Antoon Lievens
Method Development Scientist at DIGPCR - Ghent University Digital PCR Center
Geel, Antwerp, Belgium
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Top SchoolAntoon Lievens is a Belgian molecular biologist and statistician with 10+ years designing and analyzing DNA amplification and sequencing-based detection systems, now applying that expertise as a Method Development Scientist at BASF. He holds an M.Sc. in Biotechnology and Medical Molecular Biotechnology and a Ph.D. in Statistical Data Analysis from Ghent University, where his work focused on variability and statistical interpretation of qPCR/dPCR data. His career spans public health research, EU Joint Research Centre projects, and practical fraud-detection strategies for food and consumer products, giving him a rare blend of regulatory, forensic and industrial experience. He also contributes to Ghent’s digital PCR center, combining hands-on assay development with training and methodological outreach. Known for translating complex lab variability into robust, auditable methods, he brings rigorous statistical thinking to molecular diagnostics and sequencing interpretation.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Statistical Data Analysis, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Statistical Data Analysis at Universiteit Gent
English, French, Dutch, German, Italian
Github Skills (1)
python6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Gromgorgel/ddPCR
Feb 2016 - Sep 2021
Digital PCR Analysis Algorithms
Contributions:3 releases, 55 commits, 1 PR in 5 years 8 months
pcranalysis-algorithmspython
Gromgorgel/R_Scripts
Sep 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:48 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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