Training: MD (1997), medical doctorate (1998), Eberhard-Karls-Universität,Tübingen, Germany. Residency in pediatrics and training in Neonatology, UniversityHospitals Tübingen and Würzburg, Germany, with Prof. Dr. C.P. Speer (1999-2006).Research fellow with Prof. Dr. Alan H. Jobe, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Ohio,USA (1999-2001).

Positions: Junior member of medical faculty, Würzburg (2006). Maastricht UMC+(2006 to 2022): neonatologist and leader of experimental research group. PhD in2007 and Professor for Experimental Perinatology since 2011. From 2013-2022Director of Pediatric Research. Part-time position at the Institute of Women’s Health,University College London, United Kingdom from 2016-2018. Clinical ProfessorUniversity of Western Australia (2013-2023). From 2022-2024 chief medical officerNeuroplast BV, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Since 2023 Professor for Neonatologyat Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland.

Several national and international research awards e.g. young scientist of ESPR(2003) and Dutch Society for Pediatrics (2008). Chosen as a “top talent” by thefaculty of medicine (2008). Management classes at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.

Research interests: Stem cell therapy, Microbiome in necrotizing enterocolitis andbronchopulmonary dysplasia, development of lung, gut, brain, and immune systemafter preterm birth. Supervised 35 completed PhDs, 319 peer-reviewed papers ininternational journals, and 7 reviews in textbooks.