Dr. Maria Yavropoulou is a Consultant Endocrinologist in the 1st Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine, Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), and the Deputy Director of the National Center of Expertise in Rare Endocrine Diseases (C.E.R.E.D). She received her Medical Degree and her Post-Doctoral Degree (PhD) in diseases that affect bone metabolism at the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). She also holds a Master's Degree in Translational Research in Molecular Biology and Genetics, (DUTh), and in Epidemiology and Research Methodology in Biomedical Sciences in Clinical Practice and Public Health (NKUA). She has received specialized training at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands (LUMC), and the University of Arkansas, USA (UAMS), in the management of rare and complex diseases of bone metabolism and molecular in vivo and in vitro techniques focusing on the handling of transgenic experimental rodents.