| 2008 | Senior Scientist at the Institute of Pathology at the Medical University of Graz, Austria |
| 2005 -2008 | Assistant Professor (non-tenure track) in Molecular Endocrinology at the Vet. Medical Univ., Austria |
| 2002 | Principal Investigator (Officer) in Medicine/Molecular Endocrinology, Endocrine Unit, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA |
| 2001 -2005 | Research Fellow in Medicine/Mol. Endocrinology,Endocrine Unit, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA |
| 1998 -2001 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Mol. Endocrinology Research Group, MPI for Biochemistry, Munich, Germany |
| 1994 -1998 | Graduate Student, Dep. of Neuroimmunology, MPI for Neurobiology, Munich, Germany |
| 1993 -1994 | Undergraduate Student, Molecular Medicine Research Group, MPI for Biochemistry, Munich, Germany |
| 1992 -1993 | Undergraduate Student, Inst. of Molecular Biology, Austrian Acad. of Sciences, Salzburg, Austria |
| 1988 -1992 | Student in Molecular Biology/Genetics, University of Salzburg |
| 1987 -1988 | Officer education in the Austrian Army |
| 1979 -1987 | Europa- und Bundesgymnasium Salzburg |
| 2008 | John Haddad Award of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research |
| 2007 | "Best scientific work presentation" at the 24th winter school on proteinases and their inhibitors in Tiers |
| 2004 | Plenary Poster Award of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research |
| 2003 | Young Investigator Award of the American Society for Bone and Mineral research |
| 2001 | Year to year appointment and stipulation as Research Fellow in Medicine; Harvard University |
| 1998 | Böhringer-Mannheim Stipend |
| 1994 | PhD Stipend of the Max-Planck-Society |
| 1993 | Master stipend of the Max-Planck-Society |
| 1992 | Scholarship of the Hans-Schmiedinger Foundation |
| 2010 -2013 | SysGENET (European systems genetics network for the study of complex genetic human diseases using mouse genetic reference populations) Member |
| 2007 -2013 | Austrian Soc. for Mol. Biosciences & Biotechnology (OEGMBT) Member |
| 2002 -2013 | Austrian Scientists in North America (ASciNA) Founding Member |
| 2009 -2010 | Austrian Society for Pathology Member |
| 2001 -2010 | Austrian Society for Bone and Mineral Research (AuSBMR) Member |
| 2001 -2010 | International Society for Bone and Mineral Research (IBMS) Member |
| 2001 -2010 | American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
Member |
| 2005 -2008 | Epigenetics Society Member |
| 2004 -2008 | European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) Member |
| 2007 -2007 | ASBMR Scientific Program Committee Reviewer & Chair |
| 2008 -2008 | ENDOCRINOLOGY |
| 2007 -2007 | JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH |
| 2013 | ESGI workshop: Networking to Biobanking Organisator |
| 2007 | 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, September 16th-19th, 2007; Honolulu, HI, USA Mitglied Organisationskomitee |