Konstantina  Dipla is currently a professor at the Department of Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She received her Ph.D. degree in exercise physiology from Temple University, PA, USA (1997). She completed her postdoctoral studies in the Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Temple University (1998) and worked as an assistant scientist at the Cardiovascular Resesarch Center. Her work is in the field of clinical exercise physiology, focusing on mechanisms of cardiopulmonary disease and their regression as a result of exercise training. She has collaborated with several hospital clinics/laboratories, investigating the role of exercise in hypertension, obesity, and diabetes. In collaboration with the Pulmonary Clinic at Papanikolaou Hospital, Dr. Dipla is running the pulmonary rehabilitation program. She has published >97 international peer-reviewed papers. Her work has been internationally recognized (h index 27 in Scopus and 31 in Google Scholar) and has been cited by >2415 authors(Scopus). She serves as a reviewer for several journals in exercise physiology and health fields. She received the “Professional Opportunity Award for Meritorious Research” from the American Physiological Society (1997). Her research studies received awards from national (Hellenic Society of Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry, Hellenic Thoracic Society, Hypertension Society, etc.) and international (Artery Society) organizations.