Diploma in University entrance, Gymnasium Ulricianum, Aurich, 1994. Diploma in Food Science, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, 2000. Diploma in German Language, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, 2000. Doctorate, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, 2004.
Scientific researcher Institute Food Science, Hannover, 2001—2004, Institute Social Medicine, Luebeck, Germany, 2004—2006, Institute Cancer Epidemiology, Luebeck, 2004—2008, Cancer Registry Schleswig-Holstein, since 2009.