2017 Appointed extraordinary ("au?erplanm??iger") Professor at the Faculty of Biology and Preclinical Medicine at the University of Regensburg
2011 Habilitation in Zoology at the University of Regensburg to achieve the "Dr. habil." and Privatdozent PD Habilitation thesis: "The neuroendocrine regulation of maternal behaviour and the impact on the offspring in rodents."
2007 to date Senior Scientist
2001-2007 Postdoc in Prof. Inga Neumann’s group at the University of Regensburg with focus on maternal behavior, anxiety and stress coping in a rat model for extremes in anxiety
2001 PhD degree in biology at the University of Regensburg PhD thesis: "Wirtsdüfte und deren Komponenten im Spiegelbild der olfaktorischen Sinneszellen bei der Gelbfiebermücke Aedes aegypti (L.)"
1998-2001 PhD studies in biology at the University of Regensburg with focus on Zoology / Insect physiology
1998 MSc (Diplom) in biology at the University of Regensburg Diploma/Master thesis: "?ber die Attraktivit?t verschiedener Komponenten des menschlichen Hautduftes und die Bedeutung der Struktur von Duftwolken für die Attraktivit?t von Duftstoffen - Messungen an der Gelbfiebermücke Aedes aegypti (L.)"
1995-1997 Graduate studies in biology at the University of Regensburg with focus on Zoology / Insect physiology1992-1995 undergraduate studies in biology at the University of Regensburg
Societies / Journals
since 2025 Secretary General of the European Brain and Behaviour Society EBBS
since 2023 Council member of the European Brain and Behaviour Society EBBS
since 2022 Council member of the European Society for Comparative Endocrinology ESCE
since 2019 Founding and council member of The Neurobiology of Grief International Network NOGIN
since 2015 Editorial board member of Hormones and Behavior
since 2014 Senior editor for Journal of Neuroendocrinology JNE