Funding
- German Research Council (DFG), since 1990
- Else-Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation
- Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF) of the Medical Faculty of the Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster
- Innovative Medical Research (IMF) of the Medical Faculty of the Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster
- Volhard award of the German Society of Nephrology, 1983
- Fogerty International Fellowship, NIH, USA, 1986-1987
- Max-Planck Research award, 1994