PhD, Director of the Laboratory for Experimental Neurooncology ,Clinic for Neurosurgery, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Centre Mainz, Germany
1977 - 1982: Study of Biology at the Taras Schevchenko State University, Kiew, Ukraine
1982 – 1983: Training in molecular biology & gene engineering/Moscow State University, Russia
1984 – 1990: PhD in Molecular Biology/ Department of Gene Engineering/Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Kiew, Ukraine
1990 - 1992: Research Assistant / Department of Gene Engineering/Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Kiew, Ukraine
1992 - 1996: Postdoctoral fellow / Department of Molecular Neurobiology /Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
1997 -1998: EMBO Postdoctoral Fellow / Department for Tumor Virology / Heinrich-Pette-Institüt, Hamburg, Germany
1999 -2003: Group Leader / Department for Tumor Virology / Heinrich-Pette-Institüt, Hamburg, Germany
2003 -2006: Director of the Laboratory for Experimental Neurooncology / Clinic for Neurosurgery/ University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany
2007: Habilitation in Molecular Medicine and Vinea Legendi /University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany
2007 -2011: Director of the Laboratory for Experimental Neurooncology/Clinic for Neurosurgery / Georg-August University Medical Centre Göttingen, Germany
since 2012: Director of the Laboratory for Experimental Neurooncology /Clinic for Neurosurgery, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Centre Mainz (UMM), Germany.