M.D. Heidelberg University, University of Munich
Ph.D. Max Planck Institute for Medical Research
Residency (internal medicine, hematology and infectious diseases, rheumatology, nephrology, cardiology, gastroenterology), University of Muenster.
Clinical Fellowship (oncology), M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute.

Numerous Professional Appointments at M.D. Anderson, including:

• Professor of Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
• Professor of Medicine, Department of Hematology
• Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology
• Chief, Section of Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Hematology
• Chief, Cytometry Center, Department of Hematology
  
  

  Honors and Awards

  • Distinguished Alumnus Award – UT MD Anderson Cancer Center – 1998

  • Jan Waldenstrom Award for Myeloma Research – 1999

  • Celgene Career Achievement Award in Hematology Research – 2002

  • Robert A. Kyle Lifetime Achievement Award, International Myeloma Foundation – 2004

  Society Memberships

  • American Society for Clinical Investigation

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology

  • American Society of Hematology

  • Association of American Physicians

  • International Society of Hematology

  • The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research