Academic education

1977 – 1978 Stuies in Pharmacy, ETH Zürich

1978 – 1981 Studies in Pharmacy, University of Heidelberg

1982 Approbation

1982 – 1985 PhD Stundet at the Institute of Pharmacology, University of Heidelberg (Prof. Dr. Franz Hofmann)

1985 PhD Theses: "Molecular Basis of the Modulation of Ca²⁺-Influx into Heart Myocytes by Ca²⁺-Channer Blockers"

Professional Career

1986 Head, Production of Liquid Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim

1986 – 1988 Head of Quality Control, Central Hospital Pharmacy, German Federal Army, Koblenz/Rhein

1988 – 1990 Postdoc in Medical Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Universtät des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar

1991 – 1996 Postdoc at the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität München. Director: Prof. Dr. Franz Hofmann. 1996 Venia legendi in Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität München. Title of the habilitation thesis: "cGMPdependent Proteinkinase: heterologous expression, tissue-specific distribution and modulation of cytosolic Ca²⁺-concentration"

1996 – 2001 Associate Professor, Phamrmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty, Technische Universität München

since 2001 Full Professor and Chair, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Pharmacy, Universität Tübingen

Awards and Honors

2005 Phoenix Scientific Award

2008 – present Founding member of the scientific board of the Interfaculty Centre for Pharmacogenomics and Pharma Research (ICEPHA), University of Tübingen, Germany

2008 – present Co-editor for "Mutschler - Arzneimittelwirkungen: Lehrbuch der Pharmakologie und Toxikologie"

2013 – present Co-speaker of the DFG Research Unit 2060