WWTF-Stiftungsprofessur für Bioinformatik, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Medizinische Universität Wien, Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien und Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Wien. |
Curriculum Vitae:
born 1959 in Bremen, Germany 1984 Philipps University Marburg, State examination (1. Staatsexamen) for biology, mathematics, education science 1988 University of Bielefeld, Ph. D. in Mathematics 1994 University of Munich, State doctorate (Habilitation) in Zoology 1988–989 University of Bielefeld, Postdoc 1989–990 University of Southern California, Postdoc 1990–991 University of Southern California, Visiting Assistant Professor, Mathematics 1991–995 University of Munich, Scientific lecturer (Hochschulassistent, C1), 1995–998 University of Munich, Senior Scientific lecturer (Hochschulassistent, C2), Biology 1998–001 Max Planck Institute for evolutionary Anthropology, Group Leader (C3) of Theoretical Biology Group since 1999 University of Leipzig, Honorary Professor for Theoretical Biology. 2001–005 Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Full Professor (C4) for Bioinformatics. 2001–004 Research Center Jülich, Group Leader of the Bioinformatics Group at the Neumann Institute for Computing. 2002–005 Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Chairman of Computer Sciences. since 2005 Scientific Director of the Center for Integrative Bioinformatics Vienna (CIBIV). since September 2005 Vienna University, Medical University, and University of Veterinary Medicine, Full Professor, WWTF endowed professor.
Research Interests:
*Alignment *Sequence evolution *Gene trees *Population genetics *Complex patterns of evolution |