Ioanna Tzoulaki is a professor of Chronic Disease Epidemiology at Imperial College London.
[5][6] In an attempt to predict people's risk of heart disease, Tzoulaki developed sophisticated testing protocols that analysed genetic variants.
She found that these protocols only showed a modest benefit over conventional testing (i.e. calculating QRISK; which evaluates levels of cholesterol, smoking habits and history of diabetes).
[7] In 2019 she received a Greek L’ORÉAL-UNESCO Award for Women in Science for her work in “Research on Cardiovascular Risk Factors”.
[1][8] In September 2020 Tzoulaki was made Professor of Chronic Disease Epidemiology at Imperial College London.