| Date of Birth: |
June 23rd, 1962 in Goslar |
| 1982 - 1987 |
Studies and degree in Chemistry at the University of Göttingen |
| 1987 -1989 |
Ph. D. thesis with Prof. Dr. U. Schöllkopf in Organic Chemistry at the University of Göttingen supported by a Verband der Chemischen Industrie fellowship: "A Novel Ring Expansion of Dihydropyrazines and Benzodihydroaromatics" |
| 1989 - 1990 |
Postdoctoral research with Prof. K.P.C. Vollhardt at the University of California, Berkeley on a Feodor-Lynen-Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
| 1990 - 1994 |
Senior Scientist in Medicinal Chemistry at Bayer AG, Wuppertal; Research Areas: Antimycotics (ß-amino acids), Virology (HIV protease inhibitors) |
| 1994 - 1996 |
Senior Scientist in Pharma Process Development at Bayer AG, Wuppertal: Enantiomerically pure Dihydropyridines and ß-Amino Acids |
| 1996 - 1999 |
Senior Scientist in Medicinal Chemistry at Bayer AG, Wuppertal; Research Areas: CNS (neuroprotectives for the treatment of stroke, traumatic brain injury), Asthma (tryptase inhibitors), Cardiovascular Diseases (coronary heart disease, hematology) |
| Since 1999 |
Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Bayer HealthCare AG (since January 2009 Bayer Schering Pharma AG), Wuppertal; responsible for Cardiology indications; since Oct. 2002 project leader Pharmacophore Informatics project |
| Since 2009 |
"Honorarprofessor" for Medicinal Chemistry, University of Leipzig |