Professional Background/ Education
2006-2013 Medical Training at the University of Lübeck
since 09/2013 Resident at the Department of Ophthalmology of the University Hospital of Cologne, Germany (Head: Prof. Claus Cursiefen)
2014 Dissertation at the University of Cologne (M.D.)
2015 Exam of the International Council of Ophthalmology, “Optics and Refraction”
2018 Refractive Surgeon at Care Vision, Germany
2019 Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology (FEBO)
2019 Consultant and Associate Professor for Ophthalmology at the Department of Ophthalmology of the University Hospital of Cologne, Germany
2017-2019 Studies of Health Economics, “Master of Health and Business Administration”, MHBA, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Scientific Career
2011 BSI Summer School for Immunology 2011
2010-2012 Member of the Research Committee of the University of Lübeck
2011-2012 Member of the Committee for the Support of Junior Researchers
2012 Research Stay Birmingham Medical School, Center for Immunoregulation
2014 Research Stay Birmingham Medical School, Center for Immunoregulation
2017 Research Stay Tampere, Biomeditech, University of Tampere, Finland
2019 Observership at the IMO, Barcelona, Spain (Prof. Josè Güell)
2019 Reviewer for more than 16 national and international Journals
Grants and Funding
2010 Travel Grant of the “Gesellschaft der Freund und Förderer der Universität zu Lübeck”
2010 Sicca Research Award 2010 of the Professional Association of Ophthalmologists, Germany
2010 Fellowship “Excellence Medicine” of the Medical Faculty of the University of Lübeck
2011 International ARVO Travel Grant Award 2011
2011 Poster Award of the BSI Summer School 2011
2011 Travel Grant of the “Gesellschaft der Freund und Förderer der Universität zu Lübeck”
2012 Sicca Research Award 2010 of the Professional Association of Ophthalmologists, Germany
2013 Research Grant of the Department for Tissue Transplantation and Biotechnology of the German Society for Ophthalmology
2014 Research Award Dry Eye and Blepharitis/ MGD of the German Society for Ophthalmology
2014 COST BM1302 STSM Travel Grant
2015 Research Fellowship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Gerok, FOR2240
2016 Research Grant of the European Union EU EFRE NRW
2017 Young Ophthalmologist Problem Solving Award
2017 COST BM1302 STSM Travel Grant
2018 Member of the Board of the Karger “Kompass Ophthalmologie”
2018 Observership Grant der European Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)
2018 Travel Bursary Award der European Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS)
2019 Member of the Young Physician Leaders (IAP/M8)
2019 Representative in the German Task Group “International Ophthalmology”