Damaskini Valvi

Damaskini Valvi is an Associate Professor in Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. She holds an MD from the University of Crete Medical School (Greece), an MPH from Pompeu Fabra University (Spain), and a PhD from Pompeu Fabra University. Her postdoctoral training included Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Her research focuses on environmental exposures (e.g., PFAS, pesticides, endocrine disruptors) and their impacts on metabolic disorders, liver health, and neurodevelopmental outcomes. She employs exposomic approaches to study chemical mixtures and their interactions with genetic and lifestyle factors in diverse populations.

Key achievements include grants from the NIEHS (e.g., R01 ES035773, R21 ES035148) and recognition through the Carlos III Predoctoral Fellowship. Her work bridges environmental health with precision medicine, emphasizing translational research in maternal-child health and public health policy.