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Prof. PITSILADIS, Yannis

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3411 8032
3411 8032
AAB 926A

Education

- PGCE, Learning and Teaching (1997), South Bank University, United Kingdom

- PhD in Medical Sciences (9th July 1997), Aberdeen University, United Kingdom

- MMedSci, Sport and Exercise Science (1992), Sheffield University, United Kingdom

- PgDip, Sport and Exercise Science (1991), Loughborough University, United Kingdom

- Bachelor of Arts with Honours (Phys Ed)(1989), Rhodes University, South Africa

- Bachelor of Arts (Phys Ed) (1988), Rhodes University, South Africa

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Following 15 years at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, where Yannis created the largest known DNA biobank from world-class athletes and one of the largest DNA biobanks in school-aged children, he was appointed Professor of Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Brighton in late 2013. Over the next 10 years, he successfully established the International Federation of Sports Medicine Collaborating Centre of Sports Medicine (FIMS CCSM) at Brighton and as its founding Director, created a unique centre of excellence as reflected with the exclusive award of the FIMS Reference Laboratory of Sports Medicine for Anti-Doping Research. Yannis was recently appointed Professor and Head of Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health (SPEH) at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, where he plans to create a new centre of excellence in sport and exercise science and medicine.