• Education
• Professional experience
• Membership in scientific societies
• Other activities
• Scientific areas of interest
• Clinical focus

Date of birth: May 22nd 1966, in Kaufbeuren, Germany

Education

1986 - 1994
Medical School, U of Mainz and U of Berlin

1994
M.D., summa cum laude, Freie Universität Berlin

2001
Board Certification: Dermatology

2003
Board Certification: Allergology

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Professional Experience

1994 - 1996
Resident, Department of Dermatology, Virchow-Klinikum and Charité, Freie Universität Berlin

1996 - 1999
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dpts. of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & Harvard Medical School

1999 - 2003
Tenure-track Investigator & Group leader, Dept. of Dermatology, U Mainz

2003 - 2004
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Dermatology, U Mainz

2004 - 2005
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

2005 - present 
Associate Professor, Dept. of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

2007 - present
Director of Research, Dept. of Dermatology and Allergy, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

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Membership in Scientific Societies

• Society of Investigative Dermatology
• European Society of Dermatological Research
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Forschung (currently president)
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allergologie und klinische Immunologie
• Deutsche Dermatologische Gesellschaft
• European Dermatology Forum (member)

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Other Activities

• CME DERMATOLOGIE – Editor in Chief
• EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY – ADF Associate Editor
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Forschung – President
• Urticaria Network e.V. – President
• GA2LEN e.V. – Treasurer

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Scientific Areas of Interest

• Mast cell biology
• neuroimmunology
• inflammation
• innate immunity
• tolerance

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Clinical Focus

• Urticaria
• mastocytosis
• angioedema
• pruritus
• skin infections
• allergic diseases

121 peer reviewed publications, 3 books, 7 book chapters

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