Department of Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry McGill University
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IRVING LUDMER RESEARCH & TRAINING BUILDING
Please note that the Department of Biochemistry's 8th and 9th floors in the
McIntyre Building are being renovated and should be ready by the summer of
2011. We have been relocated to different buildings. Dr. Thomas and the
Administrative Office are in the Ludmer Building, 1033 Pine Avenue, Room
209, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1.
Please check out the Faculty
Directory for all address changes.
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 September 2010 is June 1, 2010 for Canadian students. Online applications for January 2011 admissions will begin May 2010. 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 January 2009 session is November 1, 2008 for Quebec Cegep students or Canadian university transfers, and September 1, 2008 for those coming from Universities or colleges outside Canada. Find out more...
Where we are
We are located on the 8th and 9th floors of the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, situated at the foot of Mount Royal with a picturesque view of the city of Montreal and the park.
Research in biochemistry
Currently, our Department has 34 full-time academic staff members, 18 Associate members, as well as 13 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.
