Since 2023
Professor
Institute of Molecular Medicine, Odense, Denmark
Topic: Deciphering the Gene Regulatory Code of Brain Development and Carcinogenesis
Since 2018
Associate Professor
The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
Topic: Deciphering the Epigenetic Code of Neural Development and Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition
2012-2018
Group Leader
Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany
Topic: Epigenetic Regulation of Neurogenesis and Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition
2016
Habilitation
Faculty of Biology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Topic: Epigenetic Regulation of Development
2008-2012
Marie-Curie and EMBO Postdoctoral Fellow
Friedrich Miescher Institute (FMI)for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
Topic: Epigenetic Regulation during Stem Cell Differentiation
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Dirk Schübeler
2006-2008
Johns Hopkins Postdoctoral Fellow
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
Topic: PcG & DNA methylation-mediated transcriptional silencing in cancer cells
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Stephen B. Baylin
2003-2006
Zoologiska Foundation PhD Student
Department of Development and Genetics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Topic: Epigenetic regulation of gene expression during development
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Rolf Ohlsson
2000-2002
MSc (Masters of Science)
Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India.
Masters of Science in Molecular and Human Genetics
2022-DNRF Chair from Danish National Research Foundation
2020-Appointed as Chairman of Postdoctoral Career Development Committee
2020-Appointed as Council Member Neuroscience Ireland
2020-Appointed to BBSRC Pool of experts
2020-Executive Board of HDR UK-Turing Wellcome PhD Programme in Health Data Science
2020-Nominated for REF 2021 expert panel
2020-Shortlisted for Vice Chancellor’s Research Innovation Prize
2018-JLM award at European Biotechnology Conference
2016-F1000 Faculty Member of the Year Award for the Developmental Biology Faculty
2015-Wilhelm Sander-Stiftung award for outstanding contributions in biomedical research
2013-Bruno Speck Award for outstanding work in the field of stem cell research
2012-EU Young Investigator’s RISE1 Award
2008-Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship (IIF) (European Commission)
2008-European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) long-term postdoctoral fellowship
2003-PhD fellowship from Zoologiska foundation
2002-Junior Research Fellowship from Council of Scientific & Industrial Research