Heidi van Gessel

Heidi van Gessel is a Medisch labtechnoloog with extensive experience in laboratory settings, currently working at UZ Gent in a 24-hour lab since September 2006. Previously, Heidi served as a Medisch laboratoriumtechnicus at the Prins Leopold Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde from July 2003 to August 2006, focusing on hematology and parasitology within a central clinical biology lab. Academic qualifications include a postgraduate certificate in protozoology, helminthology, descriptive pathology, and laboratory practice from the Prins Leopold Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde in 2005, a Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Technology from Katholieke Hogeschool 'Sint-Lieven' in 2003, and a secondary education diploma in Chemistry from Sint-Theresia-Instituut in 2000.