Since 02/2020    
Head of the Research Group Nutrients and Health, Department of Molecular Toxicology, DIfE

Since 09/2019    
Guest Professorship, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

08/2014 - 02/2017     
Habilitation in Nutritional Medicine, Medical Faculty, Saarland University

07/2010 - 09/2019    
Research scientist, Saarland University Medical Center

07/2010 - 07/2014    
PhD, Medical Faculty, Saarland University

01/2009 - 12/2009    
Nutrition Consultant, Pfizer SMA Nutrition, Maidenhead, UK

01/2008 - 06/2008    
Nutrition Scientist, British Nutrition Foundation, London, UK

01/2006 - 12/2007    
Scientist, Medical Research Council, Human Nutrition Research, Cambridge, UK

02/2004 - 12/2006    
Research Nutritionist, Doncaster and South Humber National Health Service, Sheffield, UK

2015     
Travel stipend, International Liver Congress, (European Association for the Study of the Liver; EASL), Vienna

2015    
Travel stipend, EASL Monothematic Conference ‘Microbiome and NAFLD’, Innsbruck

2014    
Travel stipend, International Liver Congress (EASL), London

2013    
Travel stipend, EASL Masterclass Workshop ‘Hot topics in Hepatology’, Bordeaux

2012 - 2015     
Saarland University Excellence Programme for women scientists striving to become professors

2010    
Doctorate Stipend, StudienStiftungSaar, Germany 

2010    
Van Den Bergh Prize, best academic performance on PG Dipl./M.Sc. Dietetics course

2008 - 2010     
National Health Service (NHS) stipend award for postgraduate Dietetics course

2007    
‘Rising Stars’ Programme in public communication, Cambridge University

2005    
National Health Service Journal Award for Nutrition and Mental Health Programme

2005    
Certificate of Commendation from NHS Trust Chief Executive for Nutrition and Mental Health Programme