Curriculum vitae

Born 17. Oktober 1966 in Uster, Switzerland. Married, two children (Lea: 1995, Anja: 1999)
1972-1978 Elementary school, Duebendorf
1978-1985 College ("Gymnasium"), Zurich
1983-1984 Exchange student to France, student at the local college (lycee)
Sept. 1985 Matura diploma (type B), Zurich
1985-1991 Study of Natural Sciences (Biology) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich
April 1991 Diploma in Natural Sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich
May 1991 Ph.D. student and research assistant with Prof. D. Lehmann at the Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital, Zurich
1994-1998 Employed as research scientist at the KEY Institute for Brain-Mind research, at the University Hospital of Psychiatry, Zurich
June 1995 Degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich
Since 1999 Senior research assistant at the University Hospital of Psychiatry, Bern
April 1999-March 2000 Post-doctoral fellowship of the Swiss National Foundation in Havanna (Prof. P. Valdes) and New York (Prof. E.R. John)
Jun.05 Habilitation (Privatdozent) at the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern
Dec.09 Theodor-Kocher Price of the University of Bern