| Name |
CONSTANTIN POLYCHRONAKOS, M.D., FRCP(C) |
| Address |
Montreal Children’s Hospital,
2300 Tupper St., Rm C-244
Montréal, Québec, H3H 1P3 |
| Telephone |
+1-514-412-4315 |
| Fax |
+1-514-412-4264 |
| E-mail |
[email protected] |
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| Date of Birth |
18 April, 1948 |
| Place of Birth |
Edessa, Greece |
| Citizenship |
Canadian |
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Education |
| M.D. degree: |
Aristotelian University, |
| 1972 |
Thessalonica, Greece |
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Postgraduate Training |
| 1972-73 |
Rotating Internship, University of Manitoba |
| 1973-74 |
Pediatric Residency, University of Manitoba |
| 1974-75 |
Laboratory Medicine Residency, University of Ottawa |
| 1975-77 |
Pediatric Residency, Dalhousie University |
| 1977-79 |
Fellow in Pediatric Endocrinology, University
of Montreal
(Hôpital Ste Justine)
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| 1980-83 |
Research fellow, McGill University
(Polypeptide Hormone Laboratory and Montreal Children's Hospital)
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University Appointments |
| 1983-89 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
McGill University |
| 1989-2000 |
Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics,
McGill |
| 2000- |
Professor, Department of Pediatrics |
| 1991- |
Associate Member, Experimental Medicine, McGill |
| 1997- |
Associate Member, Department of Human Genetics,
McGill |
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Academic Appointments |
| 1979-80 |
Research Associate, Research Center for Human
Growth,
University of Montreal |
| Montreal Children’s
Hospital |
| 1995 - |
Fellowship Committee of Research Institute |
| 1998 - |
Chair - Fellowship committee of RI-MUHC |
| McGill University Health
Center Research Inst. |
| 2001 - 2006 |
Vice-chair, MUHC-RI Research Council
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| 1998 - |
Co-leader - MUHC-RI Endocrine Axis
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| 2001 - |
Member of the Management committee
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| 2002 - |
Phenotyping Committee, International T1D Genetics
Consortium (NIH/JDRF) |
| 2002 - |
International Type 1 Diabetes Genetics Consortium
Phenotyping Committee. |
| Royal College of Physicians
of Canada |
| 1996 - 2000 |
Member of the Endocrinology Nucleus Committee.
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| Committee for the accreditation
and infrastructure financing of graduate studies program |
| 1997 - 2002 |
Ministry of Education, Hellenic Republic (Greece)
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Hospital Appointments |
| 1983- |
Physician, Endocrinology, Montreal Children's
Hospital |
| 1998- |
Director, Endocrinology, Montreal Children's Hospital |
| 1997- |
Director, Endocrine Genetics Laboratory, Montreal
Children's Hospital
Research Institute |
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Collaborations |
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- Philippe Froguel, Imperial College London, Genetics of
type 2 diabetes.
- Hakon Hakonrason, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,
Genetics of type 1 diabetes
- Gerald Nepom and Ivana Durinovic-Bello, U Washington,
Seattle, a humanized mouse model for immune tolerance to
insulin.
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Specialist Certifications |
| 1977 |
Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians of Canada
(Pediatrics) |
| 1978 |
Pediatrics (Québec) |
| 1979 |
Endocrinology (Québec) |
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Special Honors, Awards, Recognition |
| Period |
Award |
Institution |
| 1966-1972 |
IIKY scholarship - National Scholarships
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National Scholarships Foundation (Greece) |
| 1981-1983 |
Research Fellowship |
Medical Research Council of Canada |
| 1983-1985 |
Junior Research Scientist
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Montreal Children’s Hospital Research
Institute |
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Patents |
- DNA Assay for the Prediction of Autoimmune Diabetes, U.S.
Patent No. 6,534,272 B2, July 23, 2001; Co-inventors: Dr.
Constantin Polychronakos, Dr. Petros Vafiadis, Rosemarie
Grabs, and Dr. Houria Ounissi-Benkalha
- Direct Determination of DNA Sequence Melting Temperatures
by Automated, Temperature Dependent, Electrochemical Impedance
Measurements, 2000
Co-Inventors: Drs. M.F. Lawrence, Isabelle Lawrence, C.
Marquette
Genetic Predictors of Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Patent Application being filed. Lead Inventor: C. Polychronakos.
Co-inventors: Robert Sladek and Philippe Froguel.- Two novel loci for the prediction of type 1 diabetes.
Lead Inventor: Constantin Polychronakos. Co-inventor: Huiqi
Qu.
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