Sadé Assmann studied Medicine + clinical research at Maastricht University, The Netherlands. Since 2020, she has been conducting her Ph.D. research in the field of faecal incontinence within the Departments of Surgery and Gastroenterology at Maastricht University Medical Centre+. Her research primarily focuses on the effectiveness of a new type of anal plug, patients' experiences living with faecal incontinence, European clinical guidelines and improving the methods used in faecal incontinence research.