Graduate Admissions
Our mandate is to conduct outstanding research while maintaining exceptional training of graduate students. The Department of Biochemistry supports its most promising new graduate students by helping cover tuition fees. Find out more...
Graduate admission deadlines for the September 2012 session is June 1, 2012 for Canadian students. Online applications for January 2013 admissions will begin May 2012. Our deadlines differ from those of the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office. For admission, please respect our deadlines. Find out more...
Undergraduate Admissions
Undergraduate admissions for the September 2012 session is March 1, 2012 for Quebec Cegep students, and January 15, 2012 for those coming from Universities or colleges outside Canada. Find out more...
Where we are
The Department of Biochemistry is located in the McIntyre Building, 8th and 9th floors. Dr. Thomas and the Administrative Office are in room 905. Our Biochemistry Professors are also located in the Bellini Building and the Goodman Cancer Centre. Please check out the Faculty Directory for all addressses.
Research in biochemistry
Currently, our Department has 28 full-time academic staff members, 18 Associate members, as well as 11 Adjunct members. There are 15 active research laboratories on site; an additional 10 laboratories are located in several research centres within 10 minutes walking distance.
Collectively, the Department is engaged in teaching a dynamic and rigorous undergraduate curriculum, and in training over 140 graduate students.
Our interests
Major areas are cell and molecular biology, regulation of protein and nucleic acid synthesis, gene expression regulation, neurobiology, enzymology and membrane structure & function.
See our Research Interests.
