PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

Total years of training and experience: 28 years

• Formal examinations and practical training in General and Special Pathology of Medicine at the Academic Hospital Utrecht, Department of Pathology for one year (1985-1986) – Prof. Dr. J.A.M. van Unnik, Dr. C. Gielis.
• Training program “Veterinary Pathology” (theory and practical training for Veterinary students. Studying Pathology of laboratory animals for one year (1988-1989) – Prof. dr. P. Zwart.
• Pathologist and pathology training at the Central Veterinary Institute at Lelystad (1989-1991) – Prof. dr. J.E. van Dijk.
• Formal post-graduate course in Microscopical Pathology for two years at the Veterinary Faculty, Department of Veterinary Pathology (1989-1991) – Prof. dr. J. Mouwen.
• Formal post-graduate programme for Laboratory Animal Pathologist (1989-1993) – Prof. dr. J.E. van Dijk (Royal University Utrecht) and R. Dawes (Solvay).
• Formal courses for certification as Toxicologic Pathologist (1993-1996) – Prof. dr. J.E. van Dijk and Prof. dr. J. Vos.
• Formal examinations and practical training in General and Special Pathology of Medicine at the Academic Hospital Utrecht, Department of Pathology during study of Medicine (1997) – Prof. dr. van den Tweel.
• Pathologist at Solvay in department of Toxicology/Drug Safety/Preclinical Drug validation Unit (1992-2004).
• Toxicologic Pathologist/Managing Director of Global Pathology Support (2004-now)
• Set up Gobal INHAND Liver Nomenclature document as BSTP representative (first author amongst representatives of the STP, ESTP, and GSTP respectively (2007-2010.

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