Areas of Specialization
- Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Neurogenetic Disorders
- Mitochondrial Diseases
Education & Experience
- Group leader, Disorders of Neuromuscular Transmission, Laboratory for Molecular Myology, Department of Neurology with Friedrich Baur Institute for Nerve and Muscle Diseases, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
- Postdoctoral fellowship, Experimental Neurology and Neurogenetics, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
- Residency, Department of Neurology with Friedrich Baur Institute for Nerve and Muscle Diseases, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
- Residency, MGZ - Medical Genetics Center, Munich, Germany
- Doctorate, Pediatrics and Endocrinology, Hauner Children’s Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
- Medical school, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
Certifications
- Doctor of Medicine
- Board Certification as a Specialist in Human Genetics / Facharzt für Humangenetik
- German License to Practice Medicine / Approbation
Awards
- Postdoctoral fellowship of the Fritz Thyssen Foundation
- Postdoctoral fellowship of the Association française centre les myopathies (AFM)
- Postdoctoral fellowship, University Scientific Program (HWP) “Equal Opportunities for Women in Research and Teaching”
- International Affairs Foreign Committee Award, American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
- Myasthenia Prize, German Society for Muscle Disorders (DGM)
Professional Affiliations
- German Society of Human Genetics (GfH)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Muskelkranke e.V. (DGM)
- Berufsverband Deutscher Humangenetiker e.V. (BVDH)
- German Medical Women´s Association /Deutscher Ärztinnenbund e.V.