since February 2008

Professor of Molecular Enzyme Technology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

2004-2008

University Lecturer, Microbiology I, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

2003

Habilitation (Microbiology), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

1999

Postdoctoral Researcher/Group Leader (Microbiology), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

1998

Postdoctoral Researcher (Visiting Scientist), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Biochemistry, Prof. Dr. P. J. Kennelly), VA, USA

1995

Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) (Microbiology), University of Essen (now University of Duisburg-Essen), Essen, Germany

1989

Diploma (Plat Physiology), University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany

since 2024

Support in organizing a new mentoring program for women in the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Duisburg-Essen, ^FMentiChem

since 2023

Expert panel for digital diversity initiatives (including BRENDA) at DSMZ (Braunschweig), DSMZ Digital Diversity. DSMZ Digital Diversity

since 2023

Coordinator of HotPETresolve: “Activity-based protein profiling for the identification of novel thermostable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) degrading enzymes for bio-recycling” (Bioeconomy International 2022, BMBF).

since 2019

Coordinator of Lipid║Divide: “Resolving the ‘lipid divide’ by unravelling the evolution and role of fatty acid metabolic pathways in Archaea” (Volkswagen Foundation Life?)

since 2016

Member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) at Bielefeld University, CeBiTec. CeBiTec

since 2008

Equal Opportunity Officer for the Faculty of Chemistry

2020-2023

Coordinator of HotAcidFACTORY: “Sulfolobus acidocaldarius as a novel thermo-acidophilic bio-factory” (Microbial Biofactories for the Industrial Bioeconomy – Novel Platform Organisms for Innovative Products and Sustainable Bioprocesses, BMBF).

2018-2023

Scientific Advisor for BRENDA, one of the ELIXIR Core Data Resources

2018-2022

Coordinator of HotSolute: “Thermophilic bacterial and archaeal chassis for extremolyte production” (ERA CoBioTech, BMBF)

2017-2021

Member of the Advisory Board of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM)

2016-2020

Coordinator of HotSysAPP: “Hot Systems Biology Applied – Sulfolobus acidocaldarius as a new archaeal, thermoacidophilic chassis for industrial biotechnology” (e:Bio-3, BMBF)

2013-2017

Coordinator of SulfoSYS^BiOTEC “Applied Sulfolobus Systems Biology: Exploiting the hot archaeal metabolic potential for Biotechnology” (e:Bio-1, Innovationswettbewerb Systembiologie, BMBF)

2007-2010

Scientific Coordinator of the transnational project SulfoSYS (Sulfolobus Systems Biology) within the SysMO (Systems Biology of Microorganisms) research initiative (BMBF)

2007/2009

Elected as Vice Chair (2007) and Chair (2009) of the Gordon Research Conference (GRC): "Archaea: Ecology, Metabolism & Molecular Biology

2006

Scientific Advisor for the GenoMikPlus Network (Bielefeld, Germany)

2004-2006

Member of the Faculty Council; responsible for the internal evaluation of the Institute of Biology