Dr. Konstantinos C. Makris

Assιstant Professor of Environmental Health

Dr. Makris’ research interests focus on Water and Human Health issues, such as, drinking-water quality, human exposure assessment for endocrine disruptors in packaging materials, and biomonitoring of metalloid-impacted populations, while developing sustainable intervention measures for toxic water contaminants, such as arsenic and hexavalent chromium, particularly for developing countries and small communities in developed countries.

Dr. Makris utilizes methodology and techniques of exposure science towards the improved understanding of orally-ingested carcinogenic contaminants on the etiology and mitigation of carcinogenic or non-carcinogenic effects (type II diabetes mellitus, thyroid anomalies, and adverse pregnancy outcomes). Towards this goal, Dr. Makris collaborates with Harvard faculty specializing in environmental epidemiology, risk assessment, and microbiology to address Water & Health issues in different areas of the world, most notably in Cyprus, Greece and Bangladesh.

Education:
Ph.D., 2004, University of Florida, USA

M.S., 2000, University of Kentucky, USA

B.S., 1998, Aristotle University, Greece