His PhD thesis was led by Prof. Bernard C. Rossier and aimed at characterizing genotype-phenotype relationship of mutants of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC). He subsequently completed a post-doctoral fellowship with Prof. Orson W. Moe at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas on renal calcium reabsorption and on mineral metabolism. He joined the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in December 2007 where he has been leading his own research group since.