Research Interests

•  Photoresponsive molecules, surfaces and materials
• Biointerfaces, Bioadhesion, Cell-material interactions
• Nanostructuring approaches with polymer materials

Appointments

• 2009 W2 Minerva Fellow “Active Surfaces and Materials at Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz (DE)
• 2008 Department Head “Functional Surfaces”, INM-Leibniz Institut für Neue Materialien, Saarbrücken (DE)
• 2005-07 Group Leader, Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung, Stuttgart (DE)

Academic/ Professional Preparation

• 2004 Post-Doc Biointerfaces, Universitá degli Studi di Urbino (Italy)
• 2000-03 Post-Doc Surface Science Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz (DE)
• 1996-00 PhD Polymer Chemistry, Instituto de CyT de Polímeros, Madrid (ES)
• 1990-95 MSc Chemistry, Universidad Complutense, Madrid (ES)

Awards / grants

• 2010 BMBF Preisträger Innovationswettbewerb Medizintechnik 2010
• 2007 Federation of European Material Societies Award for Excellence in Materials Sci&Eng
• 2001-2003: Marie Curie Fellowship