| since 01/2009 | Research assistant at the Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Molecular Neurogenetics group, Munich |
| 07/2005 - 01/2009 | PhD student at the Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Molecular Neurogenetics group, Munich |
| 09/2006 - 10/2008 | PhD representative of the Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry, Munich |
| 09/2006 - 07/2007 | Organisation of the MPG PhDnet Workshop Communication 2007 |
| 07/2004 - 03/2005 | Diploma thesis at the Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology (ger) Tübingen |
| 10/2004 - 02/2005 | Student assistant at the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen: Tutor for medical students |
| 04/2000 - 03/2005 | Studies of Biochemistry at the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen Major subjects: toxicology, pharmacology, bioanalytics |
| 09/1999 - 02/2000 | Au-Pair in Chatenay-Malabry, Paris, France |
| 1990 - 1999 | Kaiser-Heinrich-Gymnasium, Bamberg (ger) modern languages side: Latin, English, French, Spanish |
| 07/1997 - 09/1997 | School-exchange with the German School in Osorno, Chile |
| 1986 - 1990 | primary school "Am Kaulberg", Bamberg |