Sciensano
Raphael Janssens is a Data Scientist at Sciensano since February 2020, focusing on developing an early warning indicator for Covid-19 surveillance utilizing virus traces in Belgian wastewater. Prior to this role, Raphael worked as a Risk Assessor, evaluating the human health risks associated with food additives, following a PhD that assessed the environmental impact of anti-cancer drugs in water bodies. Raphael's academic background includes a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Université catholique de Louvain and a Master's degree earned through an Erasmus program at KU Leuven. Early career experiences include supervising tutorial sessions for undergraduate students and teaching sailing to youth during summer breaks.
Sciensano
SCIENSANO can count on more than 900 staff members who commit themselves, day after day, to contributing to public health. As our name suggests, science and health are central to our mission. Sciensano’s strength and uniqueness lie within the holistic and multidisciplinary approach to health. More particularly we focus on the close and indissoluble interconnection between human and animal health and their environment (the “One health” concept). By combining different research perspectives within this framework, Sciensano connects health, science and society. For this, Sciensano builds on the more than 100 years of scientific expertise of the former Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre (CODA-CERVA) and the ex-Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP).