Education and positions
| 2021 - present | Research Group Leader, ZMBH, University of Heidelberg, Germany & Principal Investigator, Cluster of Excellence 3DMM2O |
| 2020 - 2021 | Project Leader, Institute of Applied Medical Engineering (AME), RWTH Aachen University, Germany |
| 2019 | Visiting Postdoc, Heilshorn Biomaterials Lab, Stanford University, USA |
| 2019 | M.Sc. in Laboratory Animal Science, International Academy, RWTH Aachen University, Germany |
| 2016 - 2018 | Junior Group Leader, Department of Biomaterials, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Germany |
| 2017 | Visiting Researcher, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, USA |
| 2016 | Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany |
| 2010 - 2016 | Doctoral candidate, Department of Biomaterials, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Germany |
| 2010 | M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal |
| 2008 - 2009 | Erasmus student, Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Germany |
Awards, honors and fellowships
| 2020 | Outstanding Reviewer, Journal Biofrabrication |
| Theodore von Karman FEllowship, RWTH Aachen University | |
| 2019 | FELASA A, B and D specialist, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, RWTH Aachen University Hospital |
| Merck KGaA Travel Scholarship | |
| DAAD Travel Scholarship | |
| Best Podium Presentation Award (3rd place), Journal RSC Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) | |
| 2018 | Julia Polak European Doctorate Award, European Society for Biomaterials |
| Best Young Investigator Poster Award (3rd place), TERMIS | |
| Gels Travel Award, Journal Gels | |
| 2017 | Reviewer of the Year, Journal Biofabrication |
| Borchers Badge for outstanding doctoral students, RWTH Aachen University | |
| Best Poster Award (1st place), German Society for Biomaterials | |
| 2016 | Study Scholarship for the M.Sc. in Laboratory Animal Science, RWTH Aachen University |
| Best Dissertation Prize, German Society for Biomaterials | |
| 2013 | Best Paper Award, European Ceramics Society |
| 2012 | Student & Young Investigator Travel Award, TERMIS |
| 2008 | Erasmus Scholarship |
Previous / current funding
| 2020 | DiseaseX-Chip, Volkswagen Stiftung |
| 2019 | Gatekeeper, DFG |
| 2018 | CorneaPrint, RWTH, Aachen, University Hospital |
| 2016 | 3DCart, RWTH Aachen University Hospital |