since 2010
Full Professor at the University Children's Hospital (UKBB) and at the Department of Biomedicine (DBM), University of Basel, CH

2015 – 2017
Chairwoman of the DBM Institute Mattenstrasse, University of Basel

2010 – 2018
Research Director at UKBB, Basel

2009 – 2010
Assistant Professor at the DBM, University of Basel, CH

2003 – 2009
Professor of the Swiss National Science Foundation, DBM, University of Basel, CH

2002 – 2003
Maitre d'assistant at the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, CH

1999 – 2001
Senior Postdoctoral Fellow at J.P. Kraehenbuehl, Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, Epalinges, CH

1996 – 1999
Postdoctoral fellow with H. Acha-Orbea, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Epalinges, CH

1994 – 1996
Assistant doctor at the University Hospital, Department of Paediatrics, Freiburg i. Br., D

2009
Venia Docendi in Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel

2006
Accreditation as a "specialist immunologist" by the German Society for Immunology

1995
Doctoris medicinae, summa cum laude

1991 – 1994
Experimental MD Thesis at the Institute of Virology and Immunology, University of Würzburg, D; Supervisor: V. ter Meulen

1984 – 1990
Medical studies at the Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg i. Br., D

1983 – 1984
Voluntary social worker, Evangelical Church, Bretten, D

2017 – 2021
Deciphering the role of lymphoid-tissue networks and innate lymphoid cells for adaptive immunity

2015 – 2018
The role of innate lymphoid cells in B cell malignancies

2015 – 2016
The role of innate lymphoid cells in T cell-mediated immunity

2015
Role of TSLP in thymus development and mucosal protection under immuno-deficient conditions

2014 – 2017
Development and immune function of innate lymphoid cells

2011 – 2014
Recovery of intestinal homeostasis after microbial or immunological challenge

2011 – 2013
Role of the innate immune system in the development of intestinal chronic inflammation and cancer

2011 – 2014
Regulation of lymphoid tissue inducer cells during development and immune responses

2007 – 2009
Hematopoietic-mesenchymal crosstalk in secondary lymphoid organ development

2007 – 2008
Inflammatory lymphoid tissue: induction and function of mesenchymal cells

2007 – 2009
From mouse model to therapy: the role of interleukin 7 in chronic diseases

2006 – 2007
Role of TSLP in hematopoiesis and lymphoid organ development

2006 – 2007
Interleukin 7 controlled misdirection of the immune system in rheumatism, osteoporosis and Sjögren's syndrome

2005
Lymphoid organ development in the gut

2005 – 2006
New in vivo models for lympho-organogenesis

2003 – 2007
Hematopoietic-mesenchymal crosstalk in secondary lymphoid organ development

2001 – 2004
Design of adeno-associated virus vectors for mucosal vaccination against pathogens with an oncogenic potential for gene therapy

since 2003
"Basic immunology" and practical course in immunology (Phil. II Faculty)

since 2003
"Advanced Immunology (Phil. II Faculty)

since 2003
"Blood, infect and immune responses" (Med. Faculty), lectures and planning committee

since 2003
"Interfaces" (Med. Faculty), lecturer and co-leader of the course

since 2003
Several external lectures at graduate schools in Switzerland

2011 – 2016
"Science month" (Med. Faculty), lecturer, initiator and head of the course

since 2018
Scientific Committee of the Botnar Foundation

since 2016
Steering Committee of the University of Basel Immunology Community (Ubico)

since 2014
Board of Directors and Scientific Committee of the Prof Dr Max Cloëtta Foundation

since 2013
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences

since 2012
Committee 'Nachwuchsfond' of the University of Basel

since 2011
Dissertation Prize Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Basel

since 2010
Executive Committee of the DBM

2010 – 2018
Executive Committee of the UKBB

7/2014
Examination Committee 'Specialised Immunology' of the German Society for Immunology;
Member of the German Society for Immunology;
Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology;
Medical Association (FMH);
MD/PhD Society;
Research for life

2017
Lecturer of the Year (3rd place)

2015
Lecturer of the Year (1st place)

2008
Credit Suisse Award for best teaching, Basel, CH

2007
Pfizer award 2008 for Rheumatology, Immunology and Clinical Immunology, CH

2006
Young Scientist Fellowship for the 1st World Knowledge Dialogue Congress, Crans Montana, CH

2004
DBM Research Award, Basel, CH

2002
First Prize at the Germinal Centre Conference, Groeningen, NL

2001
Recipient of the Fellowship 'Jeune chercheur fondamentaliste', Lausanne, CH

1991
Recipient of a national thesis scholarship "Graduiertenkolleg Infectious diseases" from the German Research Foundation, D