Sonja Steppan

Sonja Steppan currently serves as Vice President Head Research Office at Fresenius Group since July 2023 and is an Executive Board Member of the ENDI Foundation, a position held since June 2015. Previously, Sonja Steppan was Vice Chair of the ERA Curatorium from May 2022 to September 2023. A long tenure at Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH included various leadership roles in scientific engagement, medical affairs, and biomedical research from January 2006 to June 2023. Sonja Steppan's earlier career includes research positions at Bayer Healthcare Germany and Scripps Research, as well as a doctoral scholarship from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. Sonja Steppan's academic credentials encompass a Master of Business Administration from Universität für Weiterbildung Krems, a Certificate in Bioinformatics from California State University - East Bay, and a Dr. rer. nat. in Molecular Genetics from the University of Konstanz, alongside qualifications in biology, chemistry, and French language studies.