Scientific interest: Cellular mechanisms underlying dysfunction of pancreatic beta cells during obesity associated T2DM. Education and Career Since 2014: Researcher at the Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases of the Helmholtz Center Munich at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (IDM) 2008 – 2013: Researcher; Internal Medicine IV, University Hospital Tübingen 2007: PhD Degree at the Faculty of Biology, Univerity of Tübingen 2004 – 2007: Research and Fellow of the Graduate School Tübingen / Dundee (GRK1302/2) „PI3Kinase in Diabetes and Tumor Growth“; University of Tübingen 2003 – 2004: ‚Marie Currie’ Fellowship; Institute of Physiology, University of Tübingen 2001 – 2003: Master in Cellular Biology; Faculty of Biology, Babes - Bolyai University 1995 – 1999: Study of Biology; Faculty of Biology, Babes - Bolyai University, Romania