I gained my medical degree at LMU Munich, where I joined the group of Martin Kerschensteiner at the Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology. In cooperation with Thomas Misgeld, I applied 2-photon in-vivo imaging to track axonal calcium dynamics in an animal model of multiple sclerosis. I started clinical training in neurology and collaborated with the Institute of Nuclear Medicine to establish TSPO-PET imaging of neuroinflammatory dynamics. I continued internal medicine training at the West London Renal and Transplant Centre, where my interest in kidney transplantation at the intersection between medicine and immunology was sparked. Currently, I am supported by the clinician scientist program Heidelberg, where my research is focused on improving outcomes for patients with end stage kidney disease through transplantation.