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