Education: DVM 1993 (Ghent University) MS Animal Production 1995 (Ghent University) MSc Epidemiology and Herd Health 1998 (Utrecht University) PhD 1998 (Ghent University) Diplomate European College of Veterinary Public Health (ECVPH) since 2003 Diplomate European College of Porcine Health Management (ECPHM) since 2005 Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Helsinki, 2023 Current position: Full professor Porcine Health Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ghent University Other professional activities: Chair Study Program Committee Fac Vet Med UGent (2022-…) President Knowledge Centre on Antibiotic Use and Resistance in Animals in Belgium (2023-….) Scientific Editor of Livestock Science (2012-…) and Veterinary Sciences (2019-…)