Professional background

1982-1985

Studies EFPE and linguistic research /Paris, Sorbonne, degree Licence EFPE

1985-1993

Studied Human medicine in Homburg/Saar and Vienna/Austria
Doctor of Medicine (1994); experimental doctoral thesis "Age-dependent reference values for erythrocyte enzymes in children"/ Pediatric Clinic Hombug.

Further training in dermatology/allergology and balneology TU-Munich, internal medicine and pediatrics

1997-2000

Studied and graduated in medical informatics up to intermediate diploma level

2001-2005

Part-time supplementary studies in "Population Medicine and Public Health-Public Health" at the Hannover Medical School with a focus on "Management in Healthcare" and "Health Promotion and Preventive Services"

2006

Specialist in general medicine

2009

Master's degree in Public Health (MPH)

2009

Investigator for clinical studies

2011

Head of clinical studies

2012-2013

Further qualification "Active in teaching"

Professional activities

1993-1994

AIP at the Klinikum rechts der Isar of the Technical University of Munich

1994-1995

WA at the Klinikum rechts der Isar of the Technical University of Munich

2000-2006

WA at the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices Bonn

2006-2008

WA at the Institute of Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Public Health Research at Hannover Medical School (MHH)

2008-today

WA at the Center for Public Health Nursing at the MHH

2011-today

Principal Investigator at the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) at the Hannover/Breath site

Sponsor / Third-party funder

2008 and 2009

German Respiratory League

2009 and 2011

EGPRN

2010

German Lung Foundation e.V. and German Sarcoidosis Association e.V. (DSV)

2010

Karl and Veronica Carstens Foundation

2011 and 2018

Ruth and Klaus Bahlsen Foundation

2011 and 2015

BMBF

2017 and 2018

MHH plus Foundation