Professor of Immunology and laboratory director, University of Leipzig, Institute of Clinical Immunology: further research in immunodiagnostics, experimental rheumatology and cellular immunology; Control manager in production of therapeutic antibodies; Guest lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences, Senftenberg, Guest lecturer at the University of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia; Supervisor for undergraduate students and postdocs; Congress organisation and member of organising committees of national and international meetings; Reviewing for international scientific journals; Active membership in scientific associations for immunology, laboratory medicine and clinical chemistry, and cytometry; Auditing of diagnostic laboratories; Editor of books in the field of immunology
1995-2001 Senior researcher, University of Leipzig, Institute of Clinical Immunology: SCID mouse models, imaging and microscopy, models of inflammatory diseases, novel immunological tests in rheumatology, data analysis, therapeutic research
1991-1995: Postdoc positions at several departments of the University of Leipzig: Flow cytometry, autoimmune diagnostics, allergology, animal models, fibroblast research, experimental rheumatology
1990-1991: Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Society, at the Clinical Research Groups of the Max Planck Society, University Erlangen: cytokines, immunodeficient animals, arthritis models, cell culture, T cell cloning, cartilage proteins
1989-1990: Postdoc position at the University of Leipzig, Institute of Clinical Immunology: cell culture, cytokine measurement, immunocytology, immunohistochemistry
1984-1988: Laboratory work during study time: histology, staining techniques, rheumatology research.

Programme as an elected ESCCA Board Member:

• Further development and stronger integration of flow cytometric testing in clinical procedures
• Contribution to harmonized European procedures in the field of diagnostic flow cytometry
• Advancement of flow cytometric and cellular test systems for better understanding of immune  functions