Maud Donckier de Donceel

Motivated graduate in Clinical Biomedical Sciences (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) with strong academic training and hands-on internship experience in research and laboratory techniques. Enjoys working independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. Eager to apply scientific knowledge in a research, clinical, or laboratory setting, while further developing expertise. Highly adaptable, detail-oriented, and driven to work in dynamic environments.

• UZ Brussel – Microbiology (2024 – 2025) 
  • Master’s thesis: Retrospective study of ‘Epidemiology of Achromobacter xylosoxidans in Belgium and evaluation of phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance based on genomic data.’ Acquired skills: bacterial culturing, MALDI-TOF, PCR, MLST, RAPD, WGS analysis on BioNumerics, SPSS 
• UZ Brussel – Clinical Chemistry (2023 – 2024) 
  • Internship report: The validation of the determination of faecal haemoglobin and calprotectin on the OC-Sensor Ceres. Acquired skills: faecal sample handling, biomarker measurement, validation protocol (accuracy, precision, quality control,…), SPSS 
• Rega Institute for Medical Research (2021 – 2022) 
  • Bachelor’s thesis: Validation of cellular assays to identify new inhibitors for human chemokine receptors CCR2 and CCR9. Acquired skills: cell plating, counting & sorting, cellular assays, flowcytometry (FACS)

• Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2022 – 2025) Master Clinical Biomedical Sciences 
• Bridging Programme Biomedical Sciences UCLL (2019 – 2022) 
• Bachelor Pharmaceutical & Biological Laboratory Technology