1978 - 1984

study of biology (diploma) at the University of Bonn

 

1984 - 1987

Ph. D. thesis: The influence of cationic peptides on the activity of the autolytic enzymes of Staphylococcus simulans" at the Institute for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Bonn, Prof. H.-G. Sahl

 

1988 - 1991 

Postdoc at the Institute for Biotechnology II at the Research Centre Jülich, Prof. Wandrey: "Production of alkaline serine protease by Bacillus licheniformis"

 

1991-1994

Research fellow in the EG-BRIDGE-project: "Lantibiotics" in the project group "Protein Design" at the University of Bonn

 

1994-1996

Lise-Meitner-fellowship

 

1997

Habilitation

 

1998-2004

Assistant professor (C2) at the University of Bonn

 

2003

Associate professor (Apl. Prof.) at the University of Bonn