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School of Graduate Studies Calendar, 2017-2018 
    
School of Graduate Studies Calendar, 2017-2018 [-ARCHIVED CALENDAR-]

Neuroscience


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The McMaster Neuroscience Graduate Program is a collaborative partnership among the Faculties of Science, Health Sciences, Engineering and Social Sciences. All four faculties are within a few minutes walking distance, facilitating interactions among graduate students, postdoctoral students, and faculty. Our goal is to attract the brightest graduate minds available each year to the field of neuroscience, by providing meaningful research opportunities in a collaborative, resource-rich environment. We offer programs in five research areas: Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience; Clinical & Health Neuroscience; Cognitive Neuroscience; Computational Neuroscience, Systems & Behavioural Neuroscience and Neurotech. Programs offered at the Master’s level include research project, coursework and thesis requirements, leading to a Master of Science degree in Neuroscience. Ph.D. programs include research project, coursework, seminar, comprehensive and thesis requirements, leading to a Doctoral degree in Neuroscience.

Email: neuroinfo@mcmaster.ca
Website: http://neuroscience.mcmaster.ca

Faculty/Fall 2017

Distinguished University Professors

John B. Bienenstock, M.B., B.S. (U.K.), M.R.C.P, F.R.C.P.(C), F.R.C.P., F.R.S.C./Director, The Brain Body Institute, Pathology & Molecular Medicine
Simon Haykin, B.Sc., Ph.D., D.Sc. (Birmingham), F.R.S.C., F.I.E.E.E/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Laurel J. Trainor, B.Mus., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), F.R.S.C./Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour Sciences

Professors

James R. Bain, M.D.(Western), M.Sc.(Toronto), F.R.C.S.(C)(Toronto)/Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Alexander K. Ball, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Dalhousie)/ Pathology & Molecular Medicine
Sigal Balshine, B.Sc., (Toronto), Ph.D. (Cambridge) Canada Research Chair/Psychology, Neuroscience &Behaviour
Suzanna Becker, B.A., M.Sc. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Patrick Bennett, B.Sc. (Tufts), Ph.D. (California-Berkley), Canada Research Chair/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Ian Bruce, B.Eng., Ph.D. (Melbourne), P. Eng., F.A.S.A./ Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ana R. Campos, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Rio de Janerio), Ph.D. (Brandeis)/Biology
John Connolly, A.B. (Holy Cross),  M.A. (Saskatchewan), Ph.D. (King’s College London),Senator William McMaster Chair/Linguistics & Languages
Laurie C. Doering, B.Sc (Queen’s), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Saskatchewan)/Pathology & Molecular Medicine
Margaret Fahnestock, B.Sc. (Stanford), Ph.D. (California-Berkeley)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Qiyin Fang, B.S. (Nankai), M.S. (East Carolina University) Ph.D. (East Carolina University)/Engineering Physics School of Biomedical Engineering
Paul Faure, B.Sc, M.Sc. (Calgary), Ph.D. (Cornell)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Bhagwati Gupta, B.Sc. (Banaras Hindu), M.Sc. (Jawaharlal Nehru), Ph.D. (TATA Institute)/Biology
Geoffrey B.C. Hall, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Audrey Lyn Hicks, B.P.E., M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Kinesiology
Suleiman A. Igdoura, B.Sc. (Victoria), M.Sc. (Western Ontario), Ph.D. (McGill)/Biology
J. Roger Jacobs, B.Sc. (Calgary), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)/Biology
Flavio Kapczinski, M.Sc. (UFRGS, Brazil), MD (UFRGS, Brazil), Ph.D. (Institute of Psychiatry and Kings College London, UK), FRCPC/ Director, McMaster Neuroscience Graduate Program, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
James Lyons, B.A., M.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Simon Fraser)/Kinesiology
James MacKillop, BA, MA, PhD (State University of New York)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Michael F. Mazurek, B.A., M.D. (Toronto), F.R.C.P.(C)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Ram K. Mishra, B.Sc. (Udaipur, India), M.S. (Punjab University, India), M.S.(Louisiana State), Ph.D. (Memorial University)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Kathryn M. Murphy, B.A. (Western), M.A. Ph.D. (Dalhousie)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Michael D. Noseworthy, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Guelph), P.Eng.  / Electrical & Computer Engineering
Michel P. Rathbone, M.B., Ch.B. (Liverpool), Ph.D. (McMaster), F.R.C.P.(C)/ Medicine - Neurology
James Reilly, B.A.Sc. (Waterloo), M. Eng., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Electrical and Computer Engineering
C. David Rollo, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D. (British Columbia)/Biology
Patricia I. Rosebush, B.Sc. N., M.Sc.N. (Toronto), M.D. (McMaster), F.R.C.P.(C)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Mel Rutherford, B.A. (Yale), Ph.D. (California-Santa Barbara)/Canada Research Chair/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Louis A. Schmidt, B.A. (Maryland), M.Sc. (Baltimore), Ph.D. (Maryland)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Allison B. Sekuler, B.A. (Pomona), Ph.D. (California-Berkeley), Canada Research Chair/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Ponnambalam (Ravi) Selvanagapathy, B.S. (CERI), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Michigan)/Mechanical Engineering
David I Shore, B.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (British Columbia)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Mark Tarnopolsky, Ph.D. (McMaster) M.D., F.R.C.P.(C) (Rochester)/Neurology, Paediatrics & Medicine
Lyn Turkstra, B.A. (Trent), H.B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (State University of NY at Buffalo), Ph.D. (University of Arizona)/Speech-Language Pathology and Neuroscience
John Turnbull, B.Sc. (York), M.Sc. (Laval), M.D. (Western), Ph.D. (Montreal), F.R.C.P.(C)/Medical
Michael Van Ameringen, B.Sc., MD (McMaster), FRCPC/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Judith A. West-Mays, B.Sc. (Wilfrid Laurier), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo)/Pathology & Molecular Medicine
Robert Zipursky, MD (McMaster)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Associate Professors

Peter Bieling, B.Sc (Victoria), M.A., Ph.D. (British Columbia/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Nicholas Bock, Ph.D./Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Khrista Boylan, MD, PhD, BSc (Dalhousie), FRCPC/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Steven Brown, Ph.D. (Columbia)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
David Feinberg, B.Sc. (Rutgers), Ph.D. (St. Andrews)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Jane Foster, B.Sc. (Western), M.Sc. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Benicio Frey, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Universidade Federal do RioGrande do Sul)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Victoria Galea, B.Sc, M.Sc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Health Sciences/Rehabilitation Science
Deda C. Gillespie, B.Sc (Yale), Ph.D., (California- San Francisco)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Daniel Goldreich, B.Sc. (California-San Diego), Ph.D. (California-San Francisco)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Todd Hoare, B.Sc (Queens), PhD (McMaster), PDF (MIT)/Department of Chemical Engineering
Karin Humphreys, Ph.D. (Indiana)/Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour
Wolfgang Kunze, Ph.D. (McMaster)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Victor Kuperman, B.A., M.A.(Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Ph.D. (Radboud)/Linguistics and Languages
Randi McCabe, B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Heather McNeely, BA (Queens), BA (hons) (Lakehead), M.A. (Carleton), Ph.D. (Waterloo)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Margaret C. McKinnon, B.A. (Windsor), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Sukhvinder Obhi, BSc (Loughborough University), MS.c (Manchester Metropolitan), Ph.D. (UCL)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Elyanne M. Ratcliffe, M.D. (McMaster), F.R.C.P.C./Pediatrics
Boris Sakic, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Zainab (Zena) Samaan, M.Sc. (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland), DMMD (Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Dublin), Ph.D. (Institute of Psychiatry and Kings College London, UK), MRCPsych (Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, UK)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Roberto Sassi, M.D., Ph.D. (Sao Paulo)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Elisabet Service, Ph.D. (Helsinki)/Linguistics & Languages
Alex Sevigny, Ph.D. (Toronto)/Communication Studies & Multimedia
Judith M. Shedden, B.Sc. (Alberta), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Pittsburgh)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Noam Soreni, MD (The Hebrew University)/Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
Hong-Jin Sun, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Peking), M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (Queen’s)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Scott Watter, Ph.D. (Indiana)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

Assistant Professors

Daniel Ambrosini, BA, LLB/BCL, M.Sc, Ph.D. (McGill)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Michael Amlung, B.Sc. (Indiana University), MSc, Ph.D. (University of Georgia)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Iris Balodis, B.Sc. (Toronto), MSc, PhD (Queens)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Joe Gabriele, Ph.D. (McMaster)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neuroscience
Stelios Georgiades, BA (Brock), MA (Oregon), PhD (McMaster)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Andrea Gonzalez, Ph.D. (Toronto)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Jennifer Heisz, B.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Kinesiology Neurosciences
Bruno Losier, Ph.D., CPsych, ABPP(CN)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Stephanie McDermid Vaz, Ph.D., C. Psych./Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Luciano Minuzzi, Ph.D., MD./Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Heather Moulden, PhD (Ottawa) C Psych/Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
Elisabet Service, M.Sc. (Finland), Ph.D. (Helsinki)/Linguistics
Sheila Singh, B.Sc. (McGill), M.D. (McMaster), Ph.D., F.R.S.C. (Toronto)/Surgery
Valerie Taylor, M.D., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Ryan J Van Lieshout, MD (Ottawa), PhD (McMaster), FRCP(C)/Associate Director, McMaster Neuroscience Graduate Program, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Professors Emeriti

Denys deCatanzaro, B.A., M.A. (Carleton), Ph.D. (British Columbia)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour                                                                                                                    Lennard P. Niles B.A. (Western), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Colin A. Nurse, B.E.Sc. (Western), Ph.D. (Harvard)/Biology
Larry E. Roberts, B.A., Ph.D. (Minnesota)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Meir Steiner, MD, MSc, PhD, FRCPC/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences/Obstetrics & Gynecology
Henry Szechtman, B.Sc. (McGill), Ph.D. (Pittsburgh)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences


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