Scientific Career
1982 - 1988 1988 - 1989 | Studies in Agrobiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany 6-months training on root exudate research at the ENSAIA, Nancy, France |
1989 - 1994 | PhD studies at the Institute for Plant Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Germany |
1991 - 1992 1994 | 12-months research stay at the University of Tokyo, Japan PhD in Agricultural Sciences (Dr. agr.), University of Hohenheim |
1995 - 1996 | Postdoctoral research at the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants, ENSA-INRA-CNRS, Montpellier, France |
1996 | Postdoctoral research at the Department of Pharmacy, King's College London, UK |
1996 - 1998 | Assistant at the Institute of Plant Physiology, University of Tübingen, Germany |
1999 - 2001
2000 | Independent research group leader at the Zentrum für Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen (ZMBP), University of Tübingen, Germany Habilitation in Plant Physiology |
2001 - 2009 | Professor for Plant Nutrition, Head of Institute for Plant Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Germany |
2005 - 2006 | 5-months sabbatical at the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics and University of Adelaide, Australia |
Since 2009
Since 2023 | Professor for Plant Physiology and Cell Biology at the University of Halle and Head of the Department for Physiology & Cell Biology at the IPK Gatersleben Managing Director of IPK |
Fellowships and Awards
1991 | PhD fellowship by the Japanese Ministry for Foreign Affaires |
1994 | Feodor-von-Lynen postdoc fellowship (Alexander-von-Humboldt foundation) |
1995 | EMBO postdoc fellowship |
1996 | BBRSC postdoc fellowship |
2005 | Linkage International Grant (Australian Research Council) |
2006 | Prize of the „Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft“ |
2020-2023 | Highly cited researcher (acc. to Clarivate) |
2021 | Elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina) |