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Welcome to the Graduate Program

At the graduate level, the Professors' research interests range from studies of membrane receptors, transporters, channels, and signal transduction pathways to the broader integration of physiological systems (cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, endocrine, immune and central nervous systems) using an array of molecular and cellular approaches as well as quantitative techniques in data collection, analysis, and mathematical modelling by computational means. Research Labs - Affiliated Centres    Advanced training at the Ph.D. level in aspects of quantitative & computational Physiology.

In addition to the full-time faculty, the Department includes almost 70 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

Applicants for the M.Sc. program must hold a B.Sc. degree or its equivalent.

Applicants for the Ph.D. program must hold a M.Sc. degree or its equivalent.  For information on international degree equivalency, consult: http://www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply/prepare/requirements/internationaldegree/

Financial Assistance: Eligible students in the programs can apply for a fellowship or receive a generous financial stipend from their research supervisor: Financial Assistance

Science Writing Courses: Students may take advantage of the Science writing courses offered by Dr. Linda Cooper, McGill Faculty of Science.  See links:  REDM610     REDM710


NEWS

GRADUATE NOTICES

Graduate Research Day

Keynote Speaker:Dr. Paul Kulesa, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, MO

"Social Networking in the Embryo: How Cells Collaborate to Form the Perhipheral Nervous System"

STUDENT POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Courses for students whose first language is not English:
ELSN 590 - Writing for Graduate Students

ELSN 650 - Communication & Pronounciation for Graduate students

Studnets must register on Minerva