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A prominent geneticist has said he will not to take up the position of executive director and chief scientific officer of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal after allegations of gender discrimination during his previous job came to light in a Science news article last week (April 2). Constantine Stratakis, who for the last 10 years has directed the division of intramural science at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), has been the subject of eight equal employment opportunity complaints since 2013, the article revealed.
“The Board of Directors of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) acknowledged today Dr. Constantine Stratakis’ decision to withdraw from his RI-MUHC and associated appointments at the MUHC and McGill University,” reads a statement on the McGill University Health Centre’s website. “Dr. Stratakis, who was scheduled to take up ...