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Georgios Farfaras, PhD

Assistant Professor, Management


Georgios Farfaras, PhD
Office: S-MB 10-321  
John Molson Building,
1450 Guy
Phone: (514) 848-2424 ext.
Email: georgios.farfaras@concordia.ca

Education

Ph.D (State University of New York at Buffalo)
Visiting Scholar (Columbia Business School)

Fields of specialization

  • Strategy & Managerial Economics

  • Corporate Governance

  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Research interests

Applications of Information Economics in Management, Incentives and Contracting, Performance Measurement, Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Alliances, Information Dissemination in Capital Markets

Professional experience

  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Concordia University, QC, Canada, January 2014 - June 2014
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, LeBow School of Business, Drexel University, PA, USA,           September 2013 – December 2013
  • Lecturer, Fox School of Business, Temple University, PA, USA, August 2010- August 2013
  • Lecturer, Fox School of Business, Temple University Japan Campus, Tokyo, Japan,    January - February 2011 & 2012


Teaching Material

EXCI 445

Nutrition in Sports and Exercise


Teaching activities

Selected publications

Turner L, Santosa S. Putting ATM to BED: How adipose tissue macrophages are affected by bariatric surgery, exercise, and dietary fatty acids. Advances in Nutrition. 2021:12;1893-910.

Delaney KZ, Spatari L, Henderson M, Santosa S§*, Mathieu ME§*. Children with Obesity in pre-puberty or early puberty have lower lipid oxidation but greater reliance on lipid as a substrate during exercise: A QUALITY study. Pediatric Exercise Science. 2021:33;32-9.

Wang C, Murphy J, Delaney KZ, Morais JA, Tsoukas M, Lowry DA, Mutch DM, Santosa S§. No association between rs174537 FADS1 genotype and immune cell profiles in human abdominal and femoral subcutaneous adipose tissue. Adipocyte. 2021:10;124-30.

Delaney KZ, Dam V, Murphy J, Morais JA, Pescarus R, Garneau P, Santosa S. A reliable, reproducible flow cytometry protocol for immune cell quantification in human adipose tissue. Anal Biochem. 2021:613;113951.

Murphy J, Delaney KZ, Dam V, Tam BT, Khor N, Tsoukas MA, Morais JA, Santosa S§. Sex affects regional variations in subcutaneous adipose tissue T cells but not macrophages in adults with obesity. Obesity. 2020:28;2310-4.

Tam BT, Murphy J, Khor N, Morais JA, Santosa S§. Subcutaneous adipose tissue acetyl CoA regulation, mitochondrial integrity and histone modification are different in females with childhood vs adult development of excess adiposity. Endocrinology. 2020:161;1-15.

Tam BT, Morais JA, Santosa S§. Obesity and Aging: Two sides of the same coin. Obesity Reviews. 2020; 1-21.

Murphy J, Bacon S, Morais JA, Tsoukas M, Santosa S§. Intra-abdominal Adipose Tissue Quantification by Alternative vs Reference Methods: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Obesity. 2019:27;1115-22.

Murphy J, Moullec G, Santosa S§. Factors associated with adipocyte size reduction after weight loss interventions for overweight and obesity: a systemic review and meta-regression. Metabolism. 2017:67;31-40.

Dam V, Sikdar T, Santosa S§. From Neutrophils to macrophages: Differences in regional adipose tissue depots. Obesity Reviews. 2016:17;1-17.


Please see CV for complete list of publications.


Publications

Selected publications

Turner L, Santosa S. Putting ATM to BED: How adipose tissue macrophages are affected by bariatric surgery, exercise, and dietary fatty acids. Advances in Nutrition. 2021:12;1893-910.

Delaney KZ, Spatari L, Henderson M, Santosa S§*, Mathieu ME§*. Children with Obesity in pre-puberty or early puberty have lower lipid oxidation but greater reliance on lipid as a substrate during exercise: A QUALITY study. Pediatric Exercise Science. 2021:33;32-9.

Wang C, Murphy J, Delaney KZ, Morais JA, Tsoukas M, Lowry DA, Mutch DM, Santosa S§. No association between rs174537 FADS1 genotype and immune cell profiles in human abdominal and femoral subcutaneous adipose tissue. Adipocyte. 2021:10;124-30.

Delaney KZ, Dam V, Murphy J, Morais JA, Pescarus R, Garneau P, Santosa S. A reliable, reproducible flow cytometry protocol for immune cell quantification in human adipose tissue. Anal Biochem. 2021:613;113951.

Murphy J, Delaney KZ, Dam V, Tam BT, Khor N, Tsoukas MA, Morais JA, Santosa S§. Sex affects regional variations in subcutaneous adipose tissue T cells but not macrophages in adults with obesity. Obesity. 2020:28;2310-4.

Tam BT, Murphy J, Khor N, Morais JA, Santosa S§. Subcutaneous adipose tissue acetyl CoA regulation, mitochondrial integrity and histone modification are different in females with childhood vs adult development of excess adiposity. Endocrinology. 2020:161;1-15.

Tam BT, Morais JA, Santosa S§. Obesity and Aging: Two sides of the same coin. Obesity Reviews. 2020; 1-21.

Murphy J, Bacon S, Morais JA, Tsoukas M, Santosa S§. Intra-abdominal Adipose Tissue Quantification by Alternative vs Reference Methods: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Obesity. 2019:27;1115-22.

Murphy J, Moullec G, Santosa S§. Factors associated with adipocyte size reduction after weight loss interventions for overweight and obesity: a systemic review and meta-regression. Metabolism. 2017:67;31-40.

Dam V, Sikdar T, Santosa S§. From Neutrophils to macrophages: Differences in regional adipose tissue depots. Obesity Reviews. 2016:17;1-17.


Please see CV for complete list of publications.


Invited Seminars


Conference Participation

Calling All Volunteers!

Did you know that those who participate in research studies are most likely to benefit from the findings? That is because the findings are based on the measures and outcomes done in participants!

We are currently recruiting research participants for several studies. 


Why participate?
-In participating in our studies you would receive interesting information about your own health.
-You would be advancing science and scientific discoveries.

If interested, please contact s.santosa@concordia.ca or x4451


Recognitions, Grants & Awards

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