Education/Academic Positions

1989-1993:  PhD., University of Marburg, Germany
1994-1997:  Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Davis, California
1997-1998:  University of Bielefeld, Department of Genetics
1998-2004:  University of Göttingen, Department of Microbiology & Genetics
2004-2006:  Professor for Enzyme Technology (Biofilm Centre), University of Duisburg-Essen
since 2006:  Professor for Microbiology and Biotechnology at the University of Hamburg