CV
Education
- Habilitation in Botany and Genetics at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Ulm
- Dissertation at the Institut für Genetik at the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle in the Lab of Prof. Dr. Rudolph Hagemann
- Diplomarbeit am Institut für Genetik der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle
- Studies of Biology at the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle
Positions
- Professor (W3) for "Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology of Plants" at the University of Münster
- Professor (C3) for "Molecular Development of Plants" at the University of Münster
- Group leader at the Department of Molecular Botany at the University of Ulm
- Post-doc fellow in the Lab of Prof. Dr. W. Gruissem in the Department of Plant Biology at the University of California, Berkeley; Stipendiary of the DFG an the DAAD
- Scientific assistant in the Lab Prof. Dr. H. Kössel at the Institut für Biologie III at the University of Freiburg
Honors
- Distinguished Scientist – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- Wissenschaftspreis der Ulmer Universitätsgesellschaft – Universität Ulm
External Functions
- Policy and Guidelines Editor “New Phytologist”
- Highly Cited Researcher
- Member of the "Faculty of 1000"
- Board of Advisors “New Phytologist”
- Editor "New Phytologist"
- Editor “Molecular Plant”
- Board of Advisors “New Phytologist”
Appointments
- University of DüsseldorfW3 – rejected
- University of Birmingham – rejected
- University of Münster, Botany (C3) – accepted