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Curriculum vitae

1951 Born in Essen/Ruhr, Germany
1969 'Abitur' at Helmholtz-Gymnasium Essen; focus on modern languages
1969-1971 Studying Chemistry and Biology at Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen
1971-1977 Studying Biology and Chemistry at Ruhr-Universität Bochum
1975 Diploma in Biology in Peter Fortnagel's group (Microbial Biochemistry: DNA methylation in Bacillus subtilis)
1977 PhD in Biology in Peter Fortnagel's group (Microbial Biochemistry: Isolation of active ribosomes from Bacillus megaterium via immunoprecipitation of nascent protein chains)
1977-1980 PostDoc in Cologne in Peter Starlinger's group (Genetics: Transposable elements in Zea mays)
1980-1982 PostDoc in Hamburg in Hubert Köster's group (Organic Chemistry: Synthesis and expression of synthetic genes for peptide hormones)
1982-1989 University assistant at Technical University Berlin in Gunda Kraepelin's group (Botany: Genetic manipulation of zygomycetous fungi)
1989 Habilitation and Venia legendi for Molecular Biology
1989-1993 Institut für Genbiologische Forschung GmbH, Berlin-Dahlem: Molecular Genetics of zygomycetes and plant pathogenic fungi)
since 1993 Professor at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena; Chair of General Microbiology and Microbe Genetics
since 1994 Managing Editor of MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Very Young

As Teacher

Runner's High

Today

veryyong_53 teacher_76 runner_89 today_95

very young, probably 1953 in my home town Essen/Ruhr

earning money as a teacher for Chemistry and Biology in 1976 during PhD thesis work

finishing the Berlin Marathon race 1989

... unfortunately 25 kg heavier than 1989