEH, New Orleans, USA

Editorial activities

  • 2004 - 2006:
    Member of the Editorial Board of the journal 'Experimental Hematology'

Organization of international scientific meetings

  • April 2004: Organizer of the 9th International CDB Meeting, Kobe, Japan:
    'New Trends in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Research' (poster - pdf file 138 KB)
  • June 2005: Member of the program committee for the 3rd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) in San Francisco, USA
  • April 2006: Organizer of the 1st CDB/GSF joint meeting in Kobe, Japan (poster - pdf file 80 KB)
  • June 2006: Member of the program committee of the 4th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) in Toronto, Canada (brochure - pdf file 400 KB)
  • June 2007: Member of the program committee of the 5th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) in Cairns, Australia
    (brochure - pdf file 218 KB)
  • July 2007: Organizer of the 2nd CDB/GSF joint meeting in Neuherberg / Munich, Germany (poster - pdf file 611 KB)
  • September 2007: Member of the scientific program committee for the Annual International Meeting of the Society for Hematology and Stem Cells (ISEH) in Hamburg, Germany (brochure - pdf file 755 KB)
  • January 2008: Co-Organizer of the Sixth International Symposium on Graft-versus Host and Graft-versus-Leukemia Reactions: Targeting the Stem Cells, Bad Aibling, Germany
  • March 2008: Organizer of the 3rd CDB/Helmholtz Center Munich joint meeting in Kobe, Japan (poster - pdf file 165 KB)
  • July 2008: Member of the scientific program committee for the Annual International Meeting of the Society for Hematology and Stem Cells (ISEH) in Boston, USA
  • April 2009: Member of the scientific program committee for the
    International Symposium of the Collaborative Research Center SFB684 in
    Munich, Germany: "Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis: From Molecules to Man"

Research community activities

  • 2002 - 2007:
    Selected founding member of the Emerging Leaders Task Force (ELTF) of the International Society of Experimental Hematology (ISEH) 
    • 2004 / 2005
      Chair of the Emerging Leaders Task Force (ELTF) of the International Society of Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
  • 2003 - 2006:
    Member of the Board of Trustees of the International Society of Experimental Hematology (ISEH) as ELTF liaison
  • since 2005:
    Member of the International Committee of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
  • 2005 - 2007:
    Member of the Scientific Program Committee of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
  • 2005 / 2006:
    Member of the Awards Committee of the International Society of Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
  • since 2006:
    Member of the Scientific Program Committee of the International Society of Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
  • 2006:
    Member of the Membership Committee of the International Society of Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
  • since 2006:
    Faculty member of the Faculty of 1000
  • since 2009:
    Member of the Board of Directors of the Society for Hematology and Stem Cells (ISEH)