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Dr. Eleftherios P. Diamandis

Biochemist-in-Chief
Department of Clinical Biochemistry

 

 

 

Education:

• B.Sc., 1976, Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece
• Ph.D., 1979, Analytical Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece
• Clinical Biochemistry Diploma, 1984, University of Toronto, Canada
• M.D., 1982, 1986, University of Athens, Greece

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Biochemist-in-Chief, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Health Network
• Division Head, Clinical Biochemistry, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
• Professor and Head, Division of Clinical Biochemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
• Hold'em for Life Chair in Prostate Cancer Biomarkers, Mount Sinai Hospital  

Research Focus:

• Kallikrein gene structure and transcriptional regulation.
• Kallikrein protein function and enzymology.
• Discovery of physiological pathways involving kallikreins (including enzymatic cascades).
• Identification of physiological substrates for kallikreins.
• Kallikrein gene rearrangements in cancer.
• Kallikreins as diagnostic and therapeutic targets.
• Kallikreins and Proteinase-Activated Receptors (PARs).

Selected Publications:

See current publications list at PubMed.

 

 

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