Overview
Our
unique graduate program in the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology offers students a multidisciplinary research environment that promotes creativity and leads to academic excellence. Often this takes form in collaborative thesis research between our innovative basic and clinical research faculty, thus creating opportunities for world class research that cannot be established elsewhere. This exciting environment for scientific inquiry is supported by modern research laboratories and state-of-the-art instrumentation and resources. This ensures that our graduates enter the workplace with highly relevant practical skills, in addition to cutting edge research abilities. Course requirements are flexible, allowing us to tailor our training to match the needs of our diverse applicants. A range of science and medical courses are available to our students, and our graduate courses include two distinctive courses that focus on providing students with everyday skills required to excel in the academic world, including scientific communication, experimental design, and research management.
Programs leading to the degree of Master of Science (MSc) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Medical Sciences are offered. Both degree programs in the Department are jointly administered by the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology and the Medical Sciences Graduate Program. The requirements for the degree include coursework, seminars and an approved research project. Approved courses offered by other Departments may be included in the candidate’s program.
Research Areas
Research in the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology is diverse, and well funded research programs exist in a number of areas, including biochemical genetics, molecular anthropology, environmental and analytical toxicology, blood-brain barrier interactions, cytokine cascades, blood banking, development of assays for environmental monitoring, cryobiology and cryopreservation, skin cancer biology and streptococcal, N. meningitis, E. coli, VRE, MRSA, anthrax and fungal microbiology.
Research Facilities
The Department of Laboratory Medicine and & Pathology has ample modern research space in the Heritage Medical Research Centre, the Canadian Blood Services Centre, the Clinical Sciences Building, the Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre, the Katz Group Centre for Pharmacy and Health Research ,and the Cross Cancer Institute. The department is equipped for molecular biology, blood chemistry analysis, gas and high-pressure liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, environmental analysis, fluorescence and electron microscopy, computerized image analysis and flow cytometry.