PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Professor, University of Oldenburg, Germany
• Director, University of Guam Marine Laboratory, 2008-2010
• Associate Professor, University of Guam Marine Laboratory, 2007-2010
• Assistant Professor, University of Guam Marine Laboratory, 2003-2007 

EDUCATION

2000 PhD in Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Würzburg, Germany

1993 Masters of Science in Biology (Diplom), Major in Limnology (Freshwater Biology), University of Konstanz, Germany

1992 Master of Science in Biology, Major in Marine Biology, University of Guam, USA;

1987 Bachelor in Biology, University of Mainz, Germany 

ACADEMIC HONORS

2010 “Rückkehr deutscher Wissenschaftler aus dem Ausland" Award of the Alfred-Krupp-von-Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung, Germany (€ 100,000).

2007 Associate Member, Cancer Research Center Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

2003 Denise Terrill Classic Award from the Texas Neurofibromatosis Foundation ($20,000).

2000 Three-year fellowship from the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Foundation (€ 80,000).