Education and Qualifications
01/02/05 |
PD (Venia legendi, i.e. university teaching credentials), granted from the University of Bonn, Germany |
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15/12/04 |
Habilitation (qualification for teaching in higher education) in Genetics, University of Bonn, Germany |
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22/03/95 |
Dr. (equivalent to Ph.D.) in Human Biology, “magna cum laude”, University of Marburg, Germany |
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02/04/91 |
Diploma (equivalent to M.Sc.) in Human Biology, Faculty of Medicine, “sehr gut”, University of Marburg, Germany |
Current post
Since 06/07 |
Lecturer in Epidermal Stem Cell Biology, Institute of Cellular Medicine (ICM), and North East England Stem Cell Institute (NESCI), Newcastle University |
Previous posts
01/05 - 05/07 |
Group Leader, Institute of Biochemistry I, University of Cologne, Germany Generation of targeting vectors for desmin knock-in mice. Establishment of murine keratinocyte culture. |
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01/02 - 12/04 |
Associate Professor (Habilitandin), Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Laboratory of Professor Thomas Magin, University of Bonn, Germany Studying specific functions of keratins in epidermal development and carcinogenesis. |
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09/95 - 12/01 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Genetics, Laboratory of Dr. Thomas Magin, University of Bonn, Germany
Generation of keratin-deficient mouse models. |
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04/91 - 09/95 | PhD student and member of the scientific staff, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Laboratory of Professor Dietrich-Otto Schachtschabel, University of Marburg, Germany
Studying the impact of oxidative stress on cellular senescence. |
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