1972-1979: Abitur, Graf-Stauffenberg Gymnasium, Bamberg, Germany

1979-1986: M.D., Friedrich-Alexander Universitat, School of Medicine, ErIangen-Nuremberg, Germany

1987-1990: Resident, Internal Medicine, Cabrini Medical Center, New York

1990-1993: Clinical and Research Fellow in Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

1993-1995: Research Fellow, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

1986: Approbation als Arzt, Germany

1986: Doktor der Medizin (Dr. med.; M.D.), Germany

1987: Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in Medical Sciences (ECFMG), U.S.A.

1989: Federal Licensing Examination (FLEX), U.S.A.

1990: American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomate, U.S.A.

1993: American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomate, Subspecialty: Nephrology, U.S.A.

• 1979-86: Scholar of the Bavarian State Foundation for the most gifted student (top graduating students in Bavaria); Full scholarship for medical school, Germany
• 1991: National Kidney Foundation, Fellowship Award, U.S.A.
• 1993: Fogarty International Center, Visiting Fellowship Award, U.S.A.
• 1997: National Cancer Institute, Special Service Award, U.S.A.
• 1998: National Kidney Foundation Young Investigator Award, New York/New Jersey Affiliate, U.S.A.
• 2002: Mellini Award for Excellence in Biomedical Sciences, U.S.A.
• 2004 - The Irene and Dr. Arthur Fishberg Endowed Chair in Medicine

• Cell and molecular biology (since 1991)
• Constitutive and conditional gene deletion and transgenic animal models (since 1993)
• Genomics and genetics, systems biology, bioinformatics (since 1999)
• Clinical trials (2005 to 2008)
• Clinical information systems, electronic medical records (since 2007)
• Translational research and implementation science (since 2009)
• Research administration and leadership (since 2001)