In 2023, Brecht graduated as master in Biomedical Sciences within the major Medical Genetics. Here, he submitted a thesis with the title “Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis for monogenic disorders: A targeted approach”. He has already one year experience as consultant in the life science industry, but was inevitably pulled back to research. In his PhD, Brecht will be investigating therapy response of neuroblastoma tumors to targeted therapies. This project aims to find out which cell populations react differently to targeted therapy and what might be the reasons for this, by applying spatial transcriptomics and liquid biopsies, with the goal to further improve current targeted therapies. Brecht can’t wait to make his mark in neuroblastoma research. In his spare time, Brecht loves to put his energy into swimming and biking (and occasionally running). Next to this, he likes to compensate his sports with exploring different beers and foods.