Veerle Piessens
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Sarne De Vliegher
Veerle is an excellent researcher, very dedicated, eager to learn, always meeting the deadlines. As she is a pleasure to work with and highly skilled, I would recommend her to anyone in need of a postdoctoral researcher in the area of molecular biology.
Sarne De Vliegher
Veerle is an excellent researcher, very dedicated, eager to learn, always meeting the deadlines. As she is a pleasure to work with and highly skilled, I would recommend her to anyone in need of a postdoctoral researcher in the area of molecular biology.
Sarne De Vliegher
Veerle is an excellent researcher, very dedicated, eager to learn, always meeting the deadlines. As she is a pleasure to work with and highly skilled, I would recommend her to anyone in need of a postdoctoral researcher in the area of molecular biology.
Sarne De Vliegher
Veerle is an excellent researcher, very dedicated, eager to learn, always meeting the deadlines. As she is a pleasure to work with and highly skilled, I would recommend her to anyone in need of a postdoctoral researcher in the area of molecular biology.
Experience
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Cohousing Projects
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Belgium
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Projectbegeleider
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Feb 2020 - Present
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AMCRA
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Belgium
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Veterinary Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Data analyst
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Jun 2014 - Feb 2020
The mission of AMCRA is to - collect and analyze all data related to antimicrobial use and resistance in animals in Belgium and communicate the outcomes in a neutral and objective manner- promoting a durable policy of veterinary antimicrobial use in Belgium to safeguard both public and animal health and welfare The mission of AMCRA is to - collect and analyze all data related to antimicrobial use and resistance in animals in Belgium and communicate the outcomes in a neutral and objective manner- promoting a durable policy of veterinary antimicrobial use in Belgium to safeguard both public and animal health and welfare
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Ghent University
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Belgium
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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MIRRI Project Associate
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Jan 2013 - May 2014
I collaborated in the preparatory phase of the Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure (MIRRI), which is a EU funded FP7 project with the aim of improving access to high quality microbial/genetic resources and associated data. MIRRI connects resource holders with researchers and policy makers to meet the needs of innovation in biotechnological research and the bio-industry. I collaborated in the preparatory phase of the Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure (MIRRI), which is a EU funded FP7 project with the aim of improving access to high quality microbial/genetic resources and associated data. MIRRI connects resource holders with researchers and policy makers to meet the needs of innovation in biotechnological research and the bio-industry.
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UZ Brussel
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Medical Lab Technician
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Mar 2012 - Sep 2012
Preimplantation genetic diagnosistics for inherited disorders Preimplantation genetic diagnosistics for inherited disorders
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Ghent University
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Belgium
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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PhD in Veterinary Science
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2007 - 2011
Epidemiology and characterization of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) from dairy farms> Study of the biodiversity in CNS species causing intramammary infections and living freely in the cows' environment, in search of possible sources of infection> Study of the dissemination within farms of CNS strains linked with (persisting) infections> Analysis of biofilm forming properties, antibiotic resistance, and susceptibility to commonly used teat dip formulations of CNS species, in search of possible associations with pathogenesis
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ILVO (Instituut voor Landbouw, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek)
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Belgium
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Research Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Research Associate
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Apr 2007 - Oct 2007
Food Chain Safety project on the control of the contamination level of chicken carcasses with Campylobacter sp. Food Chain Safety project on the control of the contamination level of chicken carcasses with Campylobacter sp.
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UZ Gent
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Belgium
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern at Centre for Medical Genetics
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Sep 2005 - Jun 2006
Optimization of an in vitro LEMD3 knock-down model for bone displasias (cell culture, transfection,cloning of shRNA-expressing vectors, RNAi, real-time PCR). Optimization of an in vitro LEMD3 knock-down model for bone displasias (cell culture, transfection,cloning of shRNA-expressing vectors, RNAi, real-time PCR).
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Education
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Ghent University
Bachelor, Biology -
Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Bioinformatics -
Ghent University
MSc, Biotechnology -
Ghent University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General