Zoë Vandamme

In 2019, Zoë obtained her degree in Medicine at Ghent University. In October 2023, she obtained her degree in general medicine after which she started working part-time as a general practitioner in the Brussels city center. As from May 2023, she has been combing her job as a GP with a doctoral research at I-CHER. Her research focuses on the direct and indirect costs of the exposure to PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). This entails the analysis of the costs of diagnosis, treatment and cost of comorbidities associated with PFAS exposure, as well as indirect costs such as productivity loss and loss of quality of life.