Program Requirements
Thesis
A thesis for the doctoral degree must constitute original scholarship and must be a distinct contribution to knowledge. It must show familiarity with previous work in the field and must demonstrate ability to plan and carry out research, organize results, and defend the approach and conclusions in a scholarly manner. The research presented must meet current standards of the discipline; as well, the thesis must clearly demonstrate how the research advances knowledge in the field. Finally, the thesis must be written in compliance with norms for academic and scholarly expression and for publication in the public domain.
Required Courses (13 credits)
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BIOC 610 Seminars in Chemical Biology 1 (1 credit)
Overview
Biochemistry : First multidisciplinary seminar in chemical biology.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: Silvius, John R (Fall)
Restrictions: Open only to students registered for the M.Sc. or Ph.D. Graduate Option in Chemical Biology.
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BIOC 611 Seminars in Chemical Biology 3 (1 credit)
Overview
Biochemistry : Third multidisciplinary seminar in chemical biology.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: Silvius, John R (Fall)
Restrictions: Open only to students registered for the M.Sc. or Ph.D. Graduate Option in Chemical Biology.
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BIOC 689 Seminars in Chemical Biology 2 (1 credit)
Overview
Biochemistry : Second multidisciplinary seminar in chemical biology.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: Silvius, John R (Fall) Silvius, John R (Winter)
Restrictions: Open only to students registered for the M.Sc. or Ph.D. Graduate Option in Chemical Biology. Not open to students who have taken CHEM 689.
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BIOC 690 Seminars in Chemical Biology 4 (1 credit)
Overview
Biochemistry : Fourth multidisciplinary seminar in chemical biology.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: Silvius, John R (Fall) Silvius, John R (Winter)
Restrictions: Open only to students registered for the M.Sc. or Ph.D. Graduate Option in Chemical Biology. Not open to students who have taken CHEM 690.
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PHAR 601 Comprehensive (6 credits)
Overview
Pharmacology and Therapeutics : Preparatory work towards the Master's comprehensive exam.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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PHAR 712 Statistics for Pharmacologists (3 credits)
Overview
Pharmacology and Therapeutics : Basic theoretical and practical aspects of statistics for pharmacologists.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Clarke, Paul (Fall)
Restriction: This course is restricted to graduate students in Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Others require permission of the course coordinator.
Complementary Courses (14 credits)
6 credits, from the following courses:
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PHAR 562 Neuropharmacology (3 credits)
Overview
Pharmacology and Therapeutics : Topics in pharmacology with an emphasis on molecular mechanisms of drug-action and cellular targets in the nervous system.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Bowie, Derek (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisite: PHAR 301 or with permission of instructor.
Restriction: Open to U3 students in the minor, major or honours program in Pharmacology, or with permission of instructor.
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PHAR 563 Endocrine Pharmacology (3 credits)
Overview
Pharmacology and Therapeutics : This advanced course covers selected topics in pharmacology of reproductive, endocrine, and metabolic disorders.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Bernard, Daniel; Robaire, Bernard (Winter)
Prerequisite: PHAR 301 or permission of the instructor(s)
Restriction: Open to U3 students in the minor, major or honours program in Pharmacology, or with permission of instructor.
Course material will be presented in the form of lectures and student-led presentations.
or, for students who have taken PHAR 562 and PHAR 563 as part of their undergraduate degree, they can replace them with two of the following courses:
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BIOC 603 Genomics and Gene Expression (3 credits)
Overview
Biochemistry : Examination of recent developments in analysis of eukaryotic cell genomes and control of gene expression during differentiation and growth control. Molecular genetics; genomics and the bioinformatics of analysis of genomic and functional-genomic data; mechanisms and signal-transduction pathways for regulation of gene expression; applications to human disease with a strong emphasis on cancer.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Muller, William Joseph; Teodoro, Jose Guerreiro; Gallouzi, Imed Eddine (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisites: BIOC 454 and permission of instructor.
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BIOC 604 Macromolecular Structure (3 credits)
Overview
Biochemistry : X-Ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, computational methods and theoretical approaches to the determination and analysis of macromolecular structures. Theory and practical applications will be covered. Examples will include interpretation of structure as it applies to biological functions. In conjunction with the Université de Montréal.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Nagar, Bhushan; Schmeing, Thomas Martin; Gehring, Kalle Burgess (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: BIOC 450 or equivalent
Lectures in French and English
Offered in the Fall term, in even alternate years.
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CHEM 504 Drug Design and Development 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Computational methods used in drug design and discovery including QSAR, docking/scoring, molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics, QM/MM, library profiling and library design.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: CHEM 503 and permission of instructor
Restriction: U3 and graduate students. Students can register only with permission of coordinators
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CHEM 522 Stereochemistry (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Stereoisomers, their nomenclature and configuration. Conformational analysis, separation of stereoisomers, and stereocontrol in organic synthesis.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Moitessier, Nicolas (Fall)
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CHEM 591 Bioinorganic Chemistry (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : The roles of transition and main group elements in biology and medicine will be examined with an emphasis on using tools for structure and genome searching as well as becoming acquainted with experimental spectroscopic methods useful for bioinorganic chemistry such as macromolecular X-ray diffraction, EPR and EXAFS.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: CHEM 381
Restriction: For Honours and Major Chemistry students or with permission
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CHEM 621 Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry (5 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : A systematic survey of the mechanisms of the most common organic reactions from studies of reactions in the current literature.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Li, Chaojun (Fall)
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CHEM 629 Organic Synthesis (5 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : An advanced course in the synthesis of organic molecules with an emphasis on stereoselective transformations. Topics will include multiple bond formation, functional group interconversions, carbon-carbon bond formation and stereoselective oxidations and reductions.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Lumb, Jean-Philip (Winter)
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CHEM 655 Advanced NMR Spectroscopy (4 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : Advanced techniques of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Fourier transform methods, multiple pulsing, two-dimensional pulse sequencing.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
1 lecture
Prerequisite: CHEM 555 or equivalent.
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PHAR 504 Drug Discovery and Development 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Pharmacology and Therapeutics : Nobel Prize-winning discoveries as a basis for drug development.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Maysinger, Dusica; Castagner, Bastien (Winter)
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PHAR 707 Topics in Pharmacology 6 (3 credits)
Overview
Pharmacology and Therapeutics : Topics in pharmacology.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Maysinger, Dusica (Winter)
Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor.
two of the following courses:
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PHAR 700 Seminars in Pharmacology (3 credits)
Overview
Pharmacology and Therapeutics : This course is organized in conjunction with the weekly Departmental Seminar Series and consists of (1) regular attendance of the weekly Departmental research seminars, (2) active participation in lunch tutorials organized with seminar speakers following the seminar and (3) production of written reports on selected seminars.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisites: PHAR562 and PHAR 563, unless the student has been exempted previously from these courses by the Graduate Teaching Committee.
Restriction: Students enrolled in the Departmental graduate program at the level of M.Sc. 2 or Ph.D. are admissible. Exemptions from this restriction are possible if approved by the Graduate Teaching Committee.
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PHAR 702 Topics in Pharmacology 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Pharmacology and Therapeutics : Topics in pharmacology.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor.
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PHAR 703 Topics in Pharmacology 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Pharmacology and Therapeutics : Topics in pharmacology.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Munter, Lisa (Fall)
Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor.
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PHAR 704 Topics in Pharmacology 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Pharmacology and Therapeutics : Topics in pharmacology.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor.
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PHAR 705 Topics in Pharmacology 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Pharmacology and Therapeutics : Topics in pharmacology.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor.
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PHAR 706 Topics in Pharmacology 5 (3 credits)
Overview
Pharmacology and Therapeutics : Topics in pharmacology.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor.
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PHAR 707 Topics in Pharmacology 6 (3 credits)
Overview
Pharmacology and Therapeutics : Topics in pharmacology.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Maysinger, Dusica (Winter)
Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor.
one of the following courses:
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CHEM 502 Advanced Bio-Organic Chemistry (3 credits)
Overview
Chemistry : This course will cover biologically relevant molecules, particularly nucleic acids, proteins, and their building blocks. In each case, synthesis and biological functions will be discussed. The topics include synthesis of oligonucleotides and peptides; chemistry of phosphates; enzyme structure and function; coenzymes, and enzyme catalysis; polyketides; antiviral and anticancer agents.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Auclair, Karine; Wahba, Alexander (Winter)
- PHAR 503 Drug Discovery and Development 1 (3 credits)