I am a veterinarian by training. After obtaining my veterinary degree at the Ghent University, Belgium, I took up a research position at the Laboratory for Parasitology from the faculty of Veterinary Medicine, also in Ghent, and obtained a PhD in Veterinary Medicine with focus on zoonotic protozoal infections. After my PhD, I did a post-doc at the Ghent university and Murdoch University, and I successfully passed the examination to be Diplomate of the European Veterinary Parasitology College (in 2007). At Zoetis, I am Senior Director in the Veterinary Medicine Research and Development group, based in Zaventem (Belgium), and I lead the EU team for Clinical development supporting Pharma, Biopharma and vaccine projects. I am also the therapeutic area head for Parasitology and supports many research and development programs for parasitology products. Besides parasitology, I am passionate about sports and traveling.