Since 2019 Research Associate, University of Bielefeld, Department of Behavioral Cybernetics, with Prof. Dr. Volker Dürr
2017-2021 Leading the Multi-modal Integration Group, Biozentrum Universität Würzburg (Germany), Department of Behavioral Physiology & Sociobiology
2013-2019 Research Assistant (Akademischer Rat), Biocenter University of Würzburg (Germany), Department of Behavioral Physiology & Sociobiology, with Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Rössler
2010-2013 Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena (Germany), Department of Neuroethology, with Dr. Silke Sachse and Prof. Dr. Bill Hansson
2008-2010 Postdoctoral Researcher Associated (FSC), Arizona State University, Tempe (USA), School of Life Sciences, with Prof. Dr. Brian H. Smith
2005-2008 PhD thesis, Free University of Berlin (Germany), Department of Neurobiology AND Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, with Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Randolf Menzel
2005 Diploma in Biology, Free University of Berlin (Germany), Department of Neurobiology
Scientific Activities
2019 Organizer Symposium: "Behavioral decisions based on multimodal information" at the 13th Göttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society (with Basil el Jundi, Würzburg)
2017 Organizer European Symposium for Insect Taste and Olfaction (ESITO), in Villasimius, Italy (with Claudia Groh and Wolfgang Rössler, Würzburg)
2015 Organizer II. International Symposium and Workshop "Frontiers in Insect Behavior, Social Organization & Evolution", Arizona State University – University of Würzburg (with Claudia Groh and Wolfgang Rössler, Würzburg, and Jürgen Gadau, Münster)
2014 Organizer I. International Symposium and Workshop "Frontiers in Insect Behavior, Social Organization & Evolution", Arizona State University – University of Würzburg (with Claudia Groh and Wolfgang Rössler, Würzburg, and Jürgen Gadau, Münster)
2007 Organization of the 17th DoWo in Berlin
Research Grants
2023 Small research grant via the research and innovation funds of the faculty of biology, University of Bielefeld
2022 DFG research grant in the framework of research unit (FOR 5424): "Modulation in Olfaction: How recurrent circuits govern state-dependent behavior"
2022 Small research grant via the research and innovation funds of the faculty of biology, University of Bielefeld
2020 Small research grant for junior researchers via the research and innovation funds of the faculty of biology, University of Bielefeld
2017 Sachbeihilfe from DFG "Neuronal mechanisms of merging multi-modal information and modulation through experience"
2016 Postdoc scholarship from Wennergren Foundations: Co-applicant with Marie Dacke and Basil el Jundi "sky compass orientation: multi-channel recordings from an insect brain"
2015 PostDoc Plus grant of the German Excellence Initiative to the Graduate School of Life Sciences, University of Würzburg