1990-92

Postdoc Fellow, Molecular Biology, Harvard University

1989-90

Postdoc Fellow, Supramolecular Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1989

Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, University of Marburg

1986

Diploma, Organic Chemistry, University of Marburg

1999-present

Professor, LIMES-Institute, University of Bonn, Germany

1997-1999

Substitute for Full Professor of Biochemistry and Head of the Department, Institute of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany

1996

Habilitation in Biochemistry and Bioorganic Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany

2013

DFG-Vice President

2010

Advanced Grant of the European Research Council (ERC)

2009

Member of the nomination board of the Gottfried-Wilhelm.Leibniz-Award of the DFG

2008

GlaxoSmithKlein Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemical Biology

2007

Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

2006

Research Advisory Council, Association of the Chemical Industry, Germany

2002

Member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts Northrhine-Westphalia

2002

Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz-Award of the German Research Council (DFG)

1998

Klung-Wilhelmy-Weberbank-Award for Chemistry

1998

Karl-Ziegler Sponsorship Award of the German Chemical Society (GdCh)

1996

Lecturer Award of the Association of the Chemical Industry, Germany

2005-present

Cell Chemical Biology (Editor Board)