Dr. Ifigenia Kostoglou-Athanassiou was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. She is an endocrinologist. She has graduated from the Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She has been involved in research in the field of breast cancer and performed an MD in the Medical School, University of Athens, Greece. She has also been involved in research in the field of Neuroendocrinology and melatonin, in the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals, University of London, London, UK and was awarded a PhD. She has also been involved in thyroid cancer research in Metaxa Anticancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece. Recently, she has been actively involved and published extensively in research in the field of vitamin D. She has published numerous papers, book chapters and awarded significant awards for the research in the fields of breast cancer, melatonin and recently in vitamin D and autoimmune diseases. Currently, she works as a Consultant Endocrinologist and Head of the Endocrine Department, in Asclepeion Hospital, Voula, Athens, Greece. She graduated from the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1982 and obtained her medical license from the County of Thessaloniki in the same year; in 1991, she graduated from the Law School of the University of Athens and obtained the Medical Specialty of Endocrinology (County of Athens) in the same year; in 1993, she obtained her MD from the Medical School of the University of Athens; in 2000, she obtained her PhD from the University of London, UK; and in 2011, she obtained a Master of Science in Medical Administration. In 1992, she received an Honours Fellowship from the Athens Medical Society for the study of cell cultures; from 1992 to 1995, she received a scholarship from the Ministry of Finance, a NATO Fellowship, and a Bodossaki Foundation Fellowship; and in 1996, she received a Fellowship from the Physiological Society, UK. She speaks Greek, English, and German.