| | Studies in Medicine and Philosophy & Sociology in Muenster, York and London |
| 2005 | Magister (M.A. phil), Approbation, Promotion (Dr. med.) |
| 2006-2008 | Assistant Professor, Institute of Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine, University of Muenster |
| 2008-2009 | Fellow, Harvard University Program in Ethics and Health, Harvard Medical School |
| 2009-2012 | Assistant Director, Nuffield Council on Bioethics, London |
| 2012-2014 | Head, DFG-Emmy Noether-Group Bioethics and Political Philosophy (University of Muenster); Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Policy (University College London, until 2015) |
| 2014 | Appointment, Professor of Medical Ethics, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel |
| 2016 | Appointment, German Ethics Council by the President of the German Bundestag, Prof. Dr. med. Norbert Lammert |
| since 2018 | Director of the Institute for History and Ethics of Medicine, Technical University of Munich |
| Professor, Ethics of Medicine and Health Technologies, Medical Faculty of the Technical University of Munich |
| since 2019 | Member of the WHO Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome Editing |
| 1979-1986 | Medical School, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich |
| 1986 | Doctoral thesis, University Eye Hospital, Munich |
| Internal rotation in Ophthalmic Pathology Howe Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA |
| 1986-1987 | Research Fellow, Institute of Immunology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich |
| 1987-1990 | Resident in Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital, Munich |
| 1990-1992 | Research Fellow in Photomedicine, Wellman Laboratories, Mass. General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
| 1991-1992 | Research Fellow in Ophthalmology, Retina-Department, Massachusetts Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
| 1992-1993 | Clinical Fellow in Medical Retina, University Eye Hospital, Medical University of Lübeck |
| 1992-2004 | Research Associate, Medical Laser Center, University of Lübeck, Germany |
| 1993-1995 | Instructor in Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital Lübeck |
| 1996-1999 | Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital Lübeck |
| 2000-2004 | Professor in Ophthalmology |
| since 2004 | Appointment at the University of Vienna, Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology |
| 2008 | Visiting Professorship: Mc Gill University / Montreal / Canada |
| since 2009 | Lecturer, ESASO - European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology, Lugano |
| Lecturer, PhD-Program at CeMM, Center for Molecular Medicine, Academy of Sciences, Vienna |
| since 2010 | Elected member of the Senate, MUW - Medical University of Vienna |
