Curriculum Vitae
Professional Experience
| Since 02/2014 | Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Statistics, LMU Munich | 
| Since 10/2010 | Emmy Noether-Nachwuchsgruppenleiterin (~Assistant Professor), Department of Statistics, LMU Munich | 
| 03/2010-09/2010 | Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (PostDoc), Department of Statistics, LMU Munich | 
| 02/2008-01/2010 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University, USA | 
| 10/2004-01/2008 | Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin (PhD student), Department of Statistics, LMU Munich Member of the Statistical Consulting Unit | 
| 10/2004-12/2005 | Research Associate, Department of Epidemiology, HelmholtzZentrum Munich (German Research Center for Environmental Health) working on the AIRGENE study in cooperation with the Statistical Consulting Unit | 
| 10/2003-02/2004 | Student Assistant at the Institute of Statistics, RWTH Aachen | 
| 09/2003-10/2003 | Student Assistant at the Chair C for Mathematics, RWTH Aachen | 
| 02/2001-03/2001 | Student Intern at Aix Scientifics (Contract Research Organization), Aachen | 
| 10/2000-06/2001 | Student Assistant at the Institute of Medical Statistics, RWTH Aachen | 
Education
| 10/2004-12/2007 | PhD student in Statistics, LMU Munich Degree: Dr. rer. nat. (PhD) | 
| 09/2006-12/2006 | Visiting PhD student, Johns Hopkins University, USA Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service | 
| 08/2001-08/2002 | Study abroad, Biostatistics, UNC Chapel Hill, USA Fulbright-Scholarship Degree: Master of Science | 
| 10/1998-07/2001, 09/2002-08/2004 | Studies in Mathematics, RWTH Aachen Scholarship from the Ev. Studienwerk Villigst Degree: Diplom (Master of Science) | 
| 06/1998 | Abitur (high-school diploma), Inda-Gymnasium Aachen-Kornelimünster | 
Honors, Awards and Grants
| 2012 | Wolfgang-Wetzel-Award of the German Statistical Society | 
| 2011 | Gustav-Adolf-Lienert-Award of the German Section of the International Biometric Society | 
| 2010 | Emmy Noether grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG) | 
| 2010 | Travel allowance from the German Statistical Society for the DAGStat 2010 conference | 
| 2009 | David P. Byar Young Investigator Award, American Statistical Association | 
| 2009 | Oberwolfach Leibniz Graduate Students grant and invitation to Oberwolfach Workshop “Challenges in Statistical Theory: Complex Data Structures and Algorithmic Optimization” | 
| 2008 | Award for the best graduates of the School of Mathematics, Computer Sciences and Statistics for an outstanding dissertation, LMU Munich | 
| 2007 | Best IWSM Student Paper Award, 22nd International Workshop on Statistical Modelling | 
| 2006 | Research Fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) | 
| 2006 | Award for Oral Presentation, 21st International Workshop on Statistical Modelling | 
| 2005 | Springorum Medal for passing the Diplom Examination with Distinction, RWTH Aachen | 
| 2003 | Induction into Delta Omega, Honorary Society in Public Health | 
| 2002 | Best Master's Paper Award, Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 
| 2001-2002 | Fulbright Scholarship | 
| 1998-2004 | Scholarship from the Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V. Villigst for Gifted Students in Germany | 
 
 