2005
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2007
National Institute of Mental Health, Genes, Cognition and Psychosis Program
Bethesda, USA, Head: Daniel Weinberger, MD
Investigator (tenure-track). Chief, Unit on Systems Neuroscience in Psychiatry. Codirector of the imaging core facility.
2003
M.Sc. in Mathematics Degree, grade "Mit Auszeichnung" (summa cum laude).
2001
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2005
National Institute of Mental Health, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch
Bethesda, USA, Head: Daniel Weinberger, MD
Staff Scientist (Clinician). Working on clinical and scientific aspects of neuroimaging research, functional neuroimaging, new analysis methods, transcranial magnetic stimulation and high-throughput functional/structural imaging. Codirector of the imaging core facility.
1999
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2007
Medical School, Justus-Liebig University
Giessen
Appointment as Privatdozent
1999
Ph.D. (Habilitation) by the Medical Faculty of the University of Giessen, Germany (no grade)
1997
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2001
National Institute of Mental Health, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch
Bethesda, USA, Head: Daniel Weinberger, MD
Visiting Associate Research Fellowship, Unit on Integrative Neuroimaging (Chief: Dr. Karen Berman). Junior staff appointment, extensive clinical training in psychiatric research. Research experience and methods development in PET, fMRI, Electrophysiology with focus on Psychopharmacology, Schizophrenia, Cognitive Dysfunction.
1994
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1997
Centre for Psychiatry, Justus-Liebig University
Giessen, Head: Prof. Bernd Gallhofer
Resident until 1995 on closed psychiatric ward. Since 1995, lecturer in psychiatry. Head of fMRI imaging group since 1995. Since January 1996, head of neurophysiological laboratory. Since April 1996, senior registrar supervising two psychiatric wards.
1991
M.D. dissertation on neurochemistry, grade "Sehr gut" (magna cum laude)
1991
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1994
Department of Neurology, State Clinic of the Rhine
Bonn, Head: Prof. Robert Heitmann, s 8/1993: Priv. Doz. Rolf Biniek
Resident. Rotations to neurological ICU, neurological wards, electroencephalography, evoked potentials, and Doppler sonography. In charge of Clinic hygiene since 1993.
1989
Cornell University - New York Hospital
New York City
Research visit at the Unit for Neurochemistry (Prof. J.J. Mann), financed by grant from the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, Bonn
1987
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1991
Research assistant at the Neurochemistry Laboratory of Bonn University (head: Prof. Marie Luise Rao).
2009
NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Award
2007
A. E. Bennett Research Award, Society of Biological Psychiatry
2006
Roche/Nature Medicine Award for Translational Neuroscience
2006
Joel Elkes International Award for Clinical Research, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
2001
International Congress for Schizophrenia Research Award 2001
2000
2000 NARSAD Young Investigator Award
1999
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2001
National Institutes of Health Fellows Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, 1999, 2000, 2001
1998
Bristol-Myers-Squibb Young Investigator Award
1989
Travel grant, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
1984
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1991
Stipendiate of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, Bonn (national honor society)