PhD in Molecular Microbiology from Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB, Brussels, Belgium), Lab of Prof. Laurence VAN MELDEREN. Erasmus internship at Pasteur Institute (Paris, France), Lab of Prof. Didier MAZEL. Co-inventor of the patent Method and system for the production of recombinant proteins by cells. Member of the ULB-Brussels’ team at the international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition in 2010 and advisor for the ULB-Brussels’ iGEM team in 2014. Expertise in Bacteriology, Polymorphic Toxin Systems, Bacterial Secretion Systems, Genetics and Molecular Microbiology.