About
Senior Translational Researcher & drug developer with long standing and strong expertise in basic, translational and clinical research in academia and pharmaceutical industry in Ophthalmology. My particular areas of expertise are Biomarkers and clinical endpoints for monogenetic and multifactorial Ophthalmic diseases and underlying pathophysiology of age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy as well as the role of the innate immune system/inflammation in ocular pathology.
Experience
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Head of Experimental Medicine EH&EA Experimental Science at Boehringer Ingelheim
Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos
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Roche (11 yrs 10 mos)
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Biomarker Experimental Medicine Leader Ophthalmology
Jan 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 7 mos
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Laboratory Head, Ophthalmology Discovery, Molecular Pharmacology
Oct 2014 - Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 3 mos
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University College London Institute of Ophthalmology (London, United Kingdom)
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Senior Research Associate
Nov 2013 - Sep 2014 · 11 mos
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Research Associate
Nov 2007 - Oct 2013 · 6 yrs
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Nov 2006 - Oct 2007 · 1 yr
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University of Zurich (4 yrs 5 mos)
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Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Postdoktorand)
Nov 2004 - Oct 2006 · 2 yrs
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Pre Doctoral Research Fellow
Jun 2002 - Oct 2004 · 2 yrs 5 mos
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Pre Doctoral Research Fellow at Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
Oct 1999 - May 2002 · 2 yrs 8 mos