Biography
I studied biochemistry at the University of Frankfurt (Germany) and the University of Bath (UK) as an undergraduate. For my graduate work, I moved to EMBL in Heidelberg and the University of Gothenburg (Sweden), where I characterized protein dynamics in living cells.
As a postdoc at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda (USA), I investigated the mechanisms of lipid and protein sorting during membrane transport events in mammalian cells. In 2008, I became an editor at Nature Biotechnology, focusing on genome engineering, imaging, and cancer therapy papers. Since 2022, I am Deputy Director of iBIO.
Outside work, I am a bit of a history buff and enjoy cycling and traveling.
Research interests
Genome engineering, imaging technologies, cancer therapy, and scientific publishing at the interface of biotechnology innovation.
Professional career
- 2022–presentDeputy Director, iBIO, Helmholtz Munich
- 2008–2022Editor, Nature Biotechnology
- PostdocNational Institutes of Health, Bethesda — lipid and protein sorting during membrane transport
Education
- GraduatePhD research, EMBL Heidelberg and University of Gothenburg — protein dynamics in living cells
- UndergraduateBiochemistry, University of Frankfurt and University of Bath
Research