From 2004-2012 I studied medicine at the University of Groningen. After graduation, I participated in a research project at the department of Medical Oncology at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). In 2018 I completed this research project with a dissertation titled: 'Long-term adverse effects in cancer treatment; susceptibility and intervention strategies' and obtained my PhD. In 2016 I started my traineeship as a general practitioner (GP) at the UMCG and graduated in 2019. Today, I work as a GP on freelance basis and I am involved in research about cancer, lifestyle and general practition.