Dr. Konstantinos Michalakis graduated from the School of Dentistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). He completed a 3-year residency program in Prosthodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He also holds a PhD in Dental Materials/Biomaterials from the Department of Prosthodontics of AUTh, an MSc degree in Applied Biomechanics from the Department of Bioengineering of the University of Strathclyde, an MSc in Experimental and Translational Therapeutics from the Department of Oncology of the University of Oxford, and a Certificate in Executive Leadership for Healthcare Professionals from the Sloan Program in Health Administration, of Cornell University. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics. He was a tenured Professor and the Director of Graduate Prosthodontics at the AUTh School of Dentistry. Now, he is Professor and Chair of the Department of Restorative Sciences and Biomaterials at Boston University School of Dental Medicine, and Professor at Boston University's Center for Multiscale and Translational Mechanobiology. He has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally, and has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals with high impact factor. He has contributed many chapters in scientific books. He is a member of the Editorial Board of several scientific journals and he regularly reviews manuscripts. He has established numerous collaborations with multiple Universities around the world.