1990: University of Münster, Dipl. chem., Supervisor Professor Burkhard Franck1993: University of Heidelberg, Dr. rer. nat., Supervisor Professor Heinz A. Staab1993–1995: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Postdoctoral fellow, Supervisor Professor J. Rebek1995–2000: Research Associate, ETH Zürich2000: ETH Zürich, Dr. habil.2000 to date: Philipps-University Marburg, Professor and Chair of Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry. Head of the interdisciplinary research group: Chemical and Biological Hybrid compounds and Materials (CBHM).