Institute of Virology, Center for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University, Leipzig (Germany) Board-certified specialist in Virology (Germany), Immunology (Germany), and in Bacteriology and Mycology (Germany) 2023 – today Head of the PRRSV consultation lab, German Veterinary Medical Society (DVG) 2019 – today Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University 2016 – 2019 Vice-Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University 2013 - 2016 Dean of Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University (Germany) 2010 - today Director, Institute of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University (Germany) 2010 Director, Institute of Infectology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems (Germany) 2005 Habilitation for Virology and Immunology at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Free University Berlin (Germany) 2004 – 2009 Senior Scientist and Personal Assistant to the President, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems (Germany) 2003 – 2004 Assistant Professor, Immunology Unit, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (USA) 2000 – 2003 Post-doctoral Fellow, Immunology Unit, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (USA) 1998 Philosophical doctor (Ph.D.), Utrecht University (The Netherlands) 1997 – 2000 Research Assistant (C1), Institute of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig University (Germany) 1993 Dissertation (Dr. med. vet., Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (Germany) 1991 – 1997 Virology Unit, Department for Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University (The Netherlands) 1985 – 1991 Study of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (Germany)