Fellowships and honors
2010-06 European research council (ERC) Young Investigator Starting grant award for the duration of 5 years for research conducted at the TUM/Helmholtz.

2010-02 „Hofschneider Stiftungsprofessur für biomedizinische Forschung" award including the salary of a W2-Professor, of one Ph.D. student and consumables for 3+2 years.

2009-10 Götz-Preis donated by the University of Zürich.

2009-09 "Helmholtz foundation young investigator group award", for the financial support of a young investigator group at the Helmholtz foundation, Munich.

2006-10 EMPIRIS award for BRAIN RESEARCH.

2004-11 "Creutzfeldt Wissenschaftspreis 2004" donated by the Creutzfeldt-Stiftung, Kiel, Germany.

2004-10 Fellowship award donated by the foundation for Research at the Medical faculty, University of Zürich, for the duration of 2 years.

2001-09 Fellowship award donated by the "Catello-family" grant for the period of 3 years.

1999-09 ERASMUS fellowship provided by the European Community and an "achievement-scholarship" provided by the department of foreign studies, University of Vienna, Austria for the duration of 9 months.