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Curriculum Vitae (Revised 13 November
2003)
| 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
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| 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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Academic Apointments |
| 1979-80 |
Research Associate, Research Center for Human
Growth, University of Montreal |
| 1983-89 |
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
McGill University |
| 1989-2000 |
Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics,
McGill |
| 2000- |
Full Professor, Department of Pediatrics
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| 1991- |
Associate Member, Experimental Medicine, McGill |
| 1997- |
Associate Member, Department of Human Genetics,
McGill
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Hospital Appointments |
| 1983- |
Physician, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Montreal
Children's Hospital |
| 1998- |
Director, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Montreal
Children's Hospital |
| 1997- |
Director, Endocrine Genetics Laboratory, Montreal
Children's Hospital
Research Institute |
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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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Awards |
Period |
Award |
Institution |
| 1966-1972 |
IKY scholarship(12,000 drachmas per year
awarded to the 10 top students in each class)
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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
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Post-doctoral fellows |
| Colm Costigan |
1983-84 |
IGF-II receptors in growth hormone
deficiency
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Now faculty in Ireland |
| Asterios Kukuvitis |
1993-95 |
Molecular genetics of diabetes and hypoglycemia |
Now faculty in Greece |
| Robert Barnes |
1996-98 |
Physical mapping of the IDDM12 locus
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Now Faculty at McGill |
| Suzanne Demczuk |
1997-99 |
Transcript mapping the DiGeorge syndrome
critical region. |
Now with Procrea Inc. |
| Aziz Alami Chentoufi |
1999-2002 |
Thymic insulin expression in diabetes autoimmunity
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Now PDF at McGill |
| Huiqi Qu MD. PhD |
2003- |
Genomics of type 1 diabetes
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Currently PDF |
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Graduate students |
| Yongqin Xu (Ph.D. 1998) Parental
imprinting of the IGF2R gene
Nick Giannoukakis (Ph.D. 1997) Genetic and
epigenetic control of IGF2 transcription
Petros Vafiadis (Ph.D. 1998, Dean’s
List, Oelbaum award from JDRF) Functional evaluation of the
IDDM2 locus
Jean-Pierre Cloarec (Ph.D. 1997, Ecole Centrale
de Lyon, co-suparvision in my lab for 2 years)
Mesures d’impédance électrique pour la
détection des séquences spécifiques d’ADN
Jennifer McCann (Ph.D. thesis deposited 2003)
Genetic control of transcription of the human IGF2R gene
Suzana Anjos (Ph.D., 1998-). The human cytotoxic
T-lymphocyte antigen-4: polymorphisms associated with autoimmune
endocrinopathies
Michael Palumbo (Ph.D. 2000-) Insulin expressing
cells in the thymus
Mary Demian (M.Sc., 200-) Parent-of-Origin
bias in IGF2R-LOH in breast cancer
Xiaoyu Du (Ph.D. 2002-) The role of the Plagl1
gene in �-cell development and function
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