Diploma – Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany (2001)
PhD – Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany (2004)
Postdoctoral Training – The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Honors & Awards
1999-2000 German National Academic Foundation Fellowship
2001-2004 Graduate Fellowship, German National Academic Foundation
2005-2008 Post Ph.D. Research Fellowship, National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) and Terry Fox Foundation
2009 Postdoctoral Research Award, IDP Subgroup of the Biophysical Society
2011 V Foundation Scholar Award
2021 Michael and Kate Bárány Award of the Biophysical Society
2025 Fellow of the Biophysical Society
Research Interests
Phase separation and its role in functional compartmentalization
Dysregulation of phase separation in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases
Sequence/conformation/function relationship of intrinsically disordered proteins
