Jean-Paul was born in 1967, in Antwerp (Belgium). He graduated as a Biotechnology Engineer at the University College Ghent and obtained a Scientific Degree in Agriculture Development at the University of Ghent. He performed his military service in 1993 and has served since then as a researcher in the Queen Astrid Military Hospital (QAMH) in Brussels, where he has contributed to the development of the human cell and tissue banks and to the re-introduction of phage therapy. In 2003, he received a PhD in Medical Sciences from the “Vrije Universiteit Brussel”. He is currently head of the Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Technology (LabMCT) and Research Manager of the QAMH.