1969-1975 Studies of Medicine at the University of Marburg
1975-1976 MD thesis, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Marburg
1977-1978 Military service as MD
1978-1979 Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Marburg, DFG-Fellowship
1979-1982 Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Marburg, staff scientist
since 1982 Staff scientist and group leader, Division of Molecular Immunology, Tumorimmunology Program,
                German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg, DKFZ
2003 Approval as Consultant in Immunology (“Fachimmunologe”) by the German Society of Immunology (DGfI)


Activities in the scientific community, honors, awards

1992-1997 Member of the Scientific Council ("Wissenschaftlicher Rat") of the German
                Cancer Research Center
1991-2008 Member of the Scientific Commitee (“Koordinatorengremium”) of the Tumorzentrum
                Heidelberg/Mannheim
1997-2008 Member of the Scientific Council (“Lenkungsausschuß”) of the Tumorzentrum Heidelberg/Mannheim
since 2006 Member of the Immunotherapy Advisory Board of the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT)


Research fields

• Generation, preclinical and clinical evaluation of antibodies for tumor therapy
• Identification and analysis of tumor-associated antigens
• Antibody engineering, e.g. humanization, bispecific antibodies
• Antibody libraries