Born 1975; 1994-1999 studies in Biology at the University of Rostock; 1999-2003 phd at the Institute for Biochemistry, University of Rostock; 2003-2004 postdoc at the Institute of experimental dermatology, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena; since 2005 Center of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe-University Frankfurt, April 2016 Assistant Professor, Center of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe-University Frankfurt.