1996: Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Max-Planck Institute for Biochemistry and Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich (Germany)
1992: Diploma (M.S.) in Chemistry, University of Ulm (Germany)
Work History
July 2005-present: Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCSD
2001-2005: Head of Structural Chemistry Group, Anadys Pharmaceuticals, San Diego
1999-2001: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
1996-1998: EMBO Long-Term Postdoctoral Fellow, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS, Strasbourg (France)
Honors, Fellowships & Awards
1998: Research Stipend of the German Research Organization (DFG)
1996-1998: Long-Term Fellowship of the European Molecular Biology Orgainzation (EMBO)
1996: Otto-Hahn Medal of the Max-Planck Society
1998: Research Stipend of the German Research Organization (DFG)
1993-1996: Ph.D. Fellowship of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
1988-1991: Student Fellowship of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
Grants
2007-2012: R01 Grant AI072012, National Institutes of Health/NIAID, $1,862,000
2006-2007: American Cancer Society - Institutional Research Grant 70-002, Moores Cancer Center, UCSD, $30,000
2004-2006: SBIR Phase II Grant AI51104, National Institutes of Health/NIAID, $1,322,000
2002-2003: SBIR Phase I Grant AI51104, National Institutes of Health/NIAID, $225,000
