Elke Gasthuys is a Postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University, focusing on advanced modelling and simulations tools (PopPK/PD, PBPK, Systems biology) within drug research. Her main focus lies within the fields of inflammatory bowel disease; cystic fibrosis and enuresis, with special emphasis on the pediatric population. Her PhD thesis focused on developing a juvenile conventional piglet model at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium. Her research project was embedded within a broader research project (SAFEPEDRUG), aiming to improve pediatric drug research by integrating juvenile animal models and modelling and simulation tools to adapt pediatric clinical trial designs.