Biography

I'm a Biologist at specialized in the diagnosis of drug-resistant TB. I additionally earned a MSc in International Health from the Humboldt University of Berlin, and completed my PhD at the University of Antwerp , with a dissertation focused on improving TB diagnostics, from phenotypic tests to whole genome sequencing. Based at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, I works as a laboratory advisor for Médecins sans Frontières projects and as postdoctoral scientist in other research studies, with the aim to enhance diagnostic tools in resource-limited settings.