Cathérine Delesalle graduated from the Ghent University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Belgium, in 1997. In 2008 she successfully defended her PhD thesis, entitled: 'Ileus in the colic horse: prognostic factors and the role of serotonin and serotonergic receptors.' From 2008 to 2013, Dr. Delesalle left Belgium for a full-time position as Assistant Professor at the Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Equine Sciences. In 2009, she became Board-certified by the European College of Equine Internal Medicine (Member of EBVS). In 2013, Cathérine returned to the Veterinary Faculty of Ghent University and completed a Tenure Track position as a professor in the Department of Comparative Physiology. In 2018, she became Associate Professor at the Department of Translational Physiology, Infectiology & Public Health. She created the Research Group of Comparative Physiology, a team that has conducted research for major industrial partners such as Cargill and Abbott and combined clinical trials and basic research. The comparative aspect of research across animal species broadens insights into physiological feedback and coping processes. The Research group uses novel and innovative research techniques and focuses on the effect of different types of exercise, dietary interventions, and rehabilitation/transportation on animal welfare, performance capacity, energy metabolism, and gut health across different animal species.