PhD University Bremen, cell biology1989
EMBL-Heidelberg, bioinformatics department 1990-1994
DFG-Habilitation grant, Univ.Bremen1995-1996
F.Hoffmann-La Roche Basel, bioinformatics research scientist 1996-2002
THM Univ.Appl.Sc.Giessen, biology and bioinformatics from 2002