I was born and raised in Germany (Hungarian descent), studied at the University of Basel, Switzerland, where I obtained my Diploma and PhD in Cell Biology/Neurobiology. I was a post-doc in Prof. Westerfield’s laboratory at the UO between 1995 – 1999, then returned to the University of Freiburg, Germany, Department of Biology/Developmental Biology, as Junior Research Group Leader. In 2004, I returned to Eugene to work at the Zebrafish International Resource Center. I also serve on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the UO.