Vesna Melkebeek

Application Specialist Research.

Berlare, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

With over 15 years of professional experience in biotechnology and immunology, my core competencies lie in providing expert-level application support, particularly in high parameter flow cytometry and cell sorting at BD Biosciences. My mission is to enhance customer success through advanced training and support.

Experience

  • Waters Corporation (Benelux · Remote)
    • Application Specialist Research
      Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    • Application Specialist Research
      Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • BD Biosciences (Full-time · 11 yrs 6 mos)
    • Application Specialist
      May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

      Expert-level application support for BD high parameter flow cytometers and cell sorters. Onsite customer trainings. Pre- and post-sales support. Experimental design and protocol reviewing. Data analysis and troubleshooting.

    • European Scientific Support Specialist and Trainer
      2015 - May 2022 · 7 yrs 5 mos

      Providing scientific and technical support to customers and BD associates in Europe and EMEA. Providing hands-on training

  • Laboratory of Veterinary Immunology, Ghent University (Merelbeke, Belgium)
    • Post-doctoral researcher
      2007 - 2014 · 7 yrs

      Research on oral vaccine delivery and intestinal mucosal immunology. Training and supervising lab technicians, thesis students and PhD students. Writing and applying for research grants. Experience in document generation, including writing reports, ethical committee applications, SOPs and manuscripts. Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Presenting data to external companies and on research conferences. (Co) author of 22 scientific publications.

    • PhD student
      2002 - 2007 · 5 yrs

      Research on DNA vaccination in pigs. Developing and optimizing new research assays. In vitro and in vivo lab work.