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In addition to laboratory-specific activities, students will attend weekly seminars presented by nationally and internationally recognized researchers (see www.mcgill.ca/anatomy/seminar-series). Students will also present their results once a year to other students in the program in the Research in Progress seminar series.
Current research projects include:
The Human Systems Biology Stream is offered as a complementary stream to the existing M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs entailing a multidisciplinary approach to achieving an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Cell Biology and Anatomy. The primary objective of this stream is to offer graduate students academic training in Human Systems Biology. This is an exciting and new multidisciplinary field that aims to understand molecular human diseases at the systems level.
Research in the Department investigates the dynamics and organization of molecules, organelles, cells, and tissues in several major systems of the body. The work makes fundamental contributions to a number of established and emerging multidisciplinary fields: cell and molecular biology, cellular immunology and hematology, reproductive biology, calcified tissue biology, tumour cell biology, developmental biology, neurobiology, and aging.
The Department offers contemporary facilities for the wide range of techniques currently employed in research. Modern methods of cell and molecular biology, immunology, and biochemistry are used in conjunction with specialized microscopy in a variety of experimental systems. Techniques used by Department members include:
The Department has one of the largest and best-equipped electron microscope facilities in the world. Currently in use are four modern electron microscopes, including a Tecnai F20 and a Titan Krios. Combined with some of these microscopes are computer-aided analytical equipment capable of elemental microanalysis, histomorphometry, reconstruction, and quantitation. The high-voltage microscope is particularly useful for certain analytical electron optical procedures such as electron diffraction, lattice imaging, and three-dimensional electron microscopy.
Master of Science (M.Sc.); Cell Biology (Thesis) (45 credits) |
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Graduate research activities leading to the presentation of the M.Sc. thesis involve original experimental work in one of the areas being actively investigated by the Department's research supervisors. Our graduate program offers training in a personal, unique, and multidisciplinary environment in the top Canadian university with worldwide recognition. The thesis-based master training is intended for students with a B.Sc. or B.A. degree in life sciences from a university of recognized reputation. Candidates with an M.D., D.D.S., or D.V.M. degree are also welcome. The students are trained in how to address biological problems with an integrative understanding of cell biology by conducting hypothesis-driven projects. The training provides all the tools required for a competitive career, in academic settings as well as in industry or other fields. |
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Cell Biology |
Graduate research activities leading to the presentation of the Ph.D. thesis involve original experimental work in one of the areas being actively investigated by the Department's research supervisors. Our graduate program offers training in a personal, unique, and multidisciplinary environment in the top Canadian university with worldwide recognition. The thesis-based Ph.D. training is intended for students with a B.Sc., B.A., or M.Sc. degree in life sciences from a university of recognized reputation. Candidates with an M.D., D.D.S., or D.V.M. degree are also welcome. The students are trained in how to address biological problems with an integrative understanding of cell biology by conducting hypothesis-driven projects. The training provides all the tools required for a competitive career, in academic settings as well as in industry or other fields. |
M.Sc. and Ph.D. Programs
Graduate students are also expected to apply for the various internal and external fellowships. Detailed information is available at www.mcgill.ca/anatomy/graduate/fellowships. Graduate students are responsible for the payment of tuition fees to Æ»¹ûÒùÔº. Detailed information about these can be found at www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/tuition-charges/fallwinter-term-tuition-and-fees/graduate-fees. For international students registered in the M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs, differential fee waivers up to $5,000 will be allocated to a maximum of eight students through the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, for the first year, with a possibility of renewal.
Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.
See Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.
Application for admission to graduate studies for the degrees of M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Cell Biology and Anatomy should be made to the Chair of Graduate Studies, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology.
Program guidelines are detailed at www.mcgill.ca/anatomy/graduate.
All applicants must first make arrangements with a faculty member of the Department for acceptance into his/her laboratory to carry out the thesis research (www.mcgill.ca/anatomy/graduate/appproc).
Chair |
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Craig Mandato |
Emeritus Professors |
Gary C. Bennett; B.A., B.Sc.(Sir G. Wms.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) |
Yves Clermont; B.Sc.(Montr.), Ph.D.(McG.), F.R.C.S. |
Dennis G. Osmond; C.M., B.Sc., M.B., Ch.B., D.Sc.(Brist.), M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., F.R.S.C. |
Hershey Warshawsky; B.Sc.(Sir G. Wms.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) |
Professors |
Chantal Autexier; B.Sc.(C'dia), Ph.D.(McG.) |
Philip Barker; B.Sc.(S. Fraser), Ph.D.(Alta.) (joint appt. with Neurology and Neurosurgery) |
James R. Brawer; B.S.(Tufts), Ph.D.(Harv.) |
Miguel Burnier; M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.(Brazil) (joint appt. with Ophthalmology) |
Samuel David; Ph.D.(Manit.) (joint appt. with Neurology and Neurosurgery) |
Louis Hermo; B.A.(Loyola), M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) |
Timothy Kennedy; B.Sc.(McM.), M.Phil., Ph.D.(Col.) (joint appt. with Neurology and Neurosurgery) |
Nathalie Lamarche-Vane; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Montr.) |
Marc D. McKee; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) (joint appt. with Dentistry) |
Peter McPherson; B.Sc.(Manit.), Ph.D.(Iowa) (joint appt. with Neurology and Neurosurgery) |
Sandra C. Miller; B.Sc.(Sir G. Wms.), M.Sc., Ph.D.(McG.) |
Carlos R. Morales; D.V.M.(U.N., Argentina), Ph.D.(McG.) |
Barry I. Posner; M.D.(Manit.), F.R.C.P.(C) (joint appt. with Medicine) |
Dieter Reinhardt; M.S.(Kaiserslautern), Ph.D.(Munich) (joint appt. with Dentistry) |
Alfredo Ribeiro-da-Silva; M.D., Ph.D.(Oporto) (joint appt. with Pharmacology and Therapeutics) |
Charles E. Smith; D.D.S., Ph.D.(McG.) |
Wayne Sossin; S.B.(MIT), Ph.D.(Stan.) (joint appt. with Neurology and Neurosurgery) |
Stefano Stifani; Ph.D.(Rome), Ph.D.(Alta.) (joint appt. with Neurology and Neurosurgery) |
Dominique Walker; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Geneva) (joint appt. with Psychiatry) |
Associate Professors |
Orest W. Blaschuk; B.Sc.(Winn.), M.Sc.(Manit.), Ph.D.(Tor.) (joint appt. with Surgery) |
Eugene Daniels; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Manit.) |
Elaine Davis; B.Sc., M.Sc.(W. Ont.), Ph.D.(McG.) |
M.F. Lalli; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Bowling Green), Ph.D.(McG.) |
Craig Mandato; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Wat.) |
John F. Presley; B.A., Ph.D.(Texas) |
Hojatollah Vali; B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.(Munich) (joint appt. with Earth and Planetary Sciences) |
Assistant Professors |
Fiona Bedford; B.Sc.(Birm.), Ph.D.(Lond.) |
Justin Kollman; Ph.D.(Calif.-San Diego) |
Isabelle Rouiller; Ph.D.(UK) |
Associate Members |
John J.M. Bergeron; B.Sc.(McG.), D.Phil.(Oxf.) |
Albert Berghuis (Biochemistry) |
Colin Chalk (Neurology and Neurosurgery) |
Jean-François Cloutier (Neurology and Neurosurgery) |
Claudio Cuello (Pharmacology and Therapeutics) |
Giovanni DiBattista (Medicine) |
Alyson Fournier (Neurology and Neurosurgery) |
Janet Henderson (Medicine) |
Robert Scott Kiss (Biochemistry) |
Bartha Knoppers (Human Genetics) |
Svetlana Komarova (Dentistry) |
Stephane Laporte (Medicine) |
Andréa Leblanc (Neurology and Neurosurgery) |
Tommy Nilsson (Medicine) |
Christian Rocheleau (Medicine) |
Edward S. Ruthazer (Neurology and Neurosurgery) |
Michael Sacher (Biology) |
Philippe Seguela (Neurology and Neurosurgery) |
Peter Siegel (Medicine and Biochemistry) |
Thomas Stroh (Neurology and Neurosurgery) |
Jacalyn Vogel (Biology) |
Xiang-Jiao Yang (Medicine) |
Adjunct Professors |
Michel Cayouette; Ph.D.(Laval) |
Frédéric Charron; B.Sc.(Montr.), Ph.D.(McG.) |
Miroslaw Cygler; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Lodz, Poland) |
Daniel Cyr; B.Sc., M.Sc.(C'dia), Ph.D.(Manit.) |
Michel Desjardins; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Montr.) |
Jacques Drouin; B.Sc., D.Sc.(Laval) |
David Hipfner; B.Sc., Ph.D.(Qu.) |
Artur Kania; Ph.D.(Baylor) |
André Nantel; B.Sc., M.Sc.(Laval), Ph.D.(Chapel Hill) |
Alexei Pshezhetsky; Ph.D.(Russia) |
Joseph Schrag; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Ill.) |
Atilla Sik; M.Sc., Ph.D.(Hungary) |
Faculty Lecturer |
Ayman Behiery; M.B., Ch.B.(Cairo) |
For more information, see Master of Science (M.Sc.); Cell Biology (Thesis) (45 credits).
For more information, see Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.); Cell Biology.