Education: - 1983–1987: Biomedical Sciences (Human Biology), Immunology, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Marburg, Germany. - 1987–1988: Master thesis ‘Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of the Feline MHC’, advisor prof. Hidde Ploegh, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Pre- and postdoctoral training: - 1989–1994: Graduate student in the Division of Molecular Genetics, 'Control of T Cell Development in TCR Mutant Mice', Mentor: Prof Anton Berns, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. - 1994–1997: EMBO Long-term Postdoc Fellow, Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, Mentor: Prof. K. Rajewsky. Positions held: - 1997–2001: Group Leader and Independent Member, Basel Institute for Immunology, Basel, Switzerland - 2001–2002: University Docent, University of Maastricht, Maastricht / Netherlands - 2002–2019: Group Leader, NKI-AVL, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Div. Immunology, Biological Stress Responses, Tumor Biology and Immunology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam/Netherlands - 2019–present: Division Head, Division Tumor Biology and Immunology, NKI-AVL, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands