Neuroscience

Program and Course Offerings

The McMaster Neuroscience Graduate Program is a collaborative partnership among the Faculties of Health Science, Science, 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 neural sciences by providing meaningful research opportunities in a collaborative, resource-rich environment. We offer programs in five research areas: Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience; Circuits & Systems Neuroscience; Behavioural & Cognitive Neuroscience; Clinical & Health Neuroscience; and Computational Neuroscience & 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: neuroinf@mcmaster.ca
Website: https://neuroscience.mcmaster.ca

Faculty/Fall 2022

Professors

James R. Bain, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.S.(C)(Toronto)/Surgery
Sigal Balshine, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Cambridge)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Suzanna Becker, B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Patrick Bennett, B.Sc., Ph.D. (California-Berkeley)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Peter Bieling, B.Sc, M.A., Ph.D. (British Columbia)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Ian Bruce, B.Eng., Ph.D. (Melbourne), P. Eng., F.A.S.A./Electrical & Computer Engineering
Margaret Fahnestock, B.Sc., Ph.D. (California-Berkeley)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Qiyin Fang, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (East Carolina University)/Engineering Physics School of Biomedical Engineering
Paul A. Faure, B.Sc, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Cornell)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Jane Foster, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Benicio Frey, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Universidade Federal do RioGrande do Sul)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Bhagwati Gupta, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (TATA Institute)/Biology
Geoffrey B.C. Hall, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Todd Hoare, B.Sc, Ph.D. (McMaster), PDF (MIT)/Chemical Engineering
Suleiman A. Igdoura, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (McGill)/Biology
Flavio Kapczinski, M.Sc., MD, Ph.D., FRCPC/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Paul S. Links, MD, FRCPC/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
James Lyons, B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Simon Fraser)/Kinesiology
James MacKillop, BA, MA, Ph.D. (State University of New York)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Michael Mazurek, MD, FRCPC/Medicine - Neurology
Randi McCabe, B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Margaret C. McKinnon, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Bruce Milliken, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Waterloo) /Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Ram K. Mishra, B.Sc., M.S., Ph.D. (Memorial University)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Kathryn M. Murphy, B.A., M.A. Ph.D. (Dalhousie)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Michael D. Noseworthy, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Guelph), P.Eng. / Electrical & Computer Engineering
Sukhvinder Obhi, Ph.D. (University College London)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Michel P. Rathbone, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D. (McMaster), F.R.C.P.(C)/ Medicine - Neurology
Zainab (Zena) Samaan, M.Sc., DMMD, Ph.D., MRCPsych/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Louis A. Schmidt, B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Maryland)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Allison B. Sekuler, B.A., Ph.D. (California-Berkeley)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Ponnambalam (Ravi) Selvanagapathy, B.S., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Michigan)/Mechanical Engineering
Elisabet Service, Ph.D. (Helsinki)/Linguistics & Languages
Heather Sheardown, Ph.D., FCAE, FAIMBE, FIUSBE/Chemical Engineering
Judith M. Shedden, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Pittsburgh)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
David I Shore, B.Sc., Ph.D. (British Columbia)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Lehana Thabane, Ph.D.(Western)/Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Laurel J. Trainor, B.Mus., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto), F.R.S.C./Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Lyn Turkstra, B.A., H.B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Arizona)/Rehabilitation Science
John Turnbull, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.D., Ph.D. (Montreal), F.R.C.P.(C)/Medicine
Michael Van Ameringen, B.Sc., MD (McMaster), FRCPC/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Judith A. West-Mays, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo)/Pathology & Molecular Medicine

Associate Professors

Michael Amlung, B.Sc., M.Sc, Ph.D. (University of Georgia)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Iris Balodis, B.Sc. (Toronto), M.Sc, Ph.D. (Queens)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Terri Bennett, MD,Ph.D. FRCPC (McMaster)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Nicholas Bock, Ph.D./Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Khrista Boylan, MD, Ph.D., BSc, FRCPC/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Steven Brown, Ph.D. (Columbia)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
David Feinberg, B.Sc., Ph.D. (St. Andrews)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Stelios Georgiades, BA, MA, Ph.D. (McMaster)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Deda C. Gillespie, B.Sc, Ph.D., (California-San Francisco)/Associate Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Daniel Goldreich, B.Sc., Ph.D. (California-San Francisco)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Andrea Gonzalez, Ph.D. (Toronto)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Jennifer Heisz, B.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Kinesiology
Karin Humphreys, Ph.D. (Indiana)/Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour
Wolfgang Kunze, Ph.D. (McMaster)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Victor Kuperman, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Radboud)/Linguistics and Languages
Bruno Losier, Ph.D.(Dalhousie), CPsych, ABPP(CN)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Heather McNeely, BA (hons), M.A., Ph.D. (Waterloo)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Luciano Minuzzi, Ph.D., MD./Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Heather Moulden, Ph.D. (Ottawa) C Psych/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Sébastien Prat, MD, MA /Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Elyanne M. Ratcliffe, MD (McMaster), F.R.C.P.C./Pediatrics
Alex Sevigny, Ph.D. (Toronto)/Communication Studies & Multimedia
Ranil Sonnadara, Ph.D. (McMaster)/Surgery
Noam Soreni, MD (The Hebrew University)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Hong-Jin Sun, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D. (Queen’s)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Ryan J Van Lieshout, MD, Ph.D. (McMaster), FRCP(C)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Assistant Professors

Daniel Ambrosini, BA, LLB/BCL, M.Sc, Ph.D. (McGill)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Jenna Boyd, Ph.D. (McMaster), C. Psych /Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Katrina Choe, B.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (McGill)/Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Dante Duarte, MD, M.Sc, Ph.D.(Federal University of Minas Gerais)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Joe Gabriele, Ph.D. (McMaster)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Taylor Hatchard, Ph.D. (Ottawa), C.Psych/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Katherine Holshausen, MSc, Ph.D. (Queens)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Melissa Kimber, BA, BSW, MSW, Ph.D. (McMaster)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Stephanie McDermid Vaz, Ph.D., C. Psych./Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Andrew A. Nicholson, PhD (Western University)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Max Owens, Ph.D. (Georgia)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Roberto Sassi, MD, Ph.D. (Sao Paulo)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Maiko Schneider, MD, Ph.D. (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
Angela Scott, B.A., B.Sc. (Saskatchewan), Ph.D. (UBC)/Pathology and Molecular Medicine
Ashkan Shoamanesh, MD, FRCPC/Medicine
Aftab Taiyab, Ph.D./Pathology and Molecular Medicine
Irina N. Trofimova, PhD/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Professors Emeriti

Alexander K. Ball, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Dalhousie)/Pathology & Molecular Medicine
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./Pathology & Molecular Medicine
John Connolly, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. (King’s College London)/Anesthesia
Hubert deBruin, B.Eng., M.Eng., Ph.D. (McMaster, Canada)/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Audrey Lyn Hicks, B.P.E., M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Kinesiology
Erwin B. Montgomery, MD/Medicine - Neurology
Lennard P. Niles, B.A., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
James Reilly, B.A.Sc., M. Eng., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Electrical and Computer Engineering
Henry Szechtman, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Pittsburgh)/Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Programs

Master

Neuroscience, M.Sc.

Doctoral

Neuroscience, Ph.D

Course Offerings

Neuroscience Courses