Dr. Valentini Konstantinidou is the ELMO Ambassador in Spain. She owns a PhD in Biomedicine and she has been an active researcher in the field of Nutritional Genomics and Mediterranean diet beneficial effects in humans since 2001. She also owns a BSc in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, a BSc in Food Science and Technology and an MSc in Biomedical Research.

She has a multidisciplinary working and research experience in prestigious research groups around the world such as Tufts University, Boston, IMDEA, Madrid, IMIM, Barcelona, URV, Reus, HHF, Athens. She has recently found her own start-up company to accurately translate scientific findings into tangible benefits for personalized health prevention and disease prevention based on precise lifestyle modifications for the general public.

She has numerous original scientific publications as listed in PUBMED. She is a University lecturer in Spain and an invited speaker and lecturer in national and international courses and seminars. Some of her awards and honors include the following:

2019: European Innovation and Technology (EIT) Projects Evaluator, EU.
2019: Member of the Spanish Nutrition Society (SEN, Sociedad Española de Nutrición), Spain.
2019: Member of the Healthy Diet Awards Evaluating Committee, Greece.
2017: Accredited Practitioner Coach by IAPC&M International Board of Coaching and Mentoring, EU.
2017:Editorial Board Member in the Annals of Nutrition and Food Science Journal.
2017: Member of the Hellenic Medical Association for Obesity, Greece.
2016: Committee Member of the NUGO Early Career Network (ECN).
2016: European Lifestyle Medicine Organization (ELMO) Ambassador in Spain.
2015: Deputy member of The Academy of Medical and Health Science of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.
2012: Tenure-track lecturer accreditation by AQU (University Quality System Agency) Catalonia, Spain.
2011: Member of the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), USA.
2005: State Scholarship Foundation (I.K.Y.) fellowship (42-month postgraduate studies), Greece (www.iky.gr), Greece.
2001: Leonardo da Vinci Fellowship, EU (3-month under-graduate practical training)
1995-1996: Member of the 1st Parliament of adults, Greece (www.efivoi.gr), Greece.
1995: 3rd Award, National Contest in Writing, Hellenic Centre for Infectious Diseases Control and Hellenic Republic Ministry of Health and Welfare, Greece.