Short CV

1989: Ph.D. in Immunology, Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML), Marseille, France; laboratory of Michel Pierres.

Topic: Structural basis of apamin recognition by T lymphocytes

1989-1991: Post-doctoral fellow at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and Department of Neurobiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; laboratory of Wieland Huttner.

Topic: Biogenesis of small synaptic vesicles

1998/2001/2013: “Habilitation” in Immunology (Marseille, France) and Cell Biology (Heidelberg and Mainz, Germany)

Since 1992: Permanent position at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France

1992-1994: Scientist at the CIML, Marseille, France; laboratory of J.P. Gorvel and P.Chavrier.

Topic: Small GTP-binding proteins and intracellular traffic of antigen and antigen-MHC class II molecule complex

1995-2000: Research Group Leader at the Department of Neurobiology, University of Heidelberg, Germany.

Topic: Immune competence of murine glial cells

2001-2012: Research Group Leader at the Unité INSERM 701/DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany.

Topic: Anti-tumor immunity in the brain: role of microglia in glioma biology

Since January 2013: Research Group Leader at the Faculty of Biology, JGU-Mainz, Mainz, Germany

Topic: Anti-tumor immunity in the brain: role of microglia in glioma biology