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Graduate Student Supervision

In order to be admitted into the Department of Human Genetics as a graduate student, you must secure a supervisor who is willing to accept you into their lab. please consult our current list (below) of supervisors and their research interests.

 

Supervisor Interests

Biochemical Genetics

Supervisor Current Research Interest/Website
lenore [dot] beitel [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Beitel, Lenore) Androgen Receptors
nancy [dot] braverman [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Braverman, Nancy) Peroxisome Diseases
brian [dot] gilfix [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Gilfix, Brian) Hyperhomocysteinemia
glorieux [at] shriners [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Glorieux, Francis) Osteogenesis Imperfecta
paul [dot] goodyer [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Goodyer, Paul) Genetic basis for renal disease
geoffrey [dot] hendy [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Hendy, Geoffrey) Parathyroid function
frauch [at] shriners [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Rauch, Frank) Osteogenesis Imperfecta
david [dot] rosenblatt [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Rosenblatt, David) Vitamin B12, folate
rima [dot] rozen [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Rozen, Rima) Cancer, folic acid, homocysteine
eric [at] ericpc [dot] mni [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Shoubridge, Eric) Neurogenetics, mitochondrial DNA
mark [dot] trifiro [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Trifiro, Mark) Androgen Receptor

Genetics of Development

Supervisor Current Research Interest/Website
asangla [dot] ao [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Ao, Asangla) Genetic diagnosis of single gene defects
nancy [dot] braverman [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Braverman, Nancy) Peroxisome Diseases
alessandra [dot] duncan [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Duncan, Alessandra) Chromosome observation
paul [dot] goodyer [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Goodyer, Paul) Genetic basis for renal disease
indra [dot] gupta [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Gupta, Indra) Genetic regulation of kidney and urinary tract
feige [dot] kaplan [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Kaplan, Feige) Lung organogenesis
robert [dot] koenekoop [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Koenekoop, Robert) Human retinal dystrophies
loydie [dot] majewska [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Majewska, Loydie) Developmental Genetics
alan [dot] peterson [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Peterson, Alan) transgenic technology, developmental genetics
aimee [dot] ryan [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Ryan, Aimee) Embryogenesis, asymmetric morphogenesis
rima [dot] slim [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Slim, Rima) Embryonic development, reproductive wastage
Access to:Slim Lab Access
jacquetta [dot] trasler [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Trasler, Jacquetta) Mammalian development
yojiro [dot] yamanaka [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Yamanaka, Yojiro) Lineage specification and morphogenesis

Animal Models of Human Diseases

Supervisor Current Research Interest/Website
paul [dot] goodyer [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Goodyer, Paul) Genetic basis for renal disease
indra [dot] gupta [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Gupta, Indra) Genetic regulation of kidney and urinary tract
christina [dot] haston [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Haston, Christina) Pulmonary and cystic fibrosis
ridha [dot] joober [at] douglas [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Joober, Ridha) Genetics, schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, QTL mapping
feige [dot] kaplan [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Kaplan, Feige) Lung organogenesis
loydie [dot] majewska [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Majewska, Loydie) Developmental Genetics
danielle [dot] malo [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Malo, Danielle) Complex Traits
pmoffatt [at] shriners [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Moffatt, Pierre) Functional characterization of novel genes
roberta [dot] palmour [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Palmour, Roberta) Psychiatric Genetics
alan [dot] peterson [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Peterson, Alan) transgenic technology, developmental genetics
danuta [dot] radzioch [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Radzioch, Danuta) Host response to bacterial infections
proughley [at] shriners [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Roughley, Peter) Extracellular matrix macromolecules
rima [dot] rozen [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Rozen, Rima) Cancer, folic acid, homocysteine
aimee [dot] ryan [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Ryan, Aimee) Embryogenesis, asymmetric morphogenesis
erwin [dot] schurr [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Schurr, Erwin) Host genetics of tuberculosis and leprosy
rst-arnaud [at] shriners [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (St-Arnaud, Rene) Gene expression in bone cells, vitamin D metabolism
silvia [dot] vidal [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Vidal, Silvia) Host Resistance
yojiro [dot] yamanaka [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Yamanaka, Yojiro) Lineage specification and morphogenesis

Cancer Genetics, Molecular Pathology, and Gene Therapy

Supervisor Current Research Interest/Website
george [dot] chong [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Chong, George) Pharmacogenetics
denis [dot] cournoyer [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Cournoyer, Denis) Gene Therapy
william [dot] foulkes [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Foulkes, William) Cancer Genetics
paul [dot] goodyer [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Goodyer, Paul) Genetic basis for renal disease
nada [dot] jabado [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Jabado, Nada) Astrocytic brain tumours
marc [dot] tischkowitz [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Tischkowitz, Marc) Familial breast cancer (Currently on leave)
patricia [dot] tonin [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Tonin, Patricia) Cancer Genetics
mark [dot] trifiro [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Trifiro, Mark) Androgen Receptor

Genetic Dissection of Common Complex Traits

Supervisor Current Research Interest/Website
eva [dot] andermann [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Andermann, Eva) Genetic factors in epilepsy
jamie [dot] engert [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Engert, James) Genetics of heart disease
jacques [dot] genest [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Genest, Jacques) Genetic lipoprotein disorders
paul [dot] goodyer [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Goodyer, Paul) Genetic basis for renal disease
philippe [dot] gros [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Gros, Philippe) Complex Traits
ridha [dot] joober [at] douglas [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Joober, Ridha) Genetics, schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, QTL mapping
danielle [dot] malo [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Malo, Danielle) Complex Traits
kenneth [dot] morgan [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Morgan, Kenneth) Population Genetics
roberta [dot] palmour [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Palmour, Roberta) Psychiatric Genetics
constantin [dot] polychronakos [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Polychronakos, Constantin) Genetics of autoimmune (type 1) diabetes
brent [dot] richards [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Richards, John) Genetic Epidemiology, Osteoporosis
erwin [dot] schurr [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Schurr, Erwin) Host genetics of tuberculosis and leprosy
gustavo [dot] turecki [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Turecki, Gustavo) Psychiatric Genetics
silvia [dot] vidal [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Vidal, Silvia) Host Resistance

Genetics of Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases

Supervisor Current Research Interest/Website
paul [dot] goodyer [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Goodyer, Paul) Genetic basis for renal disease
christina [dot] haston [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Haston, Christina) Pulmonary and cystic fibrosis
feige [dot] kaplan [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Kaplan, Feige) Lung organogenesis
danielle [dot] malo [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Malo, Danielle) Complex Traits
erwin [dot] schurr [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Schurr, Erwin) Host genetics of tuberculosis and leprosy
silvia [dot] vidal [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Vidal, Silvia) Host Resistance

Genomics and Human Disease

Supervisor Current Research Interest/Website
guil [dot] bourque [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Bourque, Guillaume) Bioinformatics, Genomics
ken [dot] dewar [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Dewar, Ken) Bioinformatics, Genomics
jamie [dot] engert [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Engert, James) Genetics of heart disease
paul [dot] goodyer [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Goodyer, Paul) Genetic basis for renal disease
jacek [dot] majewski [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Majewski, Jacek) Bioinformatics, gene-splicing regulation
robert [dot] nadon [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Nadon, Robert) Bioinformatics, Genomics
brent [dot] richards [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Richards, John) Genetic Epidemiology, Osteoporosis
eric [at] ericpc [dot] mni [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Shoubridge, Eric) Neurogenetics, mitochondrial DNA

Genetic and Social Sciences Research

Supervisor Current Research Interest/Website
denise [dot] avard [at] umontreal [dot] ca (Avard, Denise) * Centre of Genomics and Policy
richard [dot] gold2 [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Gold, Richard)* Centre of Genomics and Policy
yann [dot] joly [at] mail [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Joly, Yann) * Centre of Genomics and Policy
jonathan [dot] kimmelman [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Kimmelman, Jonathan)*  Biomedical Ethics Unit
bartha [dot] knoppers [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Knoppers, Bartha)* Centre of Genomics and Policy
vural [dot] ozdemir [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Ozdemir, Vura)l* Centre of Genomics and Policy

* Co-supervision only. Students are also required to secure a primary supervisor in one of our scientific research labs.

Non-Mendelian Genetics

Supervisor Current Research Interest/Website
paul [dot] goodyer [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Goodyer, Paul) Genetic basis for renal disease
anna [dot] naumova [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Naoumova, Anna) Epigenetic modification of the mammalian genome
eric [at] ericpc [dot] mni [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Shoubridge, Eric)  Neurogenetics, mitochondrial DNA
rima [dot] slim [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Slim, Rima) Embryonic development, reproductive wastage
Access to:Slim Lab Access
jacquetta [dot] trasler [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Trasler, Jacquetta) Mammalian development

Bioinformatic Approaches

Supervisor Current Research Interest/Website
ken [dot] dewar [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Dewar, Ken) Bioinformatics, Genomics
paul [dot] goodyer [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Goodyer, Paul) Genetic basis for renal disease
jacek [dot] majewski [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Majewski, Jacek) Bioinformatics, gene-splicing regulation
robert [dot] nadon [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Nadon, Robert) Bioinformatics, Genomics
tomi [dot] pastinen [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Pastinen, Tomi) Bioinformatics, Genomics
robert [dot] sladek [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Sladek, Robert) Bioinformatics, Genomics

Behavioural Genetics

Supervisor Current Research Interest/Website
paul [dot] goodyer [at] muhc [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Goodyer, Paul) Genetic basis for renal disease
ridha [dot] joober [at] douglas [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Joober, Ridha) Genetics, schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, QTL mapping
roberta [dot] palmour [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Palmour, Roberta) Psychiatric Genetics
gustavo [dot] turecki [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Turecki, Gustavo) Psychiatric Genetics
Updated on Thu, 2013-05-09 12:06
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