1985-1989

Study of Biology at the University of Konstanz, Germany

1989-1990

Diploma in Biology; "Studies of the Effects of Acetylcholine on Crayfish Stretch Receptor Neurons".
Faculty of Biology, University of Konstanz.
Advisors: Prof. Dr. E. Florey and Dr. C. Erxleben.

1991-1994

PhD Thesis; "Kinetic Studies of the Role of Depression of Voltage-Activated Calcium Channels in Presynaptic Inhibition in Cultured Neurons from the Rat Hippocampus".
Faculty of Biology, University of Konstanz and Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry, Dept. of Neurophysiology, Martinsried, Germany.
Advisors: Prof. Dr. E. Florey and Prof. Dr. H. D. Lux.

1994-1997

Postdoctoral Fellow; "Role of glial cells in synapse formation and function".
Dept. of Neurobiology, Stanford University, School of Medicine, USA.
Advisor: Prof. Barbara A. Barres.

1997-2001

Group Leader
Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin-Buch, Germany

2001-2005

Junior Group Leader, Max-Planck Society
Max-Planck/CNRS Group, Centre de Neurochimie, Strasbourg, France

Since 2006

Senior Scientist (DR2, CNRS), Group Leader
INCI, Dept. Neurotransmission, Strasbourg, France