Molecular Oncology at the Center for Human Genetics, KULeuven, I became in 09-2003 an Associate Professor in the Dept of Gastro Enterology, Digestive Oncology Unit, UZ Leuven. I work as a part time clinician, part time researcher (Senior Clinical Investigator of the Fund for Scientific Research- Flanders (Belgium)) , with a focus on basic and translational research in colorectal cancer. I am a Board member of the EORTC and lead the Translational Research Division at the EORTC.