II. Medizinische Klinik

2024 – present PI in the Center of Precision Organoid Engineering for Multi-Organ Interaction Studies (POEM) at Heidelberg University

2023 – present MMPU Group Leader – Microbiota Drug Metabolism and Cancer Therapy, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg

2023 – present Member of the Senate, Heidelberg University

2023 – present CFO, Member of Executive Board, German Society of Gastroenterology

2022 – present Clinical Director, School of Translational Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University

2019 – present Head, DFG Clinician Scientist-Programme „Interfaces and Interventions in Complex Chronic Conditions

2019 – present Member of the Executive Board, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internistische Onkologie, Medical Oncology Study Group of the German Cancer Society

2011 – present Professor of Gastroenterology, University of Heidelberg and Director of the Department of Medicine II of the Mannheim University Hospital

2009 - 2011 Director of the Roman-Herzog-Krebszentrum – Comprehensive Cancer Center München

2006 - 2011 W2-Professor Internal Medicine and Molecular Gastroenterology at the Technical University of München, Klinikum rechts  der Isar der TU München

2003 & 2005 Research Sabbatical at the Research Laboratories of Fa. Epigenomics, Seattle

2002 – 2005 Heisenberg-Fellow of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

2002 Specialisation Internal Medicine and Habilitation in Internal Medicine, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg

1995 Doctoral Thesis/Promotion Dr. med. University of Ulm (magna cum laude)

1993 – 1994 Post Doc Fellow at the Korc-Lab (Molecular Endocrinology), Univ. of California, Irvine

1988 – 1994 Medical Training in Regensburg, TU München and Ulm