Medical Biophysics
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Medicine
Degree Programs Offered
Medical Biophysics – MSc, PhD
Collaborative Programs
The following collaborative programs are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:
1. Biomolecular Structure
- Medical Biophysics, PhD
2. Cardiovascular Sciences
- Medical Biophysics, MSc, PhD
3. Developmental Biology
- Medical Biophysics, PhD
4. Genome Biology and Bioinformatics
- Medical Biophysics, PhD
5. Neuroscience
- Medical Biophysics, MSc, PhD
Overview
The Department of Medical Biophysics, an interdisciplinary department with three streams – Cell and Molecular Biology, Molecular and Structural Biology, and Medical Physics – is located primarily at the Ontario Cancer Institute and the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
The department offers opportunities for research – leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees – in a variety of biological problems; projects which cut across the conventional boundaries of physics, engineering, chemistry, biology, and medicine are encouraged. The department emphasizes basic and applied research related to cancer. Projects include the following areas: tumour biology, radiobiology, membrane function, molecular interactions, gene expression, cell differentiation and growth control, viral and chemical carcinogenesis, cellular and molecular immunology, hemopoiesis, macromolecular structure via x-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy, the physics and engineering of diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy, development of imaging and therapy systems using x-rays, ultrasound, nuclear magnetic resonance, light and electron optics. For detailed information, please visit the departmental Web site.
Contact and Address
Web: medbio.utoronto.ca
E-mail: medbio@uhnres.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 946-2972, 946-2973
Fax: (416) 946-2050
Department of Medical Biophysics
Ontario Cancer Institute
University of Toronto
Room 7-413
610 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9
Canada
Degree Programs
Medical Biophysics
Master of Science
Minimum Admission Requirements
- SGS general regulations.
- Successful applicants with B.Sc. degrees are enrolled in the MSc program; qualified students can reclassify into the PhD degree program during their second year.
- Applicants with diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants holding bachelors degrees from non-Canadian universities are required to provide GRE scores (general and subject) with their application.
Program Requirements
- Students must successfully complete all degree course requirements. Course requirements depend on the subject chosen for study and on the student’s background.
- Successful completion of an oral examination on the thesis topic.
- Program is normally completed in two years.
Doctor of Philosophy
Minimum Admission Requirements
- Applicants are admitted via one of two routes
- Reclassification from the MSc program.
- Completion of an MSc degree program in biological, physical, chemical, or medical sciences from a recognized Canadian University.
- Admission to the PhD program is highly selective and attainment of minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the PhD program.
Program Requirements
- Because of the broad range of topics available for thesis research and because of the different backgrounds of students admitted, each student, in consultation with his or her supervisor, will plan a program of study that provides the appropriate background for the area of investigation.
- All students must complete the required four full-course credits as outlined in the MBP Graduate Student Handbook.
- Students who transfer/reclassify into the doctoral program or who have completed a MSc degree in Medical Biophysics will receive credit for all courses taken during their MSc program in Medical Biophysics. Students who completed their MSc degree in a department other than Medical Biophysics may request one full-course credit for that degree. These students must still complete or be formally exempt from the required courses for the Medical Biophysics MSc degree. Exemption from a required course does not reduce the number of courses required; students must substitute another course equivalent in place of the exempted course.
- All PhD students are expected to participate in MBP 1015Y Biophysics Seminar Course regardless of whether they previously received credit for it or not.
- Except by special arrangements, students are required to be on campus and participating full time until all program requirements are completed.
Course List
MBP 1001Y Advanced Cell Biology (Topics change; consult Course Coordinator about current topics)
MBP 1007H Fundamentals in Molecular and Cell Biology I
MBP 1008H Fundamentals in Molecular and Cell Biology II
MBP 1010H Quantitative Biology—Statistical Methods
MBP 1011H Foundations of Bioinformatics (Not currently offered; suggested alternative is JTB 2010H Proteomics and Functional Genomics)
MBP 1015Yo Biophysics Seminar
MBP 1018Y Oncology
MBP 1022H Advanced Cell Biology for Physical Scientists
MBP 1023H Clinical Radiation Physics
MBP 1024Y Advanced Medical Imaging
MBP 1026H Clinical Imaging for Physical Scientists
MBP 1028H Optical, Thermal and Radiation Biophysics
o Courses which may continue over a program. The course is graded when completed.
Graduate Faculty
Full Members
Archer, Michael - MA, MSc, PhD, DSc
Arrowsmith, Cheryl - BSc, PhD
Attisano, Liliana - BSc, PhD
Aubin, Jane - BSc, PhD
Barber, Dwayne - BSc, PhD (Vice-Chair)
Benchimol, Samuel - BSc, PhD
Ben-David, Yacov - BSc, MSc, PhD
Berinstein, Neil - MD
Bernstein, Alan - MD
Bjerknes, Matthew - BSc, MSc, PhD
Boyd, Norman - MD
Bristow, Robert Glen - MD, PhD
Bronskill, Michael - BSc, MSc, PhD
Burns, Peter - BSc, BSc, MSc, PhD (Chair & Graduate Chair)
Chakrabartty, Avijit - BSc, MSc, PhD (Coordinator of Graduate Studies)
Cheng, Hazel Pl - BSc, MSc, PhD
Cheung, Peter - BSc, MS, PhD
Czarnota, Gregory - MD, PhD
Danska, Jayne - AB, PhD
Done, Susan - BA, MA, MBA, BCH, MB, PhD
Dumont, Daniel - BSc
Edwards, Aled - BSc, PhD
Filmus, Jorge - MSc, PhD
Foster, Stuart - BSc, MSc, PhD
Fraser, Paul - BSc, MSc, PhD
Gallie, Brenda - MD
Gariepy, Jean - BSc, PhD
Graham, Simon - BSc, PhD
Guha, Abhijit - BSc, MSc, MD
Hakem, Razqallah - PhD
Harrington, Lea Anne - BSc, MSc, PhD
Hedley, David - MD
Henkelman, Mark - BSc, MSc, PhD
Hill, Richard - BA, PhD
Hogg, David - BSc, MD
Hudson, Thomas J - MD
Hynynen, Kullervo - BSc, MS, PhD
Ikura, Mitsuhiko - BSc, PhD
Iscove, Norman - MD, PhD
Jaffray, David - BSc, PhD
Julius, Michael - BSc, PhD
Jurisica, Igor - PhD
Kamel-Reid, Suzanne - BA, MA, PhD
Keller, Gordon - BSc, PhD
Kerbel, Robert - BSc, PhD
Khokha, Rama - BSc, MSc, PhD
Kolios, Michael - BSc, MSc, PhD
Letarte, Michelle - BSc, PhD
Lilge, Lothar - DIPPHY, PhD (Coordinator of Graduate Studies)
Liu, Fei-Fei - MD
Liu, Geoffrey - MSc, MD
Mak, Tak - BSc, MSc, PhD
Malkin, David - MD
Manoukian, Armen - BSc, PhD
Marsden, Philip - MD
Martel, Anne - BSc, PhD
Mcglade-Dolson, Jane - BSc, PhD
Medin, Jeffrey - BSc, PhD
Messner, Hans - MD, PhD
Minden, Mark - MD, PhD
Minkin, Salomon - BSc, MSc, PhD
Moody, Alan - BA, MA, MBBS
Neel, Benjamin - AB, MD, PhD
Ohashi, Pam - BSc, PhD
Pai, Emil - PhD
Paige, Christopher - BSc, PhD
Penn, Linda - BSc, PhD
Penninger, Josef - MD
Pignol, Jean-Phillipe - MD, PhD
Plewes, Donald - BSc, MSc, PhD
Prive, Gil - BSc, PhD
Puri, Mira - BSc, PhD
Rast, Jonathan - MS, PhD
Raught, Brian - BS, MS, PhD
Rawlinson, J Alan - BSc, MSc
Rose, David - BA
Ross, Bernard - DipIng, PhD
Rottapel, Robert - BA, MD
Rowlands, John - BSc, PhD
Schimmer, Aaron - MD, PhD
Schuh, Andre - MD
Sherar, Michael - BA, PhD
Siewerdsen, Jeffrey - BA, MS, PhD
Sled, John - BASc, MS, PhD
Spaner, David - PhD
Squire, Jeremy - BSc, MSc, PhD
Stambolic, Vuk - BSc, MSc, PhD
Stanisz, Greg - PhD
Strother, Stephen - BSc, MS, PhD
Tillier, Elizabeth - BSc, MS, PhD
Tritchler, David - BA, MS
Tsao, Ming-Sound - BSc, MD
Van Der Kooy, Derek - BSc, MA, PhD
Vitkin, Alex - BASc, MASc, PhD
Wells, Richard - MD, PhD
Whelan, William - BSc, MS, PhD
Wilson, Brian - BSc, PhD
Wong, Chong Shun - MD
Wood, Michael - BSc, PhD
Woodgett, James - BSc, PhD
Wright, Graham - BSc, MSc, PhD
Yaffe, Martin - BSc, MSc, PhD
Yeh, Wen-Chen - MB
Zacksenhaus, Eldad - PhD
Zheng, Gang - MSc, PhD
Members Emeriti
Axelrad, Arthur - BSc, MD, PhD
Bruce, Robert - BSc, LMCC, MSc, MD, PhD
Cunningham, Alastair - PhD
Hunt, Prof. Emeritus, John - BSc, MSc, PhD
Mcculloch, Ernest - MD
Miller, Richard - BSc, MSc, PhD
Ottensmeyer, Peter - BASc, MA, PhD
Phillips, Robert - BA, MSc, PhD
Rauth, A Michael - BSc, PhD
Till, James - BA, MA, PhD
Whitmore, Gordon - PhD
Associate Members
Adamson, Susan - BSc, MSc, MD, PhD
Ailles, Laurie - PhD
Brock, Kristy - PhD
Caldwell, Curtis - BSc, MSc, PhD
Chen, Josette - BSc, MA, PhD
Chopra, Rajiv - PhD
Cunningham, Charles - BSc, MSc, PhD
Gauthier, Mona L. - BSc, MS, PhD
Goertz, David - MSc, PhD
Kabani, Noor - BSc, MS, MSc, PhD
Kislinger, Thomas - PhD
Koch, Christine - BSc, MD, PhD
Martin, Lisa - BSc, MSc, DPhil
Michaels, Howard - PhD
Moghal, Nadeem - PhD
Okada, Hitoshi - MD, PhD
Pang, Geordi - PhD
Pugachev, Andrei - MSc, PhD
Reedijk, Michael - BSc, MSc, MD, PhD
Stefanovic, Bojana - BASc, PhD
Trudel, Suzanne - MSc, MD
Vaziri, Homayoun - BSc, PhD
Woo, Minna Nancy - MD
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