
About
Born in 1969
President of the Max-Planck-Society, Munich
Member of the Supervisory Board since 2023
1989 – 1995
Studied Chemistry at the Universities of Stuttgart, Heidelberg; Bristol and Cambridge (UK)
1995
Graduate degree in Chemistry (Diplom), University of Heidelberg
1995 – 1998
Doctoral candidate at EMBL Grenoble, France
1998
Doctoral degree in Biochemistry by the University of Heidelberg and EMBL
1999 – 2001
Post-doctorate at Stanford University, USA
2001 – 2003
Tenure-track professor for Biochemistry at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich
2004 – 2014
Professor for Biochemistry, LMU, Munich
2007 – 2009
Dean of the Faculty for Chemistry and Pharmacy, LMU, Munich
2004 – 2013
Director of the Gene Center Munich, LMU
2010 – 2013
Head of the Department of Biochemistry, LMU, Munich
2014 – 2021
Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
Since 2017
Honorary Professor at the Georg August University of Göttingen
2022 – 2023
Director of the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen
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Qualifications & Experience
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Working history
Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacker Chemie | Supervisory Board | Member | 01/01/2023 |