Aurélie Lyssens graduated as a veterinarian in 2018 from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Ghent University. She then completed a rotating internship at the same faculty, followed by a specialized internship in internal medicine at the University of Liège. In 2020, she began her residency in internal medicine at the same institution. Since 2024, she has been a European specialist in internal medicine and holds the title of Diplomate ECVIM-CA. In addition, she started her PhD in 2022. Alongside her research, she works at the Small Animal Clinic of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Liège.