I work on the analysis of mathematical models arising in biology and medicine, particularly on the level of biochemistry. Areas of application, which I focus on, are immunology and epidemiology. As a mathematician, I am naturally led to study small models and to approach them in an analytically rigorous way. I see this as complementary to work involving large data sets and advanced computational work. I regard the IQCB as an opportunity for me to exchange insights with theoreticians doing that type of work and with biologists and medical researchers.

Positions held

Since 2013 
Professor of Mathematics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

1995-2013   
Research Scientist (with tenure), Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam, Germany

1994-1995   
Research Scientist, Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques, Bures-sur-Yvette, France

1987-1994   
Research Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Garching, Germany

Education

1987    
PhD in Mathematics, University of Aberdeen, UK

1984    
BSc in Mathematics, University of Aberdeen, UK