Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

Program Offerings

http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/biochem/
Faculty as of January 15, 2015

CHAIR

Karen Mossman

ASSOCIATE CHAIRS

Lori Burrows (Research)
Michelle MacDonald (Undergraduate Studies)
Brian Coombes (Graduate Studies)

PROFESSORS

Mickie Bhatia/B.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Guelph)/Canada Research Chair
Eric D. Brown/B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Guelph)
Lori L. Burrows/B.Sc., Ph.D. (Guelph)
Radhey S. Gupta/B.Sc. (Agra), M.Sc. (New Delhi), Ph.D. (Bombay)
John A. Hassell/B.Sc. (Brooklyn College), Ph.D. (Connecticut)
Paul Higgs/Ph.D. (Cambridge)
Yingfu Li/B.Sc. (Anhui, China), M.Sc. (Beijing Agr.), Ph.D. (Simon Fraser)
Giuseppe Melacini/B.Sc., Ph.D. (Milan)
Karen Mossman/B.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D. (Alberta)
Gregory Steinberg/B.Sc., Ph.D. (Guelph)/Canada Research Chair
Michael Surette/B.Sc. (Newfoundland), Ph.D. (Western)
Ray Truant/B.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Gerard D. Wright/B.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo)/Senior Canada Research Chair
Daniel S.C. Yang/B.Sc., M.Sc. (Alberta), Ph.D. (Pittsburgh)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Paul J. Berti/B.Sc. (Waterloo), M.Sc. (Ottawa), Ph.D. (McGill)
Russell E. Bishop/B.Sc., Ph.D. (Alberta)
Brian K. Coombes/B.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Canada Research Chair
Bradley W. Doble/B.Sc., Ph.D. (Manitoba)/Canada Research Chair
Cécile Fradin/B.Sc., M.Sc. (Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris), Ph.D. (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris)/Canada Research Chair
Alba Guarné/B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Barcelona)
Michelle L. MacDonald/B.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Nathan Magarvey/B.Sc. (Dalhousie), Ph.D. (Minnesota)/Canada Research Chair
Andrew McArthur/H.B.Sc. (Western Ontario), Ph.D. (Victoria)
Joaquin Ortega/B.Sc. (Zaragoza), Ph.D. (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Deborah Sloboda/B.Sc. (Guelph), M.Sc. (Western Ontario), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Canada Research Chair
Bernardo L. Trigatti/B.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Geoffrey Werstuck/B.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Jonathan Draper/Ph.D. (Shefﬁeld)/Canada Research Chair
Kristin Hope/B.Sc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Lesley MacNeil/B.Sc. (Guelph), M.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Matthew Miller/B.Sc., Ph.D. (Western Ontario)
Jonathan Schertzer/B.Sc., M.Sc. (Waterloo), Ph.D. (Melbourne)
Karun Singh/B.Sc. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Eva Szabo/B.Sc. (York University), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Felicia Vulcu/B.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Kjetil Ask/(Medicine) B.Sc., Ph.D. (Bourgogne)
Stephanie A. Atkinson/(Pediatrics) B.A. (Western Ontario), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Jonathan L. Bramson/(Pathology) B.Sc., Ph.D. (McGill)
John D. Brennan/(Chemistry) B.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)/Canada Research Chair
Marie Elliot/(Biology) B.Sc., Ph.D. (Alberta)
Thomas Hawke/(Pathology) B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Guelph)
Stephen Hill/(Pathology) B.Sc., Ph.D. (Western)
Alison Holloway/(ObsGyn) B.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Guelph)
Mark Larche/(Medicine) Ph.D. (University of London)/Canada Research Chair
Ishac Nazi/(Medicine) B.Sc. (Guelph), Ph.D. (McMaster)
Hendrik Poinar/(Anthropology) B.Sc. (California Polytechnic State), Ph.D. (Lüdwig Maximillians Universität München)
Sandeep Raha/(Pediatrics) B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Sheila Singh/(Surgery) B.Sc. (McGill), M.D. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Canada Research Chair
Jeffrey I. Weitz/(Medicine) B.Sc., M.D. (Ottawa)/Canada Research Chair

Notes Applicable to all Honours Biochemistry Programs

In addition to the Honours Biochemistry program, the Department offers a specialization in Biomedical Research. The Honours program has a speciﬁed set of basic requirements and a wide choice of electives (including those from outside the Faculty of Science), allowing for interdisciplinary studies or the opportunity to complete a Minor in another subject. Alternatively, students may wish to apply to the Biomedical Research Specialization which is strongly recommended for students intending to pursue graduate studies.
Admission to all Biochemistry programs is limited. Selection is based on academic achievement but requires, as a minimum, completion of the Level I requirements listed below.
Transfer between programs is possible at any time, subject to satisfying the admission requirements and availability of space.
Students considering graduate studies in Biochemistry are recommended to complete one of BIOCHEM 4F09 A/B or 4T15 A/B .

Programs

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Minor

Minor in Biochemistry