Dr Marilena Giannoudi wins Women As One Escalator Award

An image of Dr Marilena Giannoudi from the upper shoulders up smiling to camera.

We are delighted to announce that our esteemed PhD student, Dr. Marilena Giannoudi, affiliated with Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine at University of Leeds, has been honoured with the prestigious Women As One Mentorship Escalator Award at the 2024 awards!

This award acknowledges the significant contributions made by women physicians who are reshaping both direct patient care and the future of women’s leadership in the medical field.

On receiving the award, Dr. Giannoudi stated, “I feel so grateful to be awarded the Women as One Escalator Award. As an aspiring clinical academic this award provides me with opportunity to develop my research skills whilst being exposed to an internationally renowned networking of female cardiologists.”

“With the funds we have been awarded, II am very excited to work alongside my mentor on a project aimed towards the treatment of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.  I look forward to contributing to the organisation, through not only my research, but also by supporting my peers and their efforts.”