Daan studied medicine at the Leiden University Medical Center and graduated in 2019. During his studies he also completed extracurricular activities in Movement sciences at the VU in Amsterdam (Sports, Exercise and Health) and set up an educational course in Lifestyle for medicine students. Upon graduating, Daan worked on the cardiology ward of the LUMC for a brief period before starting a PhD entitled "Lifestyle and its practical implementation in Healthcare". Daan plans to finish his thesis at the end of 2022.
