Division of Cognitive Biopsychology and Methods, University of Fribourg

Rue P-.A. de Faucigny 2; 1701 Fribourg; Switzerland;

Personal Information

Born on the 04.01.1975 in Lüneburg, Germany, married, two daughters

Education

2011                     Vienia Docendi in Psychology (Habilitation), University of Basel, Switzerland

2008                     Doctor of Science (Dr. rer. nat., summa cum laude), University of Trier, Germany

2003                     Diploma (equivalent to M.Sc.), Psychology, University of Trier, Germany

Professional Appointments

2013 – present    Full professor of Cognitive Biopsychology and Methods at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland

2011 - 2013         SNSF Professor of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) at the University of Zürich, Switzerland

2008 – 2011        Lecturer and Research Scientist, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience (Prof. De Quervain) and Division of Molecular Psychology (Prof. Papassotiropoulos), University of Basel, Switzerland

2003 – 2008        Research Scientist, Institute for Neuroendocrinology (Prof. Born), University of Lübeck, Germany

Fellowships and Awards

2015                     ERC-Starting Grant

2015                     Vontobel-Price for research in the elderly, University of Zurich

2011                     SNSF professorship of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

2008                     2-year post-doc scholarship, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)

2007                     Young Scientist Award (Fachgruppe „Biologische Psychologie und  Neuropsychologie“ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs))