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Master of Science (M.Sc.) Microbiology and Immunology (Thesis) (45 Credits)

The goal of the MSc program is to prepare students for scientific careers in many areas of microbiology and immunology. Research training focuses on the major topics of research in the department: molecular biology, microbiology and microbial physiology, virology, genetics, immunology, drug design and parasitology. These research programs provide students with training in the latest experimental approaches in molecular and cellular biology applied to important problems in microbiology and immunology.

For detailed description of courses, additional program requirements and thesis preparation and submission, consult the MSc Handbook. 


MSc Forms & Guidelines

File Seminar Attendance Form

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PDF icon MSc Advisory Committee Report Form

PDF icon MIMM Letter of Understanding-Updated

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Microbiology and Immunology

The PhD degree is now required for many scientific positions that lead to higher levels of responsibility. Our program aims to produce scientists capable of solving basic biological and health-related problems who will be competitive for leadership positions in universities, government laboratories and the private sector.

For detailed description of courses, additional program requirements and thesis preparation and submission, consult:

  • The PhD Handbook is for students entering the PhD program with a MSc degree.
  • The PhD Handbook - Switch is for students who internally transfer from the MIMM MSc program to the PhD program.
     

PhD Forms and Guidelines

File Seminar Attendance Form

Transfer Seminar Committee Evaluation Form

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PDF icon PhD Advisory Committee Report Form

Comprehensive Exam Guidelines for students entering the program with a M.Sc. degree 

Comprehensive Exam Guidelines for students internally transferring from M.Sc. to Ph.D. 

Comprehensive Exam Committee Nomination Form

Letter Template to Contact an Oral Defence Committee Member

PhD Advisory Committee Guidelines for Members

PDF icon MIMM Latter of Understanding-Updated

 

Reading & Conference Courses

The Reading and Conference courses can be any life science related course at the 500 level or higher held at McGill University. The Department of Microbiology and Immunology offers three Reading and Conference courses: 

  • MIMM 616 Reading and Conference 1 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MIMM 607 Biochemical Pathology 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MIMM 617 Reading and Conference 2 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • MIMM 613 Current Topics 1 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

It is recommended that all Graduate Students take a Statistics course as part of their Reading and Conference requirements. These are some of the courses frequently taken by MIMM graduate students:

  • BINF 531 Statistical Bioinformatics 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • BIOL 598 Advanced Design and Statistics 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EPIB 507 Biostats for Health Sciences 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EXMD 634 Quantitative Research Methods 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

These are some Reading & Conference courses already approved and frequently taken by MIMM graduate students: 

  • BIOC 600 Adv Strat in Genetics&Genomics 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • BTEC 555 Structural Bioinformatics 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EPIB 615 Course not available
  • EXMD 509 Gastro Phys & Pathophysiology 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EXMD 609 Cellular Meths in Med Research 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EXMD 610 Molecular Meths in Medical Res 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EXMD 615 Essentials of Glycobiology 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EXMD 632 Rec Adv in Virol&Antivir Ther 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • EXMD 642 Experimental Med Topic 3 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • NEUR 502 Bas&Clin Aspects of Neuroimmu 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • NEUR 550 Free Radical Biomedicine 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • NEUR 602 Current Topics inNeuroscience 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

  • PPHS 511 Fundamentals of Global Health 3 Credits
      Offered in the:
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Summer

MIMM Graduate Student Seminars: Fall & Winter

Seminars are held on Thursdays at 10 AM in-person at the DUFF Amphitheater. Check regularly as changes to the schedule are made frequently. MIMM student seminar guidelines are described in detail in our Departmental Handbooks. For MIMM Graduate Students:

  • Attendance at the MIMM Graduate Student Seminars continues to be compulsory for students enrolled in the M.Sc., Fast-Track, and Ph.D programs during both the Fall and Winter terms.
  • Students are permitted to miss only one (1) seminar day per term.
  • Students must complete an online attendance form to confirm their presence at each seminar.
  • To access this form, students will receive a QR code from the seminar facilitator after the final presentation of the day at each seminar.
  • The form also contains a section where students must provide a brief summary of the main insights gained from attending the seminar.

 

 

Current Topics - Scientific Seminar Attendance Form

This online form is essential for tracking your participation in any scientific seminars you attend each term.  To ensure you meet the attendance requirements, please use the following link to access the form: https://forms.office.com/r/v7ijJrBYCD

  • To ensure that your seminar attendance is properly recorded, students must also fill out the Seminar Attendance Form (word document) available on the MIMM Department website.
  • A PDF copy of the Seminar Attendance Form should be submitted via email to grad.microimm [at] mcgill.ca by the end of each semester by the following deadlines:
  • Fall 2023 Semester | submission deadline is December 15, 2023
  • Winter 2024 Semester | submission deadline is April 12, 2024

 

Graduate Student Research Day

The next Research Day will be held on May 2024. Final date will be available towards the end of 2023.

Here is more information on our Graduate Student Research Day in May 2023:

Keynote speaker: 2023
Dr. Jonathan Abraham
Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School

Jonathan Abraham is a physician-scientist and obtained a bachelor’s degree in biochemical sciences from Harvard College (2005), a Ph.D. in Biophysics from Harvard University (2010), and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School (2012) as part of the Harvard-MIT M.D.-Ph.D. Program. He then completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases in the Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital combined program. Funded by a Burroughs Wellcome Career Award for Medical Scientists and an NIH Director’s Early Independence Award, he launched a research laboratory in the Department of Microbiology at Harvard Medical School in 2017. He initially got excited about a career in infectious diseases by reading Laurie Garrett’s “The Coming of the Plague” as a high school student. The book warns us of “newly emerging diseases in a world out of balance.” Jonathan has since spent his research career thinking about how we can better prepare ourselves for outbreaks before they happen. He continues to care for patients as an Infectious Diseases doctor at the Harvard Medical School-Affiliated Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston.

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MIMM Graduate Orientation Session

Attendance to the Departmental Orientation Session during the first term of residence is mandatory for all new students and for students switching to the PhD Program. All graduate students are welcome! Attendance is determined by a sign-in sheet. Orientation sessions are held at the beginning of the Fall and Winter terms. Students starting in the Summer term must attend the Fall Orientation. 

The Orientation for Fall 2023 was held on Thursday, September 7th, 2023.

 

 

 

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