Degree in Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, USA. Professor of Paediatrics. Head of the Asthma and Allergy Clinics, Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Munich and Munich University Asthma and Allergy Research Group. Member, Editorial Board, New England Journal of Medicine. 2010-2015, Associate Editor, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Own working group actively involved in the design, implementation and data analysis of many large, Pan-European multicentre and interdisciplinary projects, including birth cohort studies, addressing the potential role of genetic and environmental factors for the development of asthma and allergic diseases. Honorary doctorate, University of Helsinki (2010). Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preis (2013).