Antonia Trichopoulou#
| Membership Number: | 6056 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2022 |
| Main Country of Residence: | GREECE |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.hhf-greece.gr |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-7204-6396 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2021 - present Full Member, Academy of Athens, Greece
- 2014 - present President, Hellenic Health Foundation, Greece
- 2017 - 2021 Member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Nutrition
- 2006 - 2014 Vice President, Hellenic Health Foundation, Greece
- 2000 - 2019 Director, WHO Collaborating Centre of Nutrition, University of Athens Medical School
- 2005 - present Professor Emeritus of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition, University of Athens, Greece
- 2000 - present Professor Emeritus of Nutrition and Biochemistry, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece
- 1994 - 1998 Adjunct Professor of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- 1989 - 1991 Board of Directors Chair of "Elena Venizelou" Hospital, Athens, Greece
- 1985 - 1987 Dean, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece
Fields of Scholarship
- Biochemistry
- Nutritional epidemiology
- Environmental sustainability
- Preventive medicine
- Chronic disease epidemiology
- Nutrition
- Mediterranean diet
- Public health
Honours and Awards
- 2021 Election to Academy of Athens, category membership
- 2021 Highly Cited Researchers™ list from Clarivate Analytics
- 2021 2nd International Olive Center Conference, Organising Committee and Perrotis College of Agriculture, Environment & Life Sciences, a division of the American Farm School, Thessaloniki, Greece: Award for contribution and lifelong devotion to the promotion of the Mediterranean diet.
- 2019 Yale University International 2nd Symposium on Olive Oil and Health, Overall Scientific Contribution Award
- 2018 Highly Cited Researchers™ list from Clarivate Analytics
- 2014 Named in the Thomson Reuters “World's Most influential Scientific Minds” List
- 2011 Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS) award for ‘Outstanding Nutritionist Career’
- 2009 "Addaia" Award for the best scientific research aimed at encouraging and supporting the Mediterranean diet. II International Forum of Research on Cuisine and Nutrition in the Mediterranean, Spain.
- 2003 Decoration by the President of the Greek Republic (Gold cross of Honour), Greece
- 2002 IV Grande Covian Award, Foundation for the Advancement of the Mediterranean Diet, Spain
- 2001 Official invitation from the Spanish Parliament to present issues concerning the Mediterranean Diet, Spain
- 2001 The “Nutrition within the Mediterranean” Award, Community of Mediterranean Universities (UNESCO’s Satellite Organization), Municipality of Corato, Italy
- 1999 Distinguished Physician Award, Hellenic Medical Society of New York, United States of America
- 1993 Fellow, International Union of Nutritional Sciences
- 1990 Honorary member, Hungarian Nutrition Society
