| Born: | 1981 |
| 2000-2002 | Apprenticeship in the Bayer AG, Leverkusen as laboratory assistant |
| 2000-2003 | Cooperative studies in chemical engineering at Krefeld University |
| 2003-2006 | Studies in chemistry (Diploma) at Bonn University |
| 2006 | Diploma Thesis: “Studies on synthesis and derivatization of a pentacyclic scaffold” (Tutor: Prof. Dr. S. R. Waldvogel) |
| 2006-2011 | PhD studies on natural product synthesis |
| Since 2011 | Employment at DuPont, Wuppertal |