Date of birth    March 18, 1977
Place of birth    Bludenz, Austria
Nationality    Austria

Education

1987 - 1995    High School, graduation summa cum laude
1995    Summer college at Barry University, Miami Shores, FL, USA
1995 - 2001    Graduate studies (M.Sc.) of Chemistry at the University of Graz
2000 - 2001    Diploma thesis at the Institute of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Microbiology (Prof. R. Zechner), University of Graz
since 2001    Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Molecular Biosciences (Prof. R. Zechner), University of Graz

Career history

1995-2001    Assistant Market Analyst, schoconsult GmbH, Graz, Austria
    Various projects and market studies in Europe, the USA, and China.
since Jan 2002    Senior Consultant, schoconsult GmbH, Graz, Austria
    Since Nov 2002 occasional project based consulting activities
since Oct 2002    Lecturer at the University of Graz
since Nov 2002    Project manager of the project GOLD, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz

Career related activities

Aug - Sep 2004    Internship at the University of Arkansas Medical Services / University of Arkansas at Little Rock., AR, USA Topic: Project-based research management

Awards

2001 Young scientist award of the International Campylobacter, Helicobacter and Related Organisms (CHRO) Committee.