University training and degree

Approbation as Veterinary Surgeon

State Exam in Veterinary Medicine

Study of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary University Hannover

Advanced academic qualifications

Honorary Professor Hannover Medical School (MHH)

Faculty member of Hannover Medical School (MHH)

Visiting Professor at Kinki University, Institute of Advanced Technology, Wakayama/Osaka, Japan

Adjunct Professor, Monash University Melbourne, Australia

APL Professor for Reproductive Biotechnology, and member of Faculty at Veterinary University Hannover

Habilitation for Reproductive Biotechnology, Veterinary University Hannover

Postdoctoral scientist at Texas A&M University, College of Veterinary Medicine, College Station, Texas, USA

Doctorate in Reproductive Biology (Dr. med.vet.), Veterinary University Hannover

Postgraduate professional career

Director of Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI) Mariensee

Promotion to Director and Professor at Institute of Animal Breeding (FAL), Mariensee

Promotion to Scientific Director at Institute of Animal Breeding (FAL), Mariensee

Head of Department of Biotechnology at Institute of Animal Breeding (FAL) (Institut für Tierzucht und Tierverhalten) in Mariensee

Member of Scientific stuff at Institute of Animal Breeding (FAL) (Institut für Tierzucht und Tierverhalten), Mariensee

Additional Information

Theriogenology; Cellular Reprogramming (formerly Cloning & Stem Cells); Reproduction; Molecular Reproduction and Development (MRD); Reproduction in Domestic Animals (until 2004); Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology; Scientific Reports, Human Reproduction.

German Primate Center (DPZ), in Göttingen, CEITEC (Central European Institute of Technology) in Brno, Czech Rep.; Scientific Advisory Board of FUGATO (2007-2012);

1987: Recipient of the Biotechnology Award of the H.W. Schaumann Foundation, Hamburg
2007: Federation Fellowship from the Australian Research Council (ARC)
2008: Election to German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina
2012: Recipient of the Martin-Lerche Forschungspreis of DVG (Deutsche Veterinärmedizinische Gesellschaft),
2016: Recipient of the Badge of Honour (Ehrennadel) for engagement for the Veterinary profession of the Bundestierärztekammer.
2017: Recipient of the Pioneer Award of IETS (International Embryo Technology Society)
2017: Hermann-von-Nathusius-Medal of DGfZ (German Association of Animal Breeding) for outstanding contribution.

Offers from academic institutions
1998: Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University Copenhagen (DK); Chair for Embryotechnologies
2001: Monash University Melbourne, Australia; Chair for Animal Biotechnology
2006: Utrecht University, NL, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chair for Reproductive Biology
2007: Chair “Animal Biotechnology, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Journals:
Xenotransplantation; Transplantation; PNAS; Reproduction; Human Reproduction; Biology of Reproduction, Nature Biotechnology; Nature Medicine; Developmental Biology; Animal Genetics; FASEB Journal; Transgenic Research; PLos One; PLoS Genetics; Journal of Biotechnology; Theriogenology; Scientific Reports; Stem Cells & Development; Stem Cells; Reproduction, Fertility & Development; Physiological Genomics; Developmental Dynamics; Epigenetics.
Funding organizations:
National and international grant agencies, incl. DFG, VW-Foundation,
AvH, GIF, Wellcome Trust (UK), BBSRC (UK), NIH and USDA (USA), BARD (USA-Israel), NHMRC (Australia), French National Research Agency, ANR (France), Foundation for Science and Technology (New Zealand), NSERC (Canada), International Science Foundation (Sweden), J.S. Guggenheim Foundation (USA), Conicyt, Chile;  etc.