- 1952 born in Simmozheim
- studied medicine in Tübingen
- 1994-2018 Chair of Internal Medicine I, Dresden specialized in Haematology/Oncology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease and Bone Marrow Transplant
- 2005-2018 Spokesperson SFB 655 "From Cells to Tissues"
Functions in scientific institutions and advisory boards
- 1991-1995 Founding partner (together with Dr. Peter Harf) and managing director of DKMS Deutsche Knochenmarkspenderdatei gemeinnützige GmbH
- 1995-2009 Chairman of the Board of Directors of DKMS Deutsche Knochenmarkspenderdatei
- 2002-2005 Spokesman German Working Group for Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- 2004-2012 Executive Chairman DGHO German Society for Hematology and Oncology
