Owner and founder of extera
| Institution and Location | Degree | Year(s) | Field of Study |
| Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany | Diplom (MSc) | 1990-1995 | Chemistry |
| Institute of Environmental Hygiene, Düsseldorf, Germany | Dr. rer. nat. (PhD) | 1995-1999 | Toxicology |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA | 2001-2003 | Toxicology |
Positions and Employment
1999-2000: Institute of Environmental Hygiene, Düsseldorf, Germany, post-doctoral fellow
2001-2003: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, post-doctoral fellow
2003-2013: Knoell Consult, Mannheim, Germany, Senior Expert Toxicology
1 Nov 2013: Foundation of extera
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
2003 Member, German Society of Toxicology (GT)
Honors
1999: Poster Award: Mostert, V. et al. Transforming growth factor-beta 1 inhibits selenoprotein P expression in cultured human liver cells. Tenth International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man and Animals (TEMA-10). Evian, France, May 2-7.
1999: Poster Award: Mostert, V., et al. Protection by selenoprotein P in human plasma against peroxynitrite-mediated oxidation and nitration. 19th Workshop on Trace Elements. Jena, Germany, December 7-9
2001-2002: Research Scholarship, German Research Foundation (DFG)
2007: Certification as European Registered Toxicologist (ERT)