| Education |
| 1984-1988 | | M.Sc. in Biology, Universities of Metz and Nancy, France |
| 1988-1989 | | Diploma (DEA), University of Nancy, France |
| 1989-1993 | | Ph.D. degree in Genetics, Laboratory of Genetics and Microbiology (Prof. B. Decaris), University of Nancy, France |
Positions |
| 1994-1996 | | EMBO postdoctoral fellow, Institute of Industrial Genetics (Dr. J. Altenbuchner and Prof. R. Mattes), University of Stuttgart, Germany |
| 1996-1997 | | Research Group Leader, Institute of Clinical Chemistry (Prof. H. Wisser) and Institute of Clinical Pharmacology (Prof. M. Eichelbaum), Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 1997-2001 | | Postdoctoral fellow, then Assistant Professor (C1) / Research Group Leader, Institute of Physiological Chemistry I (Prof. M. Schartl), University of Würzburg, Germany |
| 2001-2006 | | Independent Research Group Leader, funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), Institute of Physiological Chemistry I, University of Würzburg, Germany. Preparation for the German Habilitation
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Teaching |
| 1990-1991 | | Practicals of Microbiology for Biology students |
| 1997- | | Practicals and seminars of Biochemistry for Medicine students and
Laboratory practicals for Biology students |
Fellowships and Awards |
| 1989-1992 | | Ph.D. fellowship from the French Research Ministry (Allocation de Recherche) |
| 1990-1991 | | Teaching fellowship from the French Research Ministry (Monitorat) |
| 1992 | | Fellowship from the French Société de Secours des Amis des Sciences |
| 1992-1993 | | Fellowship from the French Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer |
| 1994-1996 | | EMBO Long-Term Fellowship (1 year + 1 year renewal) |
| 2001 | | Biofuture Award, German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) |
Grants |
| 1997-2000 | | Robert-Bosch-Stiftung, co-principal investigator (Volff/Wisser)
Age-dependent gene expression changes in heart
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| 2001-2006 | | Biofuture, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forchung (BMBF),
principal investigator
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| 2003 | | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, SFB465, TPA7, co-principal investigator (Schartl/Volff) |
| 2004-2005 | | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, co-principal investigator (Schartl/Volff)
Control of the development of normal and malignant pigment cells
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Reviewing activities |
| Scientific journals: | | Chromosome Research |
| | Cytogenetic and Genome Research |
| | Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics |
| | DNA and Cell Biology |
| | Gene |
| | Genetica |
| | Genetics |
| | General and Comparative Endocrinology |
| | Genomics |
| | Journal of Molecular Endocrinology |
| | Journal of Molecular Evolution |
| | Marine Biotechnology |
| | Molecular Biology and Evolution |
| | Molecular Microbiology |
| | The Journal of Experimental Zoology (Molecular and Developmental Evolution |
| Funding agencies: | | Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft (DFG, Germany) |
| | National Science Foundation (NSF, USA) |
Editorial activities |
| | Scientific guest editor, Cytogenetic and Genome Research
Special issue "Retrotransposable Elements and Genome Evolution" (2003-2004) |
Memberships |
| | Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Biochemie und Molekularbiologie |
| | Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Genetik |
| | Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution |
| | International Society for Molecular Evolution |
Miscellaneous |
| | Radiation protection supervisor |
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| | Reporter for the on-line scientific journal Genome Biology (2002) |
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| | Soccer coach, TSV Gerbrunn (U11)
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