DVM Hannover Veterinary School, Germany, 1990; Doctor med vet Hannover Veterinary School, Germany, 1992; Habilitation Hannover Veterinary School, Germany, 1997; Head of Centre for Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer, Vetmeduni Vienna, Austria, 1999; Founding Diplomate of the European College of Animal Reproduction (ECAR), 2000; Head of Graf Lehndorff-Institute for Equine Science, Germany, 2007; Current research is directed on the establishment of early pregnancy, late pregnancy and parturition as well as gamete and embryo preservation in domestic animals with main emphasis on the equine species.