Areas of activity
Analytical chemistry with focus on chromatography and mass spectrometry of peptides and proteins, Detailed characterization of recombinant proteins and protein conjugates, Determination of identity / investigation of polyclonality, Determination of the coupling density of protein conjugates, High sensitivity sequence variant analysis, Determination of correct disulfide bridging, GlycosylationDetermination of N- and C-terminal modifications, Oxidation, deamidation, succinimide formation, glycation, etc., Epitope mapping using H/D exchange and top down mass spectrometry, Immunoanalytical methods for the production and characterization of antibodies
Stages of career
2007 - 2011 Group leader, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg
2006 - 2007 Postdoc at Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Penzberg
2004 Postdoc at Barnett Institute of Chemical and Biological Analysis Northeastern University, Boston, USA
2001 Dr. rer. nat. in Analytical Chemistry, Technical University Munich (TUM)
1992 - 1998 Chemistry studies and Dipl. Chem. at the TU Karlsruhe and TUM