2016-present Associate Professor in the Neurogenetics of Social & Sexual Behaviour, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. 2011-2016 Assistant Professor, Center for Behaviour and Neurosciences, University of Groningen. 2007-2010 Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship, Department of Biology, University of Toronto, Canada, with Prof. Joel D. Levine. 2003-2006 Post-Doctoral Researcher, Division of Molecular Genetics, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, with Dr. Stephen F. Goodwin. 1999-2003 PhD Researcher, Division of Molecular Genetics, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, with Dr. Stephen F. Goodwin. 1997-1998 MSc student, Research Project (Nov 1997- Oct 1998, Full time) Brandeis University, USA, with Prof. Jeffrey C. Hall 1994-1997 BSc in Biology, University of Geneva, Switzerland