Deborah De Geyter

Deborah De Geyter serves as an Unpaid employee at Vrije Universiteit Brussel's Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy within the Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, while also holding a clinical position as UZB Physician in Clinical Biology. Her work spans multiple research groups including the Vitality Research Group and Movement and Nutrition for Health and Performance.

Her research focuses on Infectious Diseases, Pandemic Preparedness, and Antimicrobial Resistance, with particular expertise in outbreak investigation, infection control protocols, and public health surveillance. Analysis of her recent publications reveals strong emphasis on hospital epidemiology, particularly in ICU settings, with significant contributions to understanding pathogen transmission in Belgian healthcare environments.

• National/international Poster Prize (2018)
• Active participation in EU-funded projects including EUAR217 (2025-2031) and FWOSBO64 ANTICIPATE project (2025-2029)
• Extensive collaboration with European Commission through Horizon 2020: I-MOVE-COVID-19 project

Dr. De Geyter actively supervises graduate students, with 11 master's theses completed under her guidance in 2024-2025 covering topics from antimicrobial resistance to infection prevention protocols. She maintains strong clinical connections through UZB (Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel) while contributing to public health initiatives across Belgium's healthcare system.