1984-1987, Doctoral Degree in Microbiology, UQ

1988-1991, Post-doc and project leader, National Research Centre for Biotechnology, Braunschweig, Germany

1992-2009, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong

1998, Alexander Von Humboldt fellowship

2005, Fulbright Senior Scholar fellowship

2010-2022, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, UQ

2011-2023, Director, Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, UQ and QIMRB

2021-2025, NHMRC Investigator L3

2023-present, Group Leader, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, UQ