I received my veterinary degree from Utrecht University in the Netherlands in 2004, where I also obtained my doctorate degree in animal nutrition in 2003. I was employed as an assistant professor in animal nutrition at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University for 12 years. As of January 2019, I am fully occupied with my consultancy agency Nutrissues, with which I am focused on advising in the field of dog and cat nutrition. I am a board-certified specialist in comparative veterinary clinical nutrition at the European College of Comparative Veterinary Nutrition (ECVCN). My research interests include influence of nutrition on (disease of) the urinary system in companion animals and Palaeolithic nutrition of dogs and cats.