<p>Professor and Head of the Pathology department at Antwerp University Hospital / University of Antwerp (Belgium), with focus on Head and Neck pathology.</p> <p>She works intensively on improving surgical-pathological communication for better diagnosis, surgical results and patient outcome. She furthermore coordinates close collaboration with other academic Head and Neck centers and affiliated non-academic institutes, to facilitate design and execution of large multi-center studies.</p> <p>She focuses on histological, clinical and molecular aspects of pre-neoplasia and is conducting extensive study on histological diagnosis (and classification) of pre-neoplasia in head and neck region and potential role of biomarkers in aiding the diagnosis.</p> <p>Her department of Pathology has an open door policy for developments in photonics and optical spectroscopies and is a bridge between clinical practice and Photonics, to enable improved diagnosis and treatment.</p> <p>Research is translational with focus on medical applications of Photonics, in particular applications of Raman spectroscopy-based tools in Head and Neck surgery (Raman-guided surgical resections facilitating safe surgical margins in oral cancer).</p>