Kerlijn Van Assche joined the Medicine Quality Research Group as a research pharmacist in 2020. Initially she was trained as a hospital pharmacist and later obtained a master's in International Health in Charité's Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health in Germany.

Previously, she was involved in research with the Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) on data of QUAMED, a North-South Network that promotes universal access to quality-ensured medicines.

Before joining IDDO's Medicine Quality Research Group, Kerlijn worked as a quality assurance pharmacist with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ensuring the use of quality medicines and medical devices in their projects across the world.