since 2009	Postdoc; data management in the EU 7th framework program HERMIONE; biogeochemistry and in situ technology; Max Planck Institute for marine Microbiology; Bremen
2005 - 2009	PhD; Biology; Max Planck Institute for marine Microbiology and Jacobs University; Bremen
2003 - 2005	M.Sc., International Max Planck Research School of Marine Microbiology (link: MARMIC); University of Bremen; Bremen
2002 - 2003	3rd year of Aquatic Bioscience; University of Glasgow, Scotland
2001 - 2003	Graduate Student, Biology; University of Bremen; Bremen
1999 - 2001	Undergraduate student; Biology; University of Bremen; Bremen