| 2005 | PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) Munich / Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany |
| Supervisor: Stefan Jentsch | |
| 1999 | Diploma in Biology, University of Freiburg, Germany |
| Supervisor: Eberhard Schäfer |
| 2026 – present | W2 Professor of Chromatin Biology, Justus Liebig University (JLU) Giessen, Germany |
| 2023 – 2026 | Heisenberg Professor of Chromatin Biology, JLU Giessen, Germany |
| 2021 – 2022 | Heisenberg Fellow, JLU Giessen, Germany |
| 2012 – 2021 | Independent Group Leader, Biomedical Center, LMU Munich, Germany |
| 2005 – 2011 | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USA |
| Advisor: Hiten Madhani | |
| 2000 – 2005 | PhD Researcher, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany |
| 1999 – 2000 | Research Associate, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany |
| 2024 – present | Vice President, German Genetics Society (GfG) |
| 2019 – 2024 | Coordinator, MSCA-ITN Cell2Cell |
| 2012 – 2016 | Board Member, EpiGeneSys Network of Excellence |
| 2011 | RISE1 Young Investigator Award |
| 2010 | Keystone Symposia Scholarship Award |
| 2006 | DFG Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| 2025 – present | Editorial Board Member, PLOS Genetics |
| 2024 – present | Scientific Advisory Board Member, PomBase |
| 2024 – present | Board of Reviewing Editors, eLife |