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M.Sc. Program

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PHGY 601 M.Sc. Proposal Seminar 1 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Seminar presentation to Supervisory Committee and students on the Master's thesis proposal. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Maurice J Chacron Maurice J Chacron
PHGY 602 Lit Search & Research Proposal 2 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Independent work under the supervision of the thesis advisor including literature search and research leading to thesis proposal. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Maurice J Chacron
PHGY 604 Responsible Conduct in Res. Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: This course provides students with information on the following areas: 1) an ethics overview; 2) scientific conduct and misconduct; 3) research authorship and peer review; and 4) research on human and animal subjects. Offered by: Physiology Students having taken this course during the M.Sc. in Physiology will not be obliged to re-take the course if transferring to the Ph.D. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Melissa A Vollrath, John H White
PHGY 607 Laboratory Research 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Laboratory research leading to the thesis. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHGY 608 Laboratory Research 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Laboratory research leading to the thesis. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Alvin Shrier
PHGY 620 Progress in Research 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Progress in research in preparation of thesis. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Maurice J Chacron
PHGY 621 Thesis 1 12 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Written and oral presentation of thesis proposal to the research Supervisory Committee. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Maurice J Chacron
PHGY 622 Thesis 2 12 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Written and oral preparation of the thesis. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHGY 623 M.Sc. Final Seminar 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Final seminar presentation to students supervisory committee prior to thesis submission. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PLUS: Students must also choose 2 elective courses, for 6 credits of Physiology or Science, at the 500 level or above from the list of acceptable courses for graduates (see table further below). TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 45

Please note: Students entering graduate studies with insufficient background in Physiology will be required to take at least two additional 300-400 level courses in addition to their required course work.

Supervisory Committee:

Each student must have a Supervisory Committee to help monitor the progress of their studies and research, providing support, advice and guidance: Within 2 months of entering the Graduate Program in Physiology, students are expected to establish a Supervisory Committee. Students need to consult with their supervisors for assistance in selecting members for their Committee. The Committee (4 in total) is comprised of your supervisor (and possibly a co-supervisor) as well as 3 other members. Of these 3 members, 2 should (preferably) be members of Physiology and the 3rd member can be external to the Department if you wish.

Please note:听The research advisory committee (RAC) is instrumental in guiding the successful efforts of Graduate Students engaged in research. Supervisors have a responsibility to avoid including on the supervisory team anyone with whom they have a personal relationship. It is the supervisor鈥檚 role to ensure that there is no real or perceived conflict of interest among all members of the supervisory team proposed. Specific definitions have been developed regarding these regulations. Many faculty have close personal relationships with members of the broader academic community. For example, some members of the faculty are married to persons with faculty appointments at 91社区 or other universities. Spouses and other family members including any consensual amorous relationships are specifically identified as persons with a conflict of interest, and thus cannot serve on the supervisory team. Scientific members of the spouse鈥檚 research lab also should not be included on the student鈥檚 supervisory team to avoid the appearance of a potential conflict of interest. Supervisors are also responsible for declaring any business relationships, and must not supervise a student employed in a company where the supervisor or a person with whom the supervisor has a close personal relationship or has an interest. There may be existing Supervisory Committees where a spouse or scientific member of the spouse鈥檚 lab is currently serving on the Supervisory Committee. In such cases, these individuals must resign from the committee immediately and the supervisor must notify the Graduate Program Director in writing.

Physiology letter of Understanding between Student and Supervisor:

Physiology has implemented a letter of Understanding. Once completed by the supervisor, the letter should detail what is expected of the student. e.g. numbers of lab hours required, conference attendance, readings, other commitments, etc... Students must read this carefully and if some expectations are unreasonable, they should be negotiated with the supervisor before signing. This form must be returned to the Graduate Program Coordinator to be kept in the student file. A blank copy of the letter of understanding can be found in the Resources for graduate students tab, useful forms

Important Note: Graduate Students can be required to withdraw from their program of study for documented lack of performance in research or two course failures more info can be found here www.mcgill.ca/study/2019-2020/university regulations and resources/graduate/gps go failure policy. Details on graduate policies and tracking can be obtained at www.mcgill.ca/gps/students/research-tracking.

M.Sc Proposal Seminar:

Within 5-9 months of entering the Graduate Program in Physiology, students are expected to present a proposal seminar to their Supervisory Committee. The purpose of the Proposal Seminar is to propose a series of experiments that will constitute the student's research program. In this seminar, the student should demonstrate: 1) familiarity with the relevant literature; 2) give a rationale for the project outline, and 3) describe the methodology that will be used for the research. A 250 word proposal abstract reflecting the 3 items above is to be emailed to the Graduate Coordinator a minimum of 2 WEEKS before the seminar is to take place. It is not necessary to present any data at this point, and a seminar should not be delayed for this reason. This seminar, which will be a formal presentation approximately 20 minutes in length, is presented to the student's Supervisory Committee . The student and the supervisor are responsible for scheduling the seminar and advise the Graduate Program Coordinator at least 1 month in advance. A Seminar Report form along with the Graduate Student Research Progress Tracking form will be sent to the student prior to the seminar which must be signed by all members of the committee and the student during the seminar and then returned to the Graduate Coordinator.

Final M.Sc Seminar:

This seminar should be presented approximately 6 -8 weeks before the student is ready to submit the thesis in order for the candidate to incorporate suggestions made by the committee into their thesis. The student is responsible in scheduling the final M.Sc. seminar and must communicate the date and time to the Graduate Program Coordinator at least 6 weeks in advance. The evaluation committee consists of the Supervisory Committee and a representative of the GSAAC (Graduate Student Advisory and Admissions Committee). If you do not know who your GSAAC representative is, please contact the Graduate Program Coordinator prior to scheduling your final seminar. The student is responsible for coordinating with the GSAAC representative and their supervisory committee when scheduling their final M.Sc. Seminar. Failure to include the GSAAC representative will result in the seminar needing to be rescheduled if they are not available.听The student must be prepared to incorporate any recommendations made by the evaluation committee into their thesis. The presentation should last 30-40 minutes and include the following items: (1) Introduction: a review of the literature and background and a statement of the hypothesis; (2) A discussion of the methodology; (3) A discussion of the results, in context of the field; (4) Overall conclusions. A 250-word abstract, reflecting the four items listed above, must be submitted to the Graduate Coordinator 2 WEEKS prior to the seminar. The Graduate Student Research Progress tracking will be emailed to the student prior to the seminar and must be signed by all members of the committee including the student during the seminar and returned to the Graduate Coordinator. It is expected that the M.Sc. thesis will generate one first-author paper, and the seminar will be evaluated with this aspect taken into account.

For more details, see Thesis Submission.

M.Sc Program outline

Transferring to the Ph.D. Program:

Upon recommendation by the program/supervisor and the student's Committee members, academically promising students registered in the Master's program may fast-track to the Doctoral program in the same academic unit. The student must have a strong academic record (CGPA of 3.5 or higher) and present strong evidence that they are capable of successfully completing appropriate research for the Doctoral level. The student must have completed a minimum of 2 terms in the Master's program and up to a maximum of 4 terms. The student, if approved for fast-tracking, will enter the doctoral program at the Ph.D 2 level. The current requirement to submit an M.Sc. thesis would then be waived (PHGY 621, 622 and 623). A candidate for fast-track must present a transfer seminar to the committee members and, if approved, will need to submit a fast-track application on Slate to the Doctoral program according to procedures and unit deadlines. (Please contact the Graduate Program Coordinator for more details concerning the fast-track application). For Transfer Requirements, see section on Transfer from MSc to PhD.

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PHGY 604 Responsible Conduct in Res. Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: This course provides students with information on the following areas: 1) an ethics overview; 2) scientific conduct and misconduct; 3) research authorship and peer review; and 4) research on human and animal subjects. Offered by: Physiology Students having taken this course during the M.Sc. in Physiology will not be obliged to re-take the course if transferring to the Ph.D. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Melissa A Vollrath, John H White
PHGY 701 Ph.D.Comprehensive Examination Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: The Ph.D. comprehensive exam will be completed between 12-18 months of commencing the program and is designed to ensure that the student's research encompasses the i) acquisition of a comprehensive knowledge of scientific literature; ii) the development of experimental skills and technical expertise with a deep understanding of the experimental design thus iii) ensuring a high degree of scholarship in the thesis submission. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHGY 703 Ph.D. Progress Seminar 1 1 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: The Progress Seminar is a "work in progress" seminar on what the student has accomplished to date. Following completion of the comprehensive exam, the seminar should be presented to the student's supervisory committee as a formal presentation of approximately 30 minutes followed by a question and discussion period. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Maurice J Chacron
PHGY 704 Ph.D. Progress Seminar 2 1 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: A "work in progress" seminar, intended as a report on student progress following the Thesis Proposal Seminar. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHGY 720 Ph.D. Seminar Course 1 1 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Required for Ph.D. students. Coordinated in conjunction with the weekly Departmental seminar series, students will meet for one hour before each seminar to critically discuss papers on the subject of the weekly seminar. Students will take turns introducing the papers and leading discussions on an overview of the research topic, some of the methodologies, results and conclusions. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Instructors John Orlowski
PHGY 721 Ph.D. Seminar Course 2 1 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Required for Ph.D. students. Coordinated in conjunction with the weekly Departmental seminar series, students will meet for one hour before each seminar to critically discuss papers on the subject of the weekly seminar. Students will take turns introducing the papers and leading discussions on an overview of the research topic, some of the methodologies, results and conclusions. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors John Orlowski John Orlowski
PHGY 722 Ph.D. Seminar Course 3 1 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Required for Ph.D. students. Coordinated in conjunction with the weekly Departmental seminar series, students will meet for one hour before each seminar to critically discuss papers on the subject of the weekly seminar. Students will take turns introducing the papers and leading discussions on an overview of the research topic, some of the methodologies, results and conclusions. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors John Orlowski John Orlowski
PHGY 723 Ph.D. Seminar Course 4 1 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Required for Ph.D. students. Coordinated in conjunction with the weekly Departmental seminar series, students will meet for one hour before each seminar to critically discuss papers on the subject of the weekly seminar. Students will take turns introducing the papers and leading discussions on an overview of the research topic, some of the methodologies, results and conclusions. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors John Orlowski John Orlowski
PHGY 724 Ph.D. Seminar Course 5 1 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Required for Ph.D. students. Coordinated in conjunction with the weekly Departmental seminar series, students will meet for one hour before each seminar to critically discuss papers on the subject of the weekly seminar. Students will take turns introducing the papers and leading discussions on an overview of the research topic, some of the methodologies, results and conclusions. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors John Orlowski John Orlowski
PHGY 725 Ph.D. Seminar Course 6 1 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Required for Ph.D. students. Coordinated in conjunction with the weekly Departmental seminar series, students will meet for one hour before each seminar to critically discuss papers on the subject of the weekly seminar. Students will take turns introducing the papers and leading discussions on an overview of the research topic, some of the methodologies, results and conclusions. Offered by: Physiology Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors John Orlowski John Orlowski 听
PLUS: Students must also choose 9 credits of Physiology or Science at the 500 level or above from the list of acceptable courses听for graduates (see table further below).听 TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 17

Physiology letter of Understanding between Student and Supervisor:

Physiology has implemented a letter of understanding. Once completed by the supervisor, the letter should detail what is expected of the student, e.g. number of lab hours required, conference attendance, readings, other commitments, etc.. Students must read the agreement carefully and if some expectations are unreasonable, they should be negotiated with the supervisor before signing. This form must be returned to the Graduate Program Coordinator for the student file. A blank copy of the letter of understanding can be found in the Resources for Graduate Students tab, useful forms.

Student Supervision and Tracking:

All graduate students are required to have a Supervisory Committee which include the supervisor (and a co-supervisor, if necessary) and three other committee members (2 of these members should preferably be full-time academics in the Department with the other member being external to the department if you wish. The supervisory committee assists in the supervision of the student, monitors the progress of the studies and functions as a resource. This committee must be established within 2 months of entering the program and prior to the presentation of the Proposal seminar. Annually students must report their research objectives and progress to their supervisory committee. A blank copy of the Graduate Student Research Progress Tracking form can be found here:听

Please note: The research advisory committee (RAC) is instrumental in guiding the successful efforts of Graduate Students engaged in research. Supervisors have a responsibility to avoid including on the supervisory team anyone with whom they have a personal relationship. It is the supervisor鈥檚 role to ensure that there is no real or perceived conflict of interest among all members of the supervisory team proposed. Specific definitions have been developed regarding these regulations. Many faculty have close personal relationships with members of the broader academic community. For example, some members of the faculty are married to persons with faculty appointments at 91社区 or other universities. Spouses and other family members including any consensual amorous relationships are specifically identified as persons with a conflict of interest, and thus cannot serve on the supervisory team. Scientific members of the spouse鈥檚 research lab also should not be included on the student鈥檚 supervisory team to avoid the appearance of a potential conflict of interest. Supervisors are also responsible for declaring any business relationships, and must not supervise a student employed in a company where the supervisor or a person with whom the supervisor has a close personal relationship or has an interest. There may be existing Supervisory Committees where a spouse or scientific member of the spouse鈥檚 lab is currently serving on the Supervisory Committee. In such cases, these individuals must resign from the committee immediately and the supervisor must notify the Graduate Program Director in writing.

Important Note: Graduate Students can be required to withdraw from their program of study for documented lack of performance in research or two course failures more info can be found here www.mcgill.ca/study/2019-2020/university regulations and resources/graduate/gps go failure policy. Details on graduate policies and tracking can be obtained at www.mcgill.ca/gps/students/research-tracking.

Ph.D. Proposal Seminar:

Within 5-9听 months of entering the Ph.D program, students need to present a proposal seminar to their Supervisory Committee. The purpose of the proposal seminar is to present a series of experiments that will constitute the student's research program. In this seminar the student must demonstrate: 1) familiarity with the relevant literature:2) give a rationale for the project outline and 3) describe the methodology that will be used for the literature. A 250 word abstract reflecting the 3 items above is to be emailed to the Graduate Program Coordinator one week before the seminar is the take place. It is not necessary to present any data at this point, and the seminar should not be delayed for this reason. This seminar, which will be a formal presentation of approximately 20 minutes in length. The student and the supervisor are responsible for scheduling the seminar. A seminar report form along with the Graduate Student Research Progress Tracking form will be sent to the student prior to the seminar which must be signed by all committee members and the student during the seminar and returned to the Graduate Coordinator.

Comprehensive Examination: Policy and Procedures:

All doctoral students must complete and successfully pass the Comprehensive Examination. Given the importance of this exam and the consequences of failure, the exam is normally to be held 12 - 18 months from the start date of the program. Students are required to inform the Graduate Program Coordinator of the date of their Comprehensive Exam at least one month in advance and include the name of their External Examiner and Student Representative. Graduate students are assigned a GSAAC representative and are responsible for coordinating their comprehensive exam with their representative along with their committee. If you have not been assigned a GSAAC representative, please contact the Graduate Program Coordinator ahead of scheduling your exam.听Failure to include the GSAAC representative will result in the exam needing to be rescheduled if they are not available.听Students also need to select and coordinate with an external member that will attend the exam. For detailed information see: guidelines for students and examiners Important Note: It is the responsibility of the student to inform him/herself of the Exam Policy and Procedures and deadlines. Failure to comply can lead to expulsion from the program, unless strong justification is provided and confirmed in writing by the Supervisor. Please also refer to:听/study/2019-2020/university_regulations_and_resources/graduate/gps_gi_phd_comprehensives_policy

Ph.D Annual Progress Seminars:

As per 91社区 regulations, students are required to have a progress seminar every year following the Ph.D Comprehensive exam, until submission of a thesis. Failure to complete an annual progress seminar will be deemed unsatisfactory and could result in a mark of听 F. Two unsatisfactory reports constitute unsatisfactory progress towards the degree, and if recommended by the academic unit, the student will be withdrawn from the university. Please also consult Graduate Student Research Program Tracking.

Progress Seminars are a "work in progress", and are intended as a report on what the student has accomplished to date following the Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam. The progress seminar should not be delayed in order to include additional experiments. This seminar, which should be a formal presentation approximately 30 minutes in length, is presented to the student's Supervisory Committee every year until submission of the thesis. The student and the supervisor are responsible for scheduling the seminar and must inform the Graduate Program Coordinator at least one month in advance. The student needs to email the Graduate Coordinator a one page report reflecting the following items: a) Research Summary (abstract/background), b) Research Progress/Accomplishments and c) Research Objectives TWO weeks before the seminar is to take place. The Graduate Student Research Progress Tracking Report which is to be completed by the Supervisor or one of the Supervisory Committee members and signed by everyone during the seminar, will be sent to the student at the appropriate time. These forms must be returned to the Graduate Coordinator following the seminar. A final progress seminar should be completed close to submission of the thesis (6-8 weeks prior) to obtain formal committee feedback and any recommendations towards the thesis.

Thesis Submission:

Students are required to submit a thesis and defend their thesis orally. It is expected that the Ph.D. thesis will generate three first-author publications. Students will no longer have to print hard copies of their theses, but will instead submit their thesis on mythesis. More detailed information is available at /gps/thesis/guidelines/initial-submission. Should any examiner or member of a student鈥檚 committee request a hardcopy of the thesis, the student must provide one to the relevant office making the request.

For thesis preparation and submission guidelines, forms and submission deadline dates, please see: /gps/students/thesis.

Corrections of the thesis are made after the oral defense. Final corrected copies of the thesis are to be submitted electronically (e-thesis). Please see: /gps/thesis/e-thesis

Convocation ceremonies are held twice a year; in the spring and fall. See: /students/graduation/convocation/

Ph.D. Oral Defense:

Ph.D. candidates are required to defend their thesis orally. The defense can generally be set for any time from eight - ten weeks after the submission of the thesis, the Thesis office will advise the department when the defense can be scheduled. The oral examination committee must be comprised of a minimum of 5 members (not including the Pro-Dean), the Chair of the Department or deputy, the supervisor, the internal examiner, and at least two other persons, one of whom must be from outside the Department of Physiology, who have been nominated by the supervisor and approved by the Chair of the Department. Students should consult the Oral Defense Guidelines issued by the Faculty of Graduate Studies:听Oral defense guidelines

Ph.D Program Outline

Acceptable Graduate (M.Sc/Ph.D) Level Credit Courses:

The following courses are acceptable graduate level courses (500 level and above) in Physiology and Science. Students who wish to enroll in 500 level or above courses that are not found on this list, must email听gradstudies.physiology [at] mcgill.ca with the course outline and proof that your supervisor has approved you taking this course(s).听 NOTE: Some courses for some Departments may require permission from the professor teaching the course prior to registration, please contact the corresponding department's Student Affairs Officer.

Anatomy & Cell Biology
ANAT 663D1 Course not available
ANAT 663D2 Course not available

Physiology
PHGY 502 Exercise Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Behaviour of physiological processes in response to physical effort, in areas such as structural basis of muscle contraction, thermoregulation during exercise, mechanics and energetics of muscle contraction, fuel utilization, fatigue, physiological adjustments during exercise and influence of training. Offered by: Physiology Winter Prerequisites: PHGY 311, PHGY 312, and PHGY 313 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Simon Rousseau, Alain Steve Comtois, James G Martin, Sheldon A Magder, Sabah N A Hussain, Larry Lands, Basil Petrof
PHGY 508 Advanced Renal Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Advanced concepts in selected areas of kidney physiology, including the glomerulus, renal cell biology, kidney development, membrane and epithelial transport, hormones and autacoids, kidney transplantation, bioengineering and regenerative medicine. Offered by: Physiology Fall. Offered in conjunction with the Department of Medicine. Prerequisite (Undergraduate): PHGY 312 or the equivalent Restriction: Open to advanced undergraduate and graduate students Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PHGY 513 Translational Immunology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Advanced key concepts in immunology as they relate to health and disease, including infectious diseases, non-infectious diseases and autoimmunity, and cancer immunology. Offered by: Physiology Winter 3 hours lectures Prerequisite: MIMM 314 or PHGY 313 or permission of the instructor Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Daniela Quail, Marcel A Behr, Joyce Rauch, Jack P Antel, Nicole F Bernard, Erwin Schurr, Brian Ward, J枚rg H Fritz, Anastasia Nijnik, Judith N Mandl
PHGY 515 Blood-Brain Barrier:Hlth & Dis 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the organization and regulation of the blood-brain barrier, highlighting neurological diseases associated with the blood-brain barrier breakdown and give an overview of experimental approaches to study blood-brain barrier. Offered by: Physiology Fall 1.5 hours Lecture and 1.5 hours Seminar weekly Prerequisite: PHGY 313 or PHGY 314 and permission of the instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Maria Prager-Khoutorsky, Ji Zhang, Alexey Kostikov, Lisa Munter, David Rudko, Roberto J Diaz, Jo Anne Stratton
PHGY 516 Physiology of Blood 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Bone marrow hematopoiesis, with emphasis on regulation of stem cell proliferation and differentiation along hematopoietic pathways. Formation and differentiation of red and white blood cells and some of the diseases associated with hematopoiesis will be covered. Emphasis will be given to the molecular mechanisms involved in the normal and pathological conditions. Offered by: Physiology Winter 2 hours lecture plus 1 hour seminar weekly Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Volker Manfred Blank, Konstantinos Pantopoulos, Anastasia Nijnik
PHGY 518 Artificial Cells 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Physiology, biotechnology, chemistry and biomedical application of artificial cells, blood substitutes, immobilized enzymes, microorganisms and cells, hemoperfusion, artificial kidneys, and drug delivery systems. PHGY 517 and PHGY 518 when taken together, will give a complete picture of this field. However, the student can select one of these. Offered by: Physiology Fall Prerequisite (Undergraduate): permission of instructors. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Thomas Ming Swi Chang, Dominique Shum-Tim, Satya Prakash, Corinne Hoesli, Guojun Chen
PHGY 520 Ion Channels 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: A discussion of the principal theories and interesting new developments in the study of ion channels. Based on a textbook, computer exercises and critical reading and presentation of research papers. Topics include: Properties of voltage-and ligand-gated channels, single channel analysis, structure and function of ion channels. Offered by: Physiology Winter Offered in even numbered years 1 1/2 hour lecture, 1 1/2 hour seminar Prerequisite: PHGY 311 Priority to Graduate and Honours students; others by permission of instructors. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Reza Sharif Naeini, David S Ragsdale, Alvin Shrier, John W Hanrahan, Philippe Seguela, Derek Bowie
PHGY 524 Chronobiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: An introduction to the field of chronobiology. The aim is to provide basic instruction on different types of biological rhythms, with particular focus on circadian rhythms. Offered by: Physiology Prerequisites: PHGY 209 and PHGY 210 (or NSCI 200 and NSCI 201), and a relevant 300-level course (PHGY 311, or PHGY 314, or PSYC 318, or BIOC 311, or other, with permission of course coordinator). Restriction: Course for senior undergraduate (U3) and graduate students Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Nicolas Cermakian, Daniel Bernard, Kai-Florian Storch
PHGY 531 Topics in Applied Immunology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Seminar format course in which experts in immunologic mechanisms of resistance against a variety of infectious diseases, including AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis oversee student moderators in their presentation of recent scientific literature in the field. Offered by: Physiology Winter Restriction: Permission of the instructor. U3 InterDept. Honours Immunology students and graduate students with strong immunology background i.e. PHGY 513 and BIOC 503 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Judith N Mandl, Paul Clarke, Irah King, Heather Melichar, Pouya Bashivan
PHGY 550 Molecular Physiology of Bone 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Students will develop a working knowledge of cartilage and bone. Discussion topics will include: molecular and cellular environment of bone; heritable and acquired skeletal defects; research models used to study metabolic bone disease. Offered by: Physiology Fall 1 hour of lecture, 2 hours of seminar per week Prerequisites: PHGY 311, and BIOL 202 or equivalent Restriction: U3 Physiology students, and graduate students in biomedical departments; others by permission of the instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Monzur Murshed, Frank Rauch, Peter M Siegel, Pierre Moffatt, Juliana Marulanda Montoya, Bettina M Willie, Rene St-Arnaud, Kerstin Tiedemann, Laura Stone
PHGY 552 Cellular&Molecular Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Discussions of recent significant advances in our understanding of the gene products involved in diverse cellular signalling pathways. Topics will include cell-surface hormone receptors, nuclear steroid hormone receptors, and ion channels and transporters. Students will present and critically evaluate experimental approaches, results and interpretations of selected research publications. Offered by: Physiology Winter 1 hour lecture, 2 hours seminar weekly Prerequisite: PHGY 311 Preference will be given to Physiology Honours and Graduate students Terms Winter 2025 Instructors John Orlowski, John H White, Ursula Stochaj, Daniel Bernard
PHGY 556 Topics in Systems Neuroscience 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Topics of current interest in systems neurophysiology and behavioural neuroscience including: the neural representation of sensory information and motor behaviours, models of sensory motor integration, and the computational analysis of problems in motor control and perception. Students will be expected to present and critically discuss journal articles in class. Offered by: Physiology Winter Restriction: Permission of the instructor required. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken PHGY 456 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Daniel E Guitton, Erik P Cook
PHGY 560 Light Microscopy-Life Science 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physiology: Introduction to optics, light microscopy imaging and data analysis for life scientists. Offered by: Physiology Winter Prerequisites: BIOL 301 or permission of instructors. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Claire M Brown
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Bioengineering
BIEN 570 Active Mechanics in Biology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Bioengineering: Introduction to the role of active forces, e.g. cell and tissue contraction, in the mechanics of biological systems. Review of passive and actively driven viscoelastic systems and momentum transport underlying the material properties of biology. The course involves a literature survey and a team project application. Offered by: Bioengineering Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. 1. (3-2-4) Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Allen J Ehrlicher

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Biochemistry
BIOC 503 Biochemistry of ImmuneDiseases 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biochemistry: Current selected topics in immunology. The biochemical mechanisms underlying various immuno-pathologies and the clinical significance of therapeutic interventions. Offered by: Biochemistry Winter Prerequisites: BIOC 311, BIOC 312 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Christos M Tsoukas, Maxime Denis
BIOC 600 Adv Strat in Genetics&Genomics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biochemistry: Advanced technologies and methods in genomics research, presented by experts actively pursuing the experimental approaches discussed. Offered by: Biochemistry Enrolment limited to 15 graduate students. Prerequisite: BIOC 454 or equivalent Restriction: Must take part in the Biochemistry graduate program Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Thomas Duchaine, Alexandre Montpetit, Kurt Dejgaard, Josee Dostie, Vincent Giguere, Hamed S Najafabadi, Yojiro Yamanaka, Sidong Huang, Ian R Watson, Lawrence Kazak
BIOC 603 Genomics and Gene Expression 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer 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. Offered by: Biochemistry Fall Prerequisites: BIOC 454 and permission of instructor. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Luke McCaffrey, William Joseph Muller, Imed Eddine Gallouzi, Peter M Siegel, Sidong Huang, Logan Walsh, Lawrence Kazak, William Pastor
BIOC 604 Macromolecular Structure 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biochemistry: X-Ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, Electron Microscopy. Theory and methods used to determine macromolecular structures will be covered. Several practical sessions with hands-on experience for students are included. Offered by: Biochemistry Offered in the Winter term, in even alternate years. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Bhushan Nagar
BIOC 605 Protein Biology & Proteomics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biochemistry: Examination of recent developments in protein biology and proteomics analysis. Proteomics, modeling and biophysical approaches to characterize the functional interactions of biological macromolecules; applications to biological problems. Lectures and in-class discussions are supplemented by practical training in proteomics. Offered by: Biochemistry Winter Prerequisite: BIOC 450 or equivalent, or permission of instructor. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Maxime Denis, Kurt Dejgaard
BIOC 670 Biochemistry of Lipoproteins 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biochemistry: Structure, function and metabolism of lipids and lipoproteins as they relate to lipid storage diseases, obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Offered by: Biochemistry Prerequisite: BIOC 311 or permission of instructor Restrictions: Open to graduate students only with permission of instructor. Winter Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Robert S Kiss, Tommy Nilsson

BIoinformatics
BINF 511 Bioinformatics for Genomics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Bioinformatics: Bioinformatics methods and reasoning in relation to genomics, proteomics and metabolomics strategies with an emphasis on functional genomics data. The course will cover introduction to UNIX, Perl programming, data processing and integration, file parsing, relational database design and implementation, angled towards solutions relevant for genomics. Offered by: Plant Science Prerequisite: Understanding of cell and molecular biology (equivalent to a cell or molecular biology course) or permission from instructor. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Martina V Stromvik

BIoinformatics

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Biology
BIOL 518 Adv. Topics in Cell Biology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Concepts and mechanisms in advanced cell biology, based on genetic, cell biological, biophysical, and computational studies. Emphasis is placed on processes that are evolutionarily conserved, with examples from model organisms and cell-free (in vitro) approaches. Offered by: Biology Winter 3 hours seminar Prerequisite: BIOL 313 or permission Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Paul M Harrison, Paul Lasko, Gary J Brouhard
BIOL 520 Gene Activity in Development 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): An analysis of the role and regulation of gene expression in several models of eukaryotic development. The emphasis will be on critical evaluation of recent literature concerned with molecular or genetic approaches to the problems of cellular differentiation and determination. Recent research reports will be discussed in conferences and analyzed in written critiques. Offered by: Biology Winter 3 hours lecture and discussion Prerequisites: BIOL 300 and BIOL 303 or permission Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BIOL 524 Topics in Molecular Biology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Molecular genetics and molecular, cellular and developmental biology, including signal transduction, cell differentiation and function, genetic diseases in eukaryotes. Offered by: Biology Fall Prerequisites: BIOL 300 and BIOL 303 or permission. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Hugh Clarke, David Dankort
BIOL 532 Developmental Neurobiology Sem 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Discussions of all aspects of nervous system development including pattern formation, cell lineage, pathfinding and targeting by growing axons, and neural regeneration. The basis for these discussions will be recent research papers and other assigned readings. Offered by: Biology Winter 1 hour lecture, 2 hours seminar Prerequisites: BIOL 303 or BIOL 306 or permission of instructor Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Donald Van Meyel, Artur Kania, Alyson Elise Fournier, Jean-Francois Cloutier, Edward S Ruthazer
BIOL 544 Genetic Basis of Life Span 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): The course will consider how gene action is determining the duration of life in various organisms focusing on the strengths and limitations of the genetic approach. The course will focus particularly on model organisms such as yeast, Caenorhabditis, Drosophila and mouse, as well as on the characterization of long-lived people. Offered by: Biology Fall Prerequisites: BIOL 202 or BIOL 302; BIOL 300; or permission of instructor Three hours seminar Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Siegfried Hekimi
BIOL 546 Genetics of Model Systems 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Topics in the genetics and molecular genetics of unicellular, plant, invertebrate and vertebrate models systems. Offered by: Biology Prerequisites: BIOL 202 or BIOL 302; BIOL 300; BIOL 303 recommended Fall course given every second year, alternating with BIOL 544; enrollment limited to 15 students Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BIOL 551 Principles of Cellular Control 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Fundamental principles of cellular control, with cell cycle control as a major theme. Biological and physical concepts are brought to bear on control in healthy cells.. Offered by: Biology Winter 3 hours lecture Revised Prerequisite: CHEM 115 or 120, MATH 133 and 141, PHYS 142; or equivalents. BIOL 201 or ANAT/BIOC 212. Recommended: COMP 202, PHYS 230 and BIOL/PHYS 319. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BIOL 568 Topics on the Human Genome 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Cellular and molecular approaches to characterization of the human genome. Offered by: Biology Winter 3 hours lecture Prerequisites BIOL 202 or BIOL 302; BIOL 300; BIOL 370; or permission. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Jamie Engert, Rima Slim, Alexandre Montpetit, Bruce Gottlieb, Ma'n Hilmi M Zawati, Hamed S Najafabadi, Yojiro Yamanaka, David Langlais, Javad Nadaf, Jean-Baptiste Riviere
BIOL 565 Cell and Tissue Mechanobiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): The emerging field of mechanobiology and mechanotransduction, and their relevance in the context of multicellular physiology in health and disease. The molecular and cellular foundations of mechanobiology are covered. Current literature on the topic will be discussed and presented by students. Identification of gaps in current knowledge and proposing research to address them. Offered by: Biology Prerequisite: One 300-level cell biology course or equivalent, and/or instructor's permission Restrictions: Restricted to senior undergraduate in the BSc degree and graduate students who fullfill the prerequisites or to students approved by the instructor. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Arnold L Hayer
BIOL 569 Developmental Evolution 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): The influence of developmental mechanisms on evolution. This course draws on recent examples from plants and invertebrate and vertebrate animals. Topics include homology, modularity, dissociation, co-option, evolutionary novelty, evolution of cis-regulation and gene regulatory networks, developmental constraint and evolvability, heterochrony, phenotypic plasticity, and canalization. Offered by: Biology Winter 3 hours lecture Prerequisites: BIOL 303 and BIOL 304; or permission of instructor. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BIOL 575 Human Biochemical Genetics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Selected human diseases, from the molecular and cellular levels to tissue effects and emerging novel therapies. Offered by: Biology Fall Three hours lecture Prerequisites: BIOL 202 or BIOL 302, and BIOL300; or permission of the instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Nancy E Braverman, Jacques Jean G Genest, Miltiadis Paliouras, Karen Elizabeth Christensen, Frank Rauch, David Watkins, Eric Alan Shoubridge, Alexei Pshezhetsky, Thomas Kitzler, Gary A Armstrong
BIOL 588 Advances in Mol/Cell Neurobiol 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biology (Sci): Discussion of fundamental molecular mechanisms underlying the general features of cellular neurobiology. An advanced course based on lectures and on a critical review of primary research papers. Offered by: Biology Fall 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours seminar Prerequisite: BIOL 300 and BIOL 306 or permission Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Kenneth E M Hastings, Corina Nagy, Peter Scott McPherson, Jean-Francois Poulin, Yang Zhou

BIomedical Engineering
BMDE 502 BME Modelling & Identification 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biomedical Engineering: Methodologies in systems or distributed multidimensional processes. System themes include parametric vs. non-parametric system representations; linear/non-linear; noise, transients and time variation; mapping from continuous to discrete models; and relevant identification approaches in continuous and discrete time formulations. Offered by: Biomedical Engineering (3-0-6) Prerequisites: Undergraduate basic statistics and: either BMDE 519, or Signals and Systems (e.g., ECSE 303 & ECSE 304) or equivalent Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
BMDE 519 Biomedical Signals & Systems 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biomedical Engineering: An introduction to the theoretical framework, experimental techniques and analysis procedures available for the quantitative analysis of physiological systems and signals. Lectures plus laboratory work using the Biomedical Engineering computer system. Topics include: amplitude and frequency structure of signals, filtering, sampling, correlation functions, time and frequency-domain descriptions of systems. Offered by: Biomedical Engineering (3-0-6) Prerequisites: Satisfactory standing in U3 Honours Physiology; or U3 Major in Physics-Physiology; or U3 Major Physiology-Mathematics; or permission of instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Robert E Kearney

BIomedical Engineering

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Biotechnology
BTEC 501 Bioinformatics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biotechnology: This course introduces the application of computer software for analysis of biological sequence information. An emphasis is placed on the biological theory behind analytical techniques, the algorithms used and methods of developing a statistical framework for various types of analysis. Offered by: Parasitology 3 lectures per week Prerequisites: LSCI 202 or LSCI 204 and ANSC 326. Permission of instructor. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken BINF 301. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Jianguo Xia, Poorya Mirzavand Borujeni
BTEC 555 Structural Bioinformatics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Biotechnology: Fundamentals of protein structure and the application of tools for structure determination, how protein structure allows us to understand the complex biological functions, and how knowledge of protein structure can contribute to drug discovery. Offered by: Parasitology Winter 1-hr lecture, followed by 2 hrs of computer lab. Prerequisite: Molecular biology or biochemistry, and basic bioinformatics, or permission of instructor. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Reza Salavati, Traian Sulea

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Computer Science
COMP 552 Combinatorial Optimization 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): Algorithmic and structural approaches in combinatorial optimization with a focus upon theory and applications. Topics include: polyhedral methods, network optimization, the ellipsoid method, graph algorithms, matroid theory and submodular functions. Offered by: Computer Science 4 hours Prerequisite: Math 350 or COMP 362 (or equivalent). Restriction: This course is reserved for undergraduate honours students and graduate students. Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 552. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Adrian Roshan Vetta
COMP 526 Course not available
COMP 551 Applied Machine Learning 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): Selected topics in machine learning and data mining, including clustering, neural networks, support vector machines, decision trees. Methods include feature selection and dimensionality reduction, error estimation and empirical validation, algorithm design and parallelization, and handling of large data sets. Emphasis on good methods and practices for deployment of real systems. Offered by: Computer Science Prerequisite(s): MATH 323 or ECSE 205, COMP 202, MATH 133, MATH 222 (or their equivalents). Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken or are taking COMP 451, ECSE 551, or PSYC 560. Some background in Artificial Intelligence is recommended, e.g. COMP-424 or ECSE-526, but not required. Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Isabeau Pr茅mont-Schwarz, Reihaneh Rabbany Yue Li
COMP 558 Fund. of Computer Vision 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): Image filtering, edge detection, image features and histograms, image segmentation, image motion and tracking, projective geometry, camera calibration, homographies, epipolar geometry and stereo, point clouds and 3D registration. Applications in computer graphics and robotics. Offered by: Computer Science 3 hours Prerequisites: COMP 251, MATH 222, MATH 223 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Kaleem Siddiqi
COMP 564 Adv Comput'l Bio Meth&Research 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): Fundamental concepts and techniques in computational structural biology, system biology. Techniques include dynamic programming algorithms for RNA structure analysis, molecular dynamics and machine learning techniques for protein structure prediction, and graphical models for gene regulatory and protein-protein interaction networks analysis. Practical sessions with state-of-the-art software. Offered by: Computer Science 3 hours Prerequisite: COMP 462. Corequisite(s): COMP 462 or COMP 561 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
COMP 616D1 Bioinformatics Seminar 1.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): Introduction to current trends in Bioinformatics and closely related fields such as genomics and proteomics. Offered by: Computer Science Restrictions: This seminar is restricted to graduate students in the Bioinformatics Option. Enrolment is limited to 30 students. Note: The seminar will meet for 3 hours every second week over Fall and Winter semesters. Students must register for both COMP 616D1 and COMP 616D2. No credit will be given for this course unless both COMP 616D1 and COMP 616D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
COMP 616D2 Bioinformatics Seminar 1.5 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): See COMP 616D1 for description. Offered by: Computer Science Prerequisite: COMP 616D1. No credit will be given for this course unless both COMP 616D1 and COMP 616D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
COMP 618 Bioinformatics: Funct Genomics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): Techniques related to microarrays (normalization, differential expression, class prediction, class discovery), the analysis of non-coding sequence data (identification of transcription factor binding sites), single nucleotide polymorphisms, the inference of biological networks, and integrative Bioinformatics approaches. Offered by: Computer Science Prerequisite: Enrolment in Bioinformatics Option Program or permission of coordinators. Restrictions: Enrolment by students in the Bioinformatics Option Program or by permission of course coordinators only. Computer Science graduate students not in the Bioinformatics Option Program need additional permission of the M.Sc. or Ph.D. Committee respectively. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
COMP 652 Machine Learning 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): An overview of state-of-the-art algorithms used in machine learning, including theoretical properties and practical applications of these algorithms. Offered by: Computer Science Prerequisites: COMP 424, COMP 526 or ECSE 526, COMP 360, MATH 323 or ECSE 305. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
COMP 680 Mining Biological Sequences 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Computer Science (Sci): Advanced algorithms for the annotation of biological sequences. Algorithms and heuristics for pair-wise and multiple sequence alignment. Gene-finding with hidden Markov models and variants. Motifs discovery techniques: over representation and phylogenetic footprinting approaches. RNA secondary structure prediction. Detection of repetitive elements. Representation and annotation of protein domains. Offered by: Computer Science Prerequisite: COMP 462 or with instructor's permission. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year

Electrical Engineering
ECSE 509 Probability & Random Signals 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Electrical Engineering: Multivariate Gaussian distributions; finite-dimensional mean-square estimation (multivariate case); principal components; introduction to random processes; weak stationarity: correlation functions, spectra, linear processing and estimation; Poisson processes and Markov chains: state processes, invariant distributions; stochastic simulation. Offered by: Electrical & Computer Engr (3-1-5) Prerequisites: (ECSE 206 or ECSE 316) and ECSE 205. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Aditya Mahajan
ECSE 512 Digital Signal Processing 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Electrical Engineering: Review of discrete-time transforms, sampling and quantization, frequency analysis. Structures for IIR and FIR filters, coefficient quantization, roundoff noise. The DFT, its properties, frequency analysis and filtering using DFT methods, the FFT and its implementation. Multirate processing, subsampling and interpolation, oversampling techniques. Offered by: Electrical & Computer Engr (3-2-4) Prerequisites: (ECSE 206 or ECSE 316) and ECSE 205. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Benoit Champagne
ECSE 529 Course not available
ECSE 620 Information Theory and Coding 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Electrical Engineering: Point-to-point communications: source and channel models, lossless source coding (prefix codes, Ziv-Lempel algorithm), performance limits for channel codes, source coding subject to a fidelity criterion, end-to-end performance limits. Approaching the limits: convolutional codes, linear codes. The multi-access problem: achievable rate regions, TDMA, CDMA. Secure communications. Offered by: Electrical & Computer Engr (3-0-9) Prerequisites: ECSE 411 or ECSE 511, and ECSE 510 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
ECSE 626 Statistical Computer Vision 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Electrical Engineering: An overview of statistical and machine learning techniques as applied to computer vision problems, including: stereo vision, motion estimation, object and face recognition, image registration and segmentation. Topics include regularization, probabilistic inference, information theory, Gaussian Mixture Models, Markov-Chain Monte Carlo methods, importance sampling, Markov random fields, principal and independent components analysis, probabilistic deep learning methods including variational models, Bayesian deep learning. Offered by: Electrical & Computer Engr (3-0-9) Prerequisites: (ECSE 205 or equivalent) and (ECSE 415 or COMP 558 or equivalent). Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Tal Arbel

Experimental Medicine
EXMD 502 Advanced Endocrinology 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: This course is designed for U3 students who are in a major or honours program in anatomy, biology, biochemistry or physiology and for graduate students. A multidisciplinary approach will be used to teach biosynthesis and processing of hormones, their regulation, function and mechanism of action. The material will cover hypothalamic, pituitary, thyroid, atrial and adrenal hormones as well as prostaglandins and related substances. Offered by: Medicine Fall Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Maia V Kokoeva, Thomas Stroh, Andrew Bateman, Suhad Ali, David Morris, Vincent Giguere, Stephane A Laporte, Christian Rocheleau, Robert S Kiss, Monzur Murshed
EXMD 503 Advanced Endocrinology 02 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Study of the parathyroids, gut and pancreatic hormones and growth factors. In addition, the role of hormones and growth factors in reproduction and fetal maturation will be discussed. Offered by: Medicine Winter Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Andrew Bateman, Maia V Kokoeva
EXMD 504 Biology of Cancer 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: An introduction to the biology of malignancy. A multidisciplinary approach dealing with the etiology of cancer, the biological properties of malignant cells, the host response to tumour cell growth and the principles of cancer therapy. Offered by: Medicine Fall Prerequisite (Undergraduate): A good knowledge of biology at the cellular and molecular level. Open to U3 and graduate students only Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Livia Garzia, Jose Guerreiro Teodoro, Phil Gold, Penina Brodt, Patricia N Tonin, Swneke D Bailey, Jerome Fortin, Tal铆a Malag贸n, Sungmi Jung, David Labb茅
EXMD 506 Adv Appl Cardiovascular Physio 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Offered in conjunction with the Department of Physiology. Current topics, methods and techniques for studying the cardiovascular system. Basic and applied cardiac electrophysiology, mechanisms of pacemaker activity, arrhythmias, the effects of drugs on cardiac functions, fetal circulation, coronary circulation, mechanics of blood flow, cardiovascular diseases, renal and neural control of the circulation, and cardiac assist devices. Offered by: Medicine Fall Prerequisite: PHGY312 or PHGY 313 or permission of the instructors Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Adel Schwertani, Natalie Ann Bottega, Kshitij Badal Dandona, Martin Louis Bernier, Jacques Jean G Genest, Dominique Shum-Tim, Michael R Guevara, Benoit de Varennes, Matthias Gero W Friedrich
EXMD 507 Adv Respiratory Physiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Offered in conjunction with the Department of Physiology. In depth coverage of respiratory biology including: functional anatomy of the respiratory system, pulmonary statics and dynamics, chest wall and respiratory muscles, ventilation and perfusion, control of breathing, and defense mechanisms. This course is aimed at providing a solid grounding in pulmonary biology and its research applications. Offered by: Medicine Fall Prerequisite: PHGY 313 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Basil Petrof, Ilan Azuelos, Arnold Scott Kristof, Marta Kaminska, Benjamin M Smith, James G Martin, David H Eidelman, Anne-Marie Lauzon, Sabah N A Hussain, John R Kimoff
EXMD 508 Adv Topics in Respiration 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Offered in conjunction with the Department of Physiology. In depth coverage of developmental physiology, pulmonary vascular physiology, biology of airway smooth muscle, respiratory epithelium and molecular biology of respiratory muscles. Dyspnea, mechanical ventilation and respiratory failure will also be covered. This course emphasizes application of respiratory biology to basic and applied research and touches on pulmonary pathophysiology. Offered by: Medicine Winter Prerequisite: EXMD 507 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Elizabeth Dee Fixman
EXMD 510 Bioanalytical Separation Meth 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: The student will be taught the capabilities and limitations of modern separation methods (gas and high-performance liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, hyphenated techniques). Application of these techniques to solve analytical problems relevant to biomedical research will be emphasized, with special attention being paid to the processing of biological samples. Offered by: Medicine Fall Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Bertrand J Jean-Claude, Kurt Dejgaard, Robert Hambalek, Brian Gilfix, Jean-Paul Soucy, Anne-Laure Larroque
EXMD 602 Techniques in Molec Genetics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Precise description of available methods in molecular genetics, and rationales for choosing particular techniques to answer questions posed in research proposals for targeting genes in the mammalian genome. Emphasis placed on analysis of regulation of gene expression and mapping, strategies for gene cloning. Course divided between lectures and student seminars. Offered by: Medicine Offered in conjunction with the Department of Experimental Medicine. Prerequisite (Graduate): Admission by permission of instructor. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Danuta Radzioch
EXMD 603 Seminars in Endocrinology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: For graduate students to develop skills in critical reading of current literature, interpretation of research data, and seminar organization and presentation. Staff suggest topics. Each student presents two seminars on topics of their choice, supervised by professors responsible for those topics, and one mini-symposium style presentation on any topic. Offered by: Medicine Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Stephane A Laporte, Christian Rocheleau
EXMD 604 Recent Advces: Cell&Mol Biol 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Recent aspects of cell and molecular biology, including cellular organelle structure and function, molecular genetics, gene expression regulation, DNA replication and protein trafficking. Offered by: Medicine Restriction: Not open to students who have taken EXMD 604D1/D2. Offered in conjunction with the Universit茅 de Montr茅al: given Thursdays 16:00-18:00 at the Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montr茅al, 110 Pine West. The course is bilingual with abstracts in the other language supplied; more than half the lectures are in French. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Marie-Therese Kmita, Nicole Jane Francis, Stephane Lefrancois, Nathalie Lamarche, Nabil G Seidah, Vincent Giguere, Eric L茅cuyer, Francois Robert, Mohan Malleshaiah
EXMD 607 Molec Control of Cell Growth 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: A course for graduate students in Experimental Medicine, Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Physiology, dealing with molecular control in normal and malignant cell growth, including cell cycle and physiological controls (nutritional and hormonal), mammalian DNA replication, viral effects on host cell growth for DNA and RNA-tumour viruses and oncogenes, and tissue and organ growth-renewal mechanisms. Offered by: Medicine Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EXMD 608 Molecular Embryology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Modern molecular approaches in animal embryogenesis, with emphasis on embryonic patterning, organogenesis, and cell-cell communication. Offered by: Medicine Prerequisite: Students must come with a solid background in molecular biology. Offered in conjunction with the Department of Oncology Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EXMD 609 Cellular Meths in Med Research 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Different cellular methods used in biomedical research, including spectroscopic, microscopic and immunological techniques as well as statistics. Lectures, some demonstrations by faculty as well as short seminars given by the students. Offered by: Medicine Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Simon Rousseau, Christine T McCusker, Benjamin M Smith, Andrew Bateman, Stephane A Laporte, Carolyn J Baglole, Gregory J Fonseca, Jun Ding
EXMD 610 Molecular Meths in Medical Res 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Different molecular methods used in biomedical research, including chromatography, purification and analysis of proteins and nucleic acids, various techniques in molecular biology, transgenic technology, and stem cells. Lectures, some demonstrations, and short seminars given by the students. Offered by: Medicine Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Simon Rousseau, Gregory J Fonseca
EXMD 611D1 Seminars in Oncology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: A course in cancer and allied fields aimed at familiarizing students with the current literature relevant to the biology of cancer, developing their critical abilities and providing an opportunity for presenting seminars to their peers. Offered by: Medicine Students must register for both EXMD 611D1 and EXMD 611D2 No credit will be given for this course unless both EXMD 611D1 and EXMD 611D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EXMD 611D2 Seminars in Oncology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: See EXMD 611D1 for course description. Offered by: Medicine Prerequisite: EXMD 611D1 No credit will be given for this course unless both EXMD 611D1 and EXMD 611D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
EXMD 614 Environmental Carcinogenesis 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Methods for identification of carcinogens, including epidemiological studies, animal modelling and molecular biomarkers, and characteristics of known environmental carcinogens (viruses, chemical and physical agents and diet). Environmental factors will be placed in the context of overall cancer risk, which involves interaction of genetics, host and environment. Offered by: Medicine Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Jian Hui Wu
EXMD 615 Essentials of Glycobiology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Examination of the structure, function, and biosynthesis of glycoproteins, glycolipids and glycosaminoglycans, and the biological role of complex carbohydrates. Lectins, methods for elucidating carbohydrate structure, glycomics, and human diseases due to disorders of glycan synthesis. Offered by: Medicine Winter Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Brian Gilfix
EXMD 616 Molecular&Cell Biology Topics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: Structured and instructor-directed student presentations and discussions of recent advances in molecular and cellular biology. The course will reinforce the students' knowledge of currently major areas of investigation, with a focus on human disease and medical applications. Important recent publications will extend material from textbook and review articles. Offered by: Medicine Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Sonia Victoria Del Rincon, Stephane Richard, Donna L Senger, Genevieve Deblois, Julia V Burnier, Antonis E Koromilas, Wilson H Miller, Marc R Fabian, Stephanie Lehoux, Arielle Elkrief
EXMD 635D1 Experimental/Clinical Oncology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: The course will deal, on a site by site basis, with the incidence of cancer, present treatment, treatment outcome, underlying causes, current research and directions for development of new treatments. Chemotherapy, surgery, radiation therapy and nutrition as therapy and treatment of cancer will be included. Offered by: Medicine Prerequisite: Students must request permission from the instructor. Students must register for both EXMD 635D1 and EXMD 635D2 No credit will be given for this course unless both EXMD 635D1 and EXMD 635D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Previous solid knowledge in biochemistry and molecular biology required. Students will be required to write a long essay and give an oral presentation. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Alain Nepveu, Jose Guerreiro Teodoro, Simon Tanguay, Alexander Gregorieff, Genevieve Deblois, Abraham Fuks, Michael Sebag, Pierre Fiset, Josie Ursini-Siegel, Tal铆a Malag贸n
EXMD 635D2 Experimental/Clinical Oncology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Medicine: See EXMD 635D1 for course description. Offered by: Medicine Prerequisite: EXMD 635D1 and permission from the instructor. Students must register for both EXMD 635D1 and EXMD 635D2 No credit will be given for this course unless both EXMD 635D1 and EXMD 635D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms Previous solid knowledge in biochemistry and molecular biology required. Students will be required to write a long essay and give an oral presentation. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Alain Nepveu, Mark Basik, Jose Guerreiro Teodoro, Wassim Kassouf, George Zogopoulos, Nathalie Johnson, George Kukolj, Pierre Laneuville, George Shenouda, Michel Tremblay

Experimental Surgery
EXSU 684 Signal Transduction 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Experimental Surgery: A study of signal transduction. Offered by: Surgery 2 hours/week Restriction: Open to graduate students with prerequisites and U3 undergraduates with special permission Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Anie Philip, Kenneth Finnson, Cristian O'Flaherty

Human Genetics
HGEN 660 Genetics and Bioethics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Human Genetics: This course will deal with ethical issues in the gathering, dissemination, and use of genetic information for decisions concerning reproduction, health care, and research. Offered by: Human Genetics Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Yann Joly, Nicole Palmour, Seang Lin Tan, Palmira Granados Moreno, Ma'n Hilmi M Zawati, Anjie Ni, Diya Uberoi Yann Joly, Nicole Palmour, Seang Lin Tan, Palmira Granados Moreno, Ma'n Hilmi M Zawati, Anjie Ni, Diya Uberoi
HGEN 675 Stem Cell Biology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Human Genetics: Introduction to the field of stem cell research. Definition of stem cells. Pluripotent stem cells and reprogramming. Adult stem cells, niche and asymmetric division. Clinical applications of stem cells. Cancer stem cells. Ethical issues surrounding stem cell research and clinical treatment. Offered by: Human Genetics Prerequisites: HGEN692 or equivalent Minimum grade attained by student must be: B+ Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year

Human Genetics

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Mathematics
MATH 523 Generalized Linear Models 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Exponential families, link functions. Inference and parameter estimation for generalized linear models; model selection using analysis of deviance. Residuals. Contingency table analysis, logistic regression, multinomial regression, Poisson regression, log-linear models. Multinomial models. Overdispersion and Quasilikelihood. Applications to experimental and observational data. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics Winter Prerequisite: MATH 423 or MATH 533 or EPIB 697. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Russell Steele
MATH 524 Nonparametric Statistics 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Distribution free procedures for 2-sample problem: Wilcoxon rank sum, Siegel-Tukey, Smirnov tests. Shift model: power and estimation. Single sample procedures: Sign, Wilcoxon signed rank tests. Nonparametric ANOVA: Kruskal-Wallis, Friedman tests. Association: Spearman's rank correlation, Kendall's tau. Goodness of fit: Pearson's chi-square, likelihood ratio, Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests. Statistical software packages used. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics Fall Prerequisite: MATH 324 or equivalent Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MATH 424 Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Christian Genest
MATH 537 Honours Math Models in Biology 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): The formulation and treatment of realistic mathematical models describing biological phenomena through such qualitative and quantitative mathematical techniques as local and global stability theory, bifurcation analysis, phase plane analysis, and numerical simulation. Concrete and detailed examples will be drawn from molecular, cellular and population biology and mammalian physiology. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics Prerequisite(s): MATH 325, MATH 376, and COMP 202 or COMP 204 or COMP 208 or equivalent. Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken MATH 437. This course is offered in the winter semester. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Anmar Khadra
MATH 574 Dynamical Systems 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Dynamical systems, phase space, limit sets. Review of linear systems. Stability. Liapunov functions. Stable manifold and Hartman-Grobman theorems. Local bifurcations, Hopf bifurcations, global bifurcations. Poincare Sections. Quadratic maps: chaos, symbolic dynamics, topological conjugacy. Sarkovskii's theorem, periodic doubling route to chaos. Smale Horseshoe. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics Winter Prerequisites: MATH 325 and MATH 454 or permission of the instructor. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Tony Humphries
MATH 579 Numerical Differential Eqns 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Numerical solution of initial and boundary value problems in science and engineering: ordinary differential equations; partial differential equations of elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic type. Topics include Runge Kutta and linear multistep methods, adaptivity, finite elements, finite differences, finite volumes, spectral methods. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics Winter Prerequisites: MATH 475 and MATH 387 or permission of the instructor. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MATH 671 Applied Stochastic Processes 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Discrete parameter Markov chains, including branching processes and random walks. Limit theorems and ergodic properties of Markov chains. Continuous parameter Markov chains, including birth and death process. Topics selected from the following areas: renewal processes, Brownian motion, statistical inference for stochastic processes. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MATH 680 Computation Intensive Stats 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): General introduction to computational methods in statistics; optimization methods; EM algorithm; random number generation and simulations; bootstrap, jackknife, cross-validation, resampling and permutation; Monte Carlo methods: Markov chain Monte Carlo and sequential Monte Carlo; computation in the R language. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics Prerequisites: MATH 556, MATH 557 or permission of instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Archer Yi Yang
MATH 681 Time Series Analysis 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Mathematics & Statistics (Sci): Linear Processes and the Wold Decomposition; positive definite operators; Autocovariance and autocovariance generating functions; model estimation and inference; estimation for mixed processes using moments and the likelihood; diagnostic checking; tests with residuals; spectral analysis; estimation of spectral density the peridogram; spectral window and tapers; asymptotic moments of spectral estimates; fractional noise and long range dependence; continuous time models. Offered by: Mathematics and Statistics Prerequisite: MATH 545 or equivalent Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year

Mechanical Engineering
MECH 605 Applied Maths 1 4 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Mechanical Engineering: Tensor Analysis, Gauss and Stokes Theorems, Complex Functions, Laplace and Fourier transforms, Linear Algebra, Initial and Boundary Value Problems for ODE's, Partial Differential Equations including elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic, Sturm-Liouville theory, Eigenvalue problems, Galerkin Method, Green's Functions and transform methods. Offered by: Mechanical Engineering Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Mathias J Legrand

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Neurology & Neurosurgery
NEUR 503 Computational Neuroscience 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Neurology and Neurosurgery: A survey of computational methods commonly used to model brain function, including mathematical modeling to describe the relationship between neuronal activity and perception, action, and cognition. Mathematical basis for vision, motor control and attention. Data relevant to brain processes and models explaining these data, using engineering, statistics and artificial intelligence. Offered by: Neurology and Neurosurgery Winter Basic neuroanatomy/neurophysiology, some mathematics (linear algebra calculus, probability/statistics) or consent of instructor. Restriction: Not open to students who have taken NEUR 603. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Christopher C Pack, Per Jesper Sjostrom, Daniel E Guitton, Curtis L Baker, Bratislav Misic, Erik P Cook, Maurice J Chacron, Mark Brandon, Suresh Krishna, Pouya Bashivan
NEUR 602 Current Topics inNeuroscience 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Neurology and Neurosurgery: Current topics in Neuroscience. Offered by: Neurology and Neurosurgery Fall Prerequisite: Permission of unit instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Tie Yuan Zhang, Diane B Boivin, Kai-Florian Storch, Yong Rao, Keith Murai, David Stellwagen, Nicolas Cermakian, Brian Chen, Jean-Francois Poulin, Wei-Hsiang Huang, Yasser Iturria Medina, Xiaoqian Chai, Boris Bernhardt, Maiya R Geddes, Mark Brandon, Sylvain Williams, Adrien F Peyrache, Suresh Krishna
NEUR 604 Neuroscience Seminar 3 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Neurology and Neurosurgery: Advanced seminars in neurobiology emphasizing current concepts of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying disease of the nervous system and muscle and how the study of disease has contributed to our understanding of cell biology. Topics: genetic mutations responsible for diseases, mechanisms of selective vulnerability of cell populations, and environmental influences. Offered by: Neurology and Neurosurgery Winter Prerequisites: NEUR 630, NEUR 631 or NEUR 610; and permission of instructor Enrolment limited to 12 Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Gary A Armstrong, Jerome Fortin, Roberta La Piana, Leonard Levin, Lili-Naz Hazrati
NEUR 605 Neuroscience Seminar 4 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Neurology and Neurosurgery: This course focuses on neuronal development and maturation from a molecular aspect. We introduce various model organisms and systems that are used to study molecular aspects of development, explore their particular advantages and explore the cellular and molecular events that contribute to the development of the nervous system. Offered by: Neurology and Neurosurgery Winter Offered alternate years - odd numbered years Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Jean-Francois Cloutier, Artur Kania, Stefano Stifani, Jean-Francois Poulin, Timothy J Kennedy, Edward S Ruthazer, Michel Cayouette, Yang Zhou
NEUR 630 Principles of Neuroscience 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Neurology and Neurosurgery: An overview of cellular and molecular neuroscience at the graduate level. Topics include: synthesis, processing and intracellular transport of macromolecules; development of the nervous system including neurogenesis, axonal pathfinding, synaptogenesis and myelination; neuronal survival and response to injury; generation and propagation of action potentials; neurotransmitters and synaptic transmission. Offered by: Neurology and Neurosurgery Fall Prerequisites: BIOL 200 and BIOL 201 or equivalent; permission of instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Gary A Armstrong, Wayne Steven Sossin, Jean-Francois Cloutier, Derek Bowie, Jean-Francois Poulin, Edward S Ruthazer, Adrien F Peyrache, Austen Milnerwood, PhD, Yang Zhou, Jo Anne Stratton
NEUR 631 Principles of Neuroscience 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Neurology and Neurosurgery: An overview of the structure, function and interaction of neuronal systems of vertebrates. Topics include basic neuroanatomy, coding and processing of sensory information (somatic sensory, visual and auditory systems), control of posture and voluntary movement, learning and memory, processing of language and speech, cerebral blood flow, the neuroendocrine system and neuroimmunology. Offered by: Neurology and Neurosurgery Winter Prerequisite: A knowledge of basic mechanisms of biology, physiology, and anatomy as covered by respective undergraduate classes is expected and necessary to succeed in this course. Restriction: Students must be enrolled in a graduate program at 91社区. Students from other universities, as well as undergraduate students from 91社区 require special permission from the Instructor. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors David S Ragsdale, Daniel E Guitton, Abbas Sadikot, Stuart Trenholm, Justine C Cl茅ry

Pharmacology
PHAR 503 Drug Discovery & Development 1 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Chemistry, mechanisms of action, and steps in drug discovery and development. Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics Fall Prerequisites: PHAR 301 or PHAR 303; or permission of instructor Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Lisa Munter, Reza Sharif Naeini, Karen Meerovitch, Albert M Berghuis, Vincent Mooser
PHAR 504 Drug Discovery & Development 2 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Nobel Prize-winning discoveries as a basis for drug development. Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics Winter Prerequisites: PHAR 301 or PHAR 303; or permission of instructor Restriction: U3 and graduate students. Students can register only with permission of coordinators. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Gerhard Multhaup
PHAR 562 Neuropharmacology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Topics in pharmacology with an emphasis on molecular mechanisms of drug-action and cellular targets in the nervous system. Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics 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. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Derek Bowie, Jean-Francois Trempe, Marco Leyton, R. Anne McKinney, David Stellwagen, Arkady Khoutorsky, Gerhard Multhaup, Lisa Munter
PHAR 563 Endocrine Pharmacology 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Pharmacology and Therapeutics: This advanced course covers selected topics in pharmacology of reproductive, endocrine, and metabolic disorders. Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics 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. Terms Fall 2024 Instructors Daniel Bernard, Bernard Robaire, Jacquetta M Trasler
PHAR 704 Topics in Pharmacology 3 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Topics in pharmacology. Offered by: Pharmacology and Therapeutics Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year

Physics
PHYS 559 Advanced Statistical Mechanics 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Physics: Scattering and structure factors. Review of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics; correlation functions (static); mean field theory; critical phenomena; broken symmetry; fluctuations, roughening. Offered by: Physics Fall 3 hours lectures Restriction: U3 Honours students, graduate students, or permission of the instructor Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Walter Reisner

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Psychiatry
PSYT 500 Adv: Neur of Mtl Disorders 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Psychiatry: Current theories on the neurobiological basis of most well known mental disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, dementia). Methods and strategies in research on genetic, physiological and biochemical factors in mental illness will be discussed. Discussion will also focus on the rationale for present treatment approaches and on promising new approaches. Offered by: Psychiatry Winter 3 hours Prerequisite (Undergraduate): BIOC 212 and BIOC 311, or BIOC 312, or BIOL 200 and BIOL 201, or PHGY 311, or PSYC 308 and an upper-level biological science course with permission of the instructors, or equivalent. Basic knowledge of cellular and molecular biology is required. Restriction: Open to U3 and graduate students only. Restriction: Graduate Studies: strongly recommended for M.Sc. students in Psychiatry. Terms Winter 2025 Instructors Tak Pan Wong, Lalit K Srivastava
PSYT 630 Statistics for Neurosciences 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Psychiatry: Statistics needed for analysing the types of data generated in a laboratory setting, with emphasis on the neurosciences, will be covered. Hypothesis testing, parametric and non-parametric statistics will be studied with a practical approach, using data generated by the students. Computer analysis will be introduced. Offered by: Psychiatry Terms Fall 2024 Winter 2025 Instructors Yashar Zeighami, Mahsa Dadar Yashar Zeighami

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Psychology
PSYC 522 Neurochemistry and Behaviour 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Psychology: Anatomical, biochemical and physiological aspects of neurotransmitter systems in the brain, current theories of the function of these systems in normal and abnormal behaviour, and the actions of psychotropic drugs. Offered by: Psychology Winter 2 lectures Prerequisites: any two of the following NSCI 201, PSYC 311, PSYC 318, ANAT 321, PHGY 314, BIOL 306 Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking PHAR 562 Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PSYC 514 Neurobiology of Memory 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Psychology: Advances in the understanding of the neurobiological bases of fundamental memory processes, such as memory consolidation maintenance, retrieval, and forgetting. The contribution of their dysregulation to neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases. Consideration of findings from a variety of species, spanning insects to humans. Offered by: Psychology Winter Prerequisite: BIOL 306 or PHGY 311 or NSCI 201 or NEUR 310 or permission of the instructor Restriction: Not open to students who have taken BIOL 514. Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
PSYC 526 Advances in Visual Perception 3 Credits Offered in the: Fall Winter Summer Psychology: We examine in detail the structure of the visual system, and its function as reflected in the perceptual abilities and behaviour of the organism. Parallels are also drawn with other sensory systems to demonstrate general principles of sensory coding. Offered by: Psychology Winter 2 lectures Terms This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year Instructors There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year

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