Academic Appointments
Since 07/2009	PostDoc Fellowship Max-Planck Research Group for Marine Geochemistry, Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
2005-2009	Ph.D. Student Department of Organic Geochemistry Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
2003-2004	Student Assistant Department of Organic Geochemistry Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
2003	Practical Internship Marine Biology Research Division (MBRD) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (University of California, San Diego) in cooperation with Farooq Azam, Douglas Bartlett, and Alexandra Worden.
University Education
2009	Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) Thesis: “Intact polar membrane lipids as biomarkers for characterization of microbial communities in Wadden Sea sediments” University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
2005-2009	Ph.D. studies Department of Organic Geochemistry Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
2005	Diploma in Marine Environmental Sciences Thesis: " Molecular analysis of intact phospholipids of bacteria from Mediterranean Sea sapropels" University of Oldenburg, Germany
1999-2005	Studies of Marine Environmental Sciences ICBM, University of Oldenburg, Germany