Biography
EDUCATION:
1999-2002 Doctoral thesis at the Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry „Analysis of the phosphoproteome of human thrombin-stimulated platelets“, Proteinstructure laboratory, Prof. H.E. Meyer, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
1998 – 1999 Diploma thesis at the Faculty of Chemistrs and Biochemistry „Mass spectrometric identfication of platelet proteins by 2D-PAGE and immunoprecipitation of tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins“, Proteinstructure lab, Prof. H.E. Meyer, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
1994-1999 Studies of biochemistry (Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry), Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
1992-1994 Vocational education; Certified Biological-technical Assistant at the “Rheinische Akademie e.V.”, Cologne, Germany
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
since 2023 Certified Connecting Link® Coach
since 2021 Director of “Prof. Katrin Marcus – Soul Up your Science”
since 06/2017 Certified Business Coach, “Akademie der Ruhr-Universität Bochum”
since 03/2014 Director of the “Medizinische Proteom-Center Funktionelle Proteomik”, Ruhr- Universität Bochum
2007 Appointment as a Full Professor, Functional Proteomics, Medical Faculty, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
2007 Offer of a W2-professorship, University of Regensburg, Med. Faculty Offer of a professorship/tenured academic staff, University of Antwerp, Dep. of Chemistry, Faculty of Science
2003-2007 Juniorprofessor for Proteomics at the Medizinische Proteom-Center (independent position), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany (extended for 3 years due to positive evaluation in July 2006)
2002-2007 Group leader of the “Brain Proteomics”-group at the Medizinische Proteom Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
since 2002 Project leader of several projects (funded by DFG, BMBF, EU etc.) Personnel responsibility for Post-Docs, PhD students and Technical Assistants
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Functional tasks:
• Member of the university commission “Diversity” (since 2023)
• Deputy-speaker of the International Graduate School for Neurosciences, Ruhr-University Bochum (since 2021)
• Chair of the DFG Committee on Scientific Instrumentation and Information Technology (since 2021)
• Member von the steering committee of the Protein Research Department at RUB (since 2020) • Deputy Chair of the DFG Committee on Scientific Instrumentation and Information Technology (since 2019)
• Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of NAPI (National network of Advanced Proteomics Infrastructure), Norway
• Chair of the Equal Opportunity Commission at RUB (since 2018)
• Deputy Chair of the HUPO Brain Proteome Project (2018)
• Chair of the HUPO Brain Proteome Project (2017)
• Steering Committee member of the HUPO Brain Proteome Project (since 2015)
• Member of the faculty council (since 2017)
• Member of the DFG Committee on Scientific Instrumentation (since 2017)
• Deputy member of the faculty council (since 2015)
• Appointment Officer of the Rectorate (since 2014)
• Editorial Board Member “Journal of Proteomics” (2011-2019) and „Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience“ (since 2017)
• General Secretary of the HUPO Brain Proteome Project (since 2009)
• Mentor in the program “m2[at]RUB” - Mentoring for female scientists at the Medical Faculty, Ruhr-University Bochum (since 2008)
• Mentor in the program “Tandem plus MED” - Mentoring for female scientists at the Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen (2009-2010)
• Equal opportunities officer at the Medical Faculty, Ruhr-University Bochum (2006-2019)
• Head of the DGPF working group "Membrane Proteins" (2008-2012)
• Vice Chair of the Technology Platforms & Standardization Committee in the HUPO Human Brain Proteome Project (2005-2009)