Astrid studied Chemistry at the Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena and Dublin City University (Ireland) where she accomplished her 3rd year and her final year project.
During her PhD thesis she was trained as a crystallographer at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Jena.
Astrid joined Jena Bioscience in 2004 and is responsible for the product development in the division of macromolecular crystallography.