Patents, utility models, patent prosecution, oppositions, patent litigation, trademarks, designs

Molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, cell biology, immunology, genetics, RNA-interference

1998-2000: PhD studies at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Tumor Research (IMT) at the University of Marburg, Germany

2000-2004: PhD studies and postdoctoral research at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Biophysical Chemistry, Dept. of Cellular Biochemistry, Göttingen, Germany

2004-2006: Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMASS), Program in Molecular Medicine, Worcester, MA, USA

2007: Freelance Scientific Advisor in the firm „Kaye Scholer LLP“, Patent litigation group Frankfurt, Germany and New York, NY, USA

2007-2010: Patent Attorney trainee in the firm „Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler LLP“, Munich

Since 2011: Associate in the firm „Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler LLP“, Munich

1992-1997: Graduate studies in Life Sciences at the University of Marburg, Degree of Dipl. human biol.

1998-2002: Research for doctorate in the department of Prof. Dr. Reinhard Lührmann at the IMT Marburg and at the MPI for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen in the field of RNA-splicing

2002: Degree of Dr. rer. physiol. awarded by the Medical Department of the University of Marburg

2008-2010: Law School at the University of Hagen

2010: Trainee at the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) and at the Federal Patent Court (BPatG) in Munich

2011: Admitted to the German Bar of Patent Attorneys and as European Trademark and Design Attorney

Otto Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society

PhD Award of the University of Marburg

Long-Term Fellowship of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Diverse first-author and co-author publications in scientific journals including "Nature", "Science", "EMBO J", "Nat Struct Mol Biol", "Cell", "Molecular Cell", "RNA"