Massachussetts Institute of Technology, 1990-1995, Ph.D.
Massachussetts Institute of Technology, 1987-1990, Bachelor of Science
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 1986-1987.
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine 1984-1986.
Maximiliansgymnasium, München, Germany 1974-1984, Abitur

Professional Experience

• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2007)
• Guest Professor, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris 2006
• Professor, Department of Linguistics & Department of Biology, Univ. Maryland College Park, 2006.
• DaimlerChrysler Berlin Prize, American Academy Berlin, Fall 2004
• Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (Institute for Advanced Studies), 2003-2004.
• Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics & Department of Biology, Univ. Maryland College Park.2003-2005.
• Visiting Professor, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Kanazawa, Japan, 2001-2006.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics & Department of Biology, Univ. Maryland College Park.1998-2002.
• Adjunct Asst. Professor, Department of Radiology, UCSF School of Medicine, 1997.
• Post-Doc, Department of Radiology, UCSF School of Medicine. 08/1995-12/1996.