11/1991 Dr. rer. nat., Institute of Biochemistry, University of Münster, Germany

07/1988 Graduation as Chemist (diploma), University of Münster, Germany

since 2017 Member in the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Hamburg (UHH)

since 2014 Head of the UKE-group of R.J. Dwayne Millerás ERC-Advanced grant project SUREPIRL

since 10/2008 University Professor, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) Germany

since 08/2008 Head, Core Facility Mass Spectrometric Proteomics, Institute of Clinical Chemistry, UKE, Germany

10/2000 - 07/2008 Head, Bioanalytical Laboratory, Nephrology, Campus Benjamin-Franklin, Charite – University Medicine Berlin, Germany

04/1996 - 09/2000 Group leader, Nephrology, Medical Faculty of the Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany

12/1991 - 04/1996 Post-Doctoral fellowship, Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Münster, Germany

European Union (Brusseles, 2017 - 2021)

Type: ITN (European graduate school, 3.9 Mio €; project number 765502), coordinator and PI

Title: Analytics for Biologics (A4B)

Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (Bonn, Germany, 2016 - 2019)

Type: Research Grant (€ 265,000), PI, co-applicant with Prof. Dr. M. Fischer (University of Hamburg, DE)

Title: Food Profiling: Analytische Werkzeuge zur experimentellen Überprüfung der Herkunft und Identität von Lebensmitteln

ERC-Advanced Grant (2012 - 2017)

Type: Research Grant (1 Post-Doc position per year), role: principle investigator, head of the UKE part of the ERC project, PI: Prof. Dr. R. J. D. Miller (MPSD Hamburg, DE)

Title: Picosecond Infrared Laser for Scarfree Surgery with Preservation of the Tissue Structure and Recognition of Tissue Type and Boundaries (SUREPIRL).

Helmholzgemeinschaft (Germany, 2012 - 2017)

Type: Research Grant (1 PhD position per year), role: principle investigator; Coordinator: Prof. Dr. R. Willumeit-Römer.

Title: Virtual Institute „In vivo studies of biodegradable magensium based implant materials“- MetBioMat.

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PIER (Hamburg, Germany, 2013 - 2015)

Type: Research Grant (€ 37,500), role: principle investigator

Title: Towards a prototype mass spectrometer for delivery of biological samples at X-ray Free-Electron Lasers.

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German Research Foundation (2014)

Type: Major Research Instrumentation Programme (€ 825,000), role: principle investigator

Title: Proteomics; Top-down mass spectrometric analysis of proteins. Orbitrap-Massenspektrometer Fusion.

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German Research Foundation (2014)

Type: Major Research Instrumentation Programme (€ 421,000), role: principle investigator

Title: Picosecond infrared laser mass spectrometry. Orbitrap-Massenspektrometer Q-Exactive.

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Landes-Exzellenz-Initiative (Hamburg, Germany, 2012 - 2015)

Type: Research Grant (€ 20,000 per year, 1 PhD position per year), role: principle investigator

Title: Tumor targeting via cell surface molecules essential in cancer progression and dissemination.

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Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Bonn, Germany, 2009 - 2013)

Type: Research Grant (€694,584 1 PhD position per year), role: principle investigator, coordinator

Title: Entwicklung effizienter Methoden zum Nachweis und zur Abreicherung von Host-Cell Proteinen von therapeutischen Antikörpern

1995 Gerhard Hess award (DFG)

1995 Bennigsen-Foerder prize

1994 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz prize

• Guest Editor: Amino Acids; Journal of Proteomics

• Reviewer for scientific journals (including Anal Chem, Anal Bioanal Chem, Amino Acids, Brain Research, Chemistry, Biochemical Engineering Journal, Breast Cancer Research, FEBS, J Chromatogr, J American Soc Mass Spectrometry, J Mass Spectrometry, J Med Chemistry, Neurochem International, Pharmaceutical Research, Proteomics, Rapid Comm in Mass Spectrometry, Stem Cell Reviews and Reports)

• Reviewer for funding agencies (including Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), British Welcome Trust)

[1.] US2006096924A1 (2006, Method for discovering suitable chromatography conditions for the separation of biological molecules)

[2.] DE102006049822A1 (2006, Method for the identification of urotensin-2convertase inhibitors.)

[3.] WO002009043813A1 (2009, Apparatus and method for the uniform distribution of microparticles in a liquid)