The Medical Sciences program is divided into five program areas, primarily for administrative purposes. In many cases, individual faculty member's research is not limited to one area so we would like to provide you with more comprehensive information regarding their research interests.
Each individual faculty member's page indicates which program area they belong to, and the Keyword Search tab will allow you to look for the keywords in the individual pages.
A green flag at the right-hand side of the table indicates that the faculty member is actively recruiting graduate students at this time. While the absence of the green flag doesn't mean that you cannot inquire with them regarding their research and potential of supervision, we do recommend that you contact faculty members that indicated their availability as graduate supervisors first.
Name | Research Focus | Accepting New Students |
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Adachi, Jonathan D. | Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis,MRI, pQCT, Quality of Life, Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry | |
Al-Nedawi, Khalid | Cancer progression, intercellular communication, extracellular vesicles, oncogene, tumor suppressors, angiogenesis, biomarkers and diagnostics, kidney transplant |
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Anvari, Mehran | Surgical Outcomes, Benign and Malignant Gastrointestinal Disorders, Gastrointestinal Motor Function | |
Ashkar, Ali | Innate Immunity, NK/NKT cells, IL-15, Mucosal Immunity, Toll-like Receptors, dsRNA, Tumor, Stem Cell Transplantation | ![]() |
Ask, Kjetil | Transgenic mouse models for cancer and development; Oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes; Cell cycle regulation of mammalian cells; Function of telomeres; Viral vectors for human cancer therapy; Genetics and cytogenetics of human cancer; Gene therapy; Growth factor and cytokine signaling pathways; Genetics of hemoglobinopathies; Protein targeting; Regulation of gene expression; Mechanism of viral infection |
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Atkinson, Stephanie | Developmental Programming; Perinatal Nutrition; Metabolic development and skeletal growth in children; Clinical Trials | |
Austin, Richard | Hyperhomocysteinemia, Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Differential Gene Expression,Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress | |
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Ball, Alexander K. | Factors responsible for the death of injured cells in the retina of the eye | |
Bane, Anita | Stem Cells, Famililial Breast Cancer, Biomarkers, Radiation Therapy | |
Beattie, Karen | ||
Bercik, Premysl | Microbiota-gut-brain interactions, microbiota-neuro-immune interactions, Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
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Bienenstock, John | Mast Cells, Neuro-Immune, Mucosal Immunity, Probiotics, Behaviour | |
Boreham, Doug | ||
Bourgeois, Jacqueline | ||
Bowdish, Dawn | Macrophages and macrophage receptor expression in health and disease, immunomodulation, immunophenotyping, drug discovery, mycobacterial and pneumococcal disease. | |
Bramson, Jonathan | T lymphocyte, Genetic Vaccine, Gene Therapy, Virus, Cancer, Flow Cytometry | ![]() |
Bridgewater, Darren | ß-catenin, Kidney Development, Glomerular Disease, SIOD | |
Burrows, Lori |
Name | Research Focus | Accepting New Students |
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Chan, Anthony | Thrombosis, Hemostasis, Development, Coagulation, Kinetics, Mechanism, Pediatric | |
Collins, Stephen M. | Gastroenterology, Gut Micobiome, Gut-brain Interactions, Inflammatory, Irritable Bowel Disorders |
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Cox, Gerard P. | Inflammation, Nerves, Bacteria, Gastrointestinal Disease, Neuroimmunology, Probiotics |
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Denburg, Judah A. | Eosinophils, Basophils, Hemopoiesis, Allergic Inflammation, Allergic Disease, Autoimmune Disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | ![]() |
De Souza, Russell | ||
Dickhout, Jeffrey | Kindey desease, renal fibrosis, inflammation, chronic kidney disease | ![]() |
Doering, Laurie C. | Tissue culture, transplantation of stem cells into the CNS, immunocytochemistry, fluorescence and confocal microscopy. | |
Dolovich, Myrna B. | Aerosols, Asthma, COPD, Dry Powder Inhalers, Inhalation Systems, Lung Deposition, Positron Emission Tomography, Radioaerosols, Scintigraphic Imaging, Simulation | |
Duivenvoorden, Helga | Prostate, Cancer, Bone, Metastasis, Kallikrein, Matrix Metalloproteinase |
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Fahnestock, Margaret | Molecular Neurobiology | |
Foley Ronan S. | Gene Transfer, Dendritic Cells, Adenoviral Gene Transfer, Cytokines, Stem Cells, Clinical Trials | |
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Foster, Warren G. | Endometriosis, Ovarian Regulation, Infertility,Cell Culture, Reproductive and Endocrine Toxicology, Pharmacology, and Natural Health Products | |
Fox-Robichaud, Alison | Inflammation, Sepsis, Liver, Endothelium, Adhesion molecules, Cytokines, Oxidative Stress |
Name | Research Focus | Accepting New Students |
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Gauvreau, Gail M. | Allergic Asthma, Airway Physiology, Clinical Trials, Inflammation, Progenitor Cells, Molecular Biology | |
Ghert, Michelle | Bone tumours, metastasis, bone degradation, primary cell cultures, siRNA, Multiplex protein detection | |
Gross, Peter | Intravital microscopy, Mouse Models, Platelets, Coagulation Factors, Thrombosis, Hemostasis | |
Gupta, Radhey | Drug-Resistance, Molecular, Heat-shock, Proteins, Evolution, Mitochondria |
Name | Research Focus | Accepting New Students |
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Hassell John A. | Transcription, Oncogenesis, Breast Cancer, Ets Transcription Factors, Transgenic and Knockout Mice, DNA Microarrays | |
Hawke, Thomas | Muscle regeneration, Muscle growth and adaptation, Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, Muscle satellite (stem) cells, limb girdle muscular dystrophies | |
Hayward, Catherine | Platelets, Endothelial Cells, Cell Adhesion, Protein Sorting & Secretion, Multimerin, Factor V, Inherited Platelet Disorders, Hemostasis | |
Hirota, Jeremy | Respiratory mucosal immunology, environmental exposures, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, airway epithelial cells, ATP Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporters commercialization of research, science communication. | ![]() |
Hirte, Hal | Ovarian Carcinoma, Ascites, Growth Factors, Metastasis, Signal Transduction, Cancer | ![]() |
Holbrook, Anne | Therapeutics, Pharmacoepidemiology, Electronic Health Records, Decision-Making, Appropriateness of Prescribing, Practice Guidelines, Medications | |
Holloway, Alison C. | Fetal Origins of Adult Disease, Environmental Contaminants, Obesity,Type 2 Diabetes, Infertility, Endocrine Toxicology | |
Huizinga, Jan | Smooth Muscle, Electrophysiology, Patch Clamp, PCR, Single Cell PCR, Intestinal Motility, Molecular Biology, Gastrointestinal Pharmacology, Intercellular Communication, Pacemaker Systems, Ion Channel Activity, Inflammation | ![]() |
Hynes, Alexander | Bacteriophages (bacterial viruses) and their role in shaping the human gut microbiome |
Name | Research Focus | Accepting New Students |
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Igdoura, Suleiman | Sialidosis, Tay-Sachs, Adenovirus, Sialidase, Mouse Models, Human Genetics, Mutations, Promoters, Gene Therapy | |
Inman, Mark D. | Asthma, Physiology, Morphology, Lung, Inflammation, Morphometry, Airway Hyperresponsiveness, Bone Marrow, Hematopoiesis |
Name | Research Focus | Accepting New Students |
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Janssen, Luke J. | Airway Smooth Muscle, Pulmonary Vasculature, Inflammation, Asthma, Hypertension, Ca2+, Contraction/Relaxation, Signal Transduction, Ion Channels | |
Jordana, Manel | Allergic Inflammation, Asthma, Peanut-induced Anaphylaxis, Immune Regulation, Cytokines, Chemokines, Co-stimulatory Molecule | ![]() |
Name | Research Focus | Accepting New Students |
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Kaushic, Charu | Mucosal Immunology, Female Genital Tract, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Sex Hormones, HIV, Vaccines | ![]() |
Kavsak, Peter | Clinical Chemistry, Cardiac Biomarkers, Cancer Biomarkers | |
Kelton, John | Platelet Activation, Thrombocytopenia, HIT, Atherosclerosis, Adhesion Molecules | |
Khan, Waliul | Mucosal Immunity, Host Defense, T Cells, Cytokines, Chemokines, Enteroendocrine Cells, Goblet Cells, Enteric Infection, Inflammation | ![]() |
Killian, Kieran J. | Physiology of Respiration, Exercise Performance, Symptoms | |
Kim, Paul | Fibrinolysis, Coagulation, Fibrinogen, Plasminogen, TAFI, Protein C, Platelets, Prothrombin, Factor V(a), Enzymology | ![]() |
Kolb, Martin | Lung Fibrosis,Tissue Repair, GeneTherapy, Small Animal Imaging, Drug Trials, Clinical Research | |
Kretz, Colin | Bleeding disorders & cardiovascular disease, high throughput screening, phage display and next generation sequencing, protein identification, structure/function of proteases and their substrates. | ![]() |
Krepinsky, Joan | Hypertensive kidney disease, Diabetic kidney disease, Matrix Upregulation, Mesangial cell signaling | ![]() |
Kunze, Wolfgang | Gut-brain neurophysiology and sensory processing in health, disease and aging | ![]() |
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Labiris, N. Renée | Molecular imaging, Lung Imaging, Drug Targeting in the lung, Positron Emission Tomography, Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, X-ray Computed Tomography, Aerosolized Drug Formulations, Pharmacokinetics, Pulmonary Pharmacology | ![]() |
Larché, Margaret | Rheumatoid arthritis, Ultrasound Imaging, Systemic sclerosis, fibrosis | |
Larché, Mark | Immunology, Immunotherapy, T cell, Epitope, Peptide, Vaccine, Allergy, Asthma, Autoimmunity, Transplantation, Translational medicine | ![]() |
Leber, Brian F. | B Lymphocyte, Antibody, Autoantibody, Leukemia, Apoptosis, Differentiation, Myelopoiesis, Chemotherapy | |
Li, Chumei | ||
Liaw, Patricia | Activated Pprotein C, Sepsis, Chemotherapy, Vascular Biology, Inflammation, Coagulation, Apoptosis, Monocytes, Endothelium, Endothelial Protein C Receptor, Thrombomodulin | ![]() |
Lichty, Brian | Vesicular Stomatitis Virus, Coronavirus, Cancer, Myeloma, Interferon | |
Lobb, Derek K. | Ovary, Testis, Growth-Factors, Relaxin, Cervix, Ovarian Cancer |
Name | Research Focus | Accepting New Students |
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MacNeil, Lesley | ||
Mahony, James B. | Infectious Diseases, Chlamydia Pneumoniae, Virology, Atherosclerosis, Pathophysiology, Gene Expression, SARS, West Nile Virus | ![]() |
Margetts, Peter J. | Adenovirus, Fibrosis, Angiogenesis, Gene Therapy, Laser Capture Microdissection, Gene Regulation, Renal Disease, Peritoneal Dialysis | |
Mazurek, Michael F. | Neural signalling in the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex | |
Meyre, David | Genetic epidemiology, obesity, type 2 diabetes, gene identification, high-throughput genotyping, next generation sequencing, physiopathology, gene x environment interactions, ethnic diversity, pharmacogenetics, disease prediction, personalized prevention, genomic medicine | |
Mishra, Ram K. | Gene Expression, Mental and Neurological Disorders, cDNA Expression Array, Antipsychotic Drugs, Signal Transduction in Brain and Retina, Dopamine Receptors and Binding Proteins | |
Morrison, Katherine | Obesity, cardiometabolic health, adiposity, lipid disorders, clinical practice guideline | ![]() |
Mossman, Karen | Virus Pathogenesis, Interferon, Immune Evasion, Signal Transduction, Tissue Culture, Gene Therapy, Cancer Therapy, Oncolytic Viruses | ![]() |
Name | Research Focus | Accept New Students |
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Nair, Parameswaran | Asthma, Airway Inflammation, Sputum cell counts, Airway smooth muscle, Migration, Cysteinyl leukotrienes | |
Nazy, Ishac | Immune-mediated platelet disorders, Platelet activation, Immune thrombocytopenia, Platelet receptors, Immune response | ![]() |
Neighbour, Helen | ||
Niles, Lennard P. |
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O'Byrne, Paul M. | Asthma, Airway Hyperresponsiveness, Airway Inflammation Eicosanoids, Cytokines |
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Papaioannou, Alexandra | Osteoporosis & Fracture; Cystic Fibrosis & Osteo; Clinical Trials; Falls; Bone Density; Quality of Life; Aging; Long-Term Care; Pharmacology; Appropriate Prescribing | |
Paré, Guillaume | genetic and molecular epidemiology of cardiovascular disease. | |
Phillips, Stuart | Human, Skeletal Muscle, Protein Turnover, Protein Synthesis, Proteasome, Hypertrophy, Atrophy, Muscle Wasting, Sarcopenia | |
Pinthus, Jehonathan | ||
Potter, Murray A. | Microencapsulation, artificial cell, tissue engineering, gene therapy, enzyme replacement therapy, lysosomal storage disorders, fusion protein, tandem mass spectrometry, GC-MS, LC-MS |
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Raha, Sandeep | Mitochondria, Intracellular Signaling, Aging, Obesity, Hypoxia, Cell Culture, Skeletal Muscle, Cardiovascular, Apoptosis, Diagnostics, Oxidative Stress, Respiratory Chain Enzymes | ![]() |
Ratcliffe, Elyanne M. | Investigations of normal and abnormal development of the extrinsic innervation of the gut. | |
Rathbone, Michael P. | Regulation of cell growth, differentiation and survival, particularly in the nervous system, in health and disease | |
Richards, Carl D. | Chronic Inflammation, Cytokines, Arthritis, Asthma, Atherosclerosis, Adenovirus | ![]() |
Rosebush, Patricia | ||
Rosenthal, Kenneth L. | Mucosal Immunity, Mucosal Vaccination, Recombinant Adenovirus Vectors, CpG DNA, Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte (CTL), Chemokines | |
Rullo, Anthony |
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Samaan, M. Constantine | Immunometabolism, childhood obesity, Pediatric Endocrinology, type 2 diabetes, inflammation, metabolism, cytokines, translational research | ![]() |
Samaan, Zainab | ![]() |
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Schertzer, Jonathan | ||
Sehmi, Roma | Asthma Pathology, Allergic Inflammation, Tissue Eosinophilia, Eosinophilia, Eosinophil Progenitor Cells, Hemopoiesis, Cell Migration and Traffic, Bone Marrow, Eosinophils | ![]() |
Schulman, Sam | Clinical studies on thromboembolism/ bleeding. Observational and rendomized controlled studies | |
Sheardown, Heather | Polymeric Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Wound Healing, Surface Modification, Cornea, Vascular | |
Sheffield, William | Hemostastis, Thrombosis, Coagulation, Mutagenesis, Recombinant Proteins, Plasma Proteins | |
Singh, Gurmit | Mitochondria, Reactive Oxygen Species, Stress Signal Pathway, Bone Metastasis, Matrix Metalloproteinases, Photodynamic Therapy | |
Sloboda, Deborah | Perinatal programming, Reproduction, Metabolism, Early life origins, Maternal microbiome, Obesity | ![]() |
Smaill, Fiona | HIV Infection, Infectious Diseases, Diagnostic Microbiology, Meta-Analyses, Pregnancy | |
Stacey, Michael | ||
Stämpfli, Martin R. | COPD, Asthma, Immunology, Tolerance, Experimental Research | |
Stearns, Jennifer | Microbial Succession of the Infant Micorobiome | ![]() |
Steinberg, Greg | Insulin resistance, Obesity, Cytokines, Inflammation Lipid metabolism, Exercise |
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Tang, Damu | Apoptosis, Tumor Suppressors (pTEN, p14ARF), DNA Damage, Erk Activation | |
Tarnopolsky, Mark | Mitochondria, Estradiol, Muscle Damage, Apoptosis, Inflammation, Skeletal, Muscle, Exercise, Neuromuscular Disorders, Aging, Corticosteroids | |
Teo, Koon | ||
Timmons, Brian | Children and Adolescents, Physical Activity and Exercise, Health and Disease, Inflammation, Energy Metabolism, Nutrition | |
Trigatti, Bernardo | Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Disease, Glycosylation, Inflammation, Knockout, Lipoprotein, Mouse Genetics,Transgenic, Vascular Biology | ![]() |
Tsakiridis, Theos | Cancer Biology, Radiation Biology, Tumor Biomarkers, Growth Factor Signal Transduction, Tumor Radiation Sensitizers, Targeted therapy | ![]() |
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Van Ameringen, Michael | ||
Verdu, Elena | Intestinal microbiota and gut barrier, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease. Diet-microbiota interactions in chronic intestinal disorders |
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Wan, Yonghong | Dendritic Cells, Tumor Immunology, Cancer Vaccines, T Cells, Gene Therapy, Genetic Immunization, Adenovirus | ![]() |
Waye, John S. | Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, Forensic Identity Testing | |
Weitz, Jeffrey | Coagulation, Fibrinolysis, Thrombin, Thrombosis, Anticoagulants, Mutagenesis, Recombinant Proteins | ![]() |
Werstuck, Geoff | Diabetes Mellitus, Atherosclerosis, Obesity, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Lipid Metabolism, Inflammation | ![]() |
West-Mays, Judy | Eye, Development, Transgenic Mice, AP-2 Transcription Factor, Cataract, Lens, Retina | ![]() |
Whyte, Peter | Cell Cycle, Tumour Suppressor Genes, Cancer |
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Xing, Zhou | Mucosal immunity, T cell activation, antigen presenting cells, infectious disease, genetic vaccine development, tuberculosis, flu viral infection | ![]() |
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Yusuf, Salim | Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Ethnicity, Clinical Trials |
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