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John Whitney, PhD
Associate Chair, Graduate Education
Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

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On behalf of the faculty, staff and students of the Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences (BBS), it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the homepage of our Biochemistry Graduate Program. As an internationally recognized research training environment, BBS offers comprehensive and exciting graduate programs in the biomedical sciences through its MSc, PhD and MD/PhD degree offerings. Many of our faculty members lead world-class research labs and are renowned experts in the fields of biochemistry, microbiology, immunology and cell biology.

Our graduate program is pleased to provide living allowances that are among the highest in Canada. For admission details, please review our entrance requirements. I strongly encourage you to explore our faculty profiles for a prospective graduate supervisor. Graduate degrees in the biomedical sciences provide excellent preparation for a diversity of career trajectories and BBS alumni have gone on to hold prominent positions in academia, government, industry, medicine and law. Our alumni page highlights many of the exciting careers of our graduates and we hope that you might one day join them.

Our Programs

MSc Program Learn More

A flexible degree program that provides specialized research training with the goal of contributing to the scientific literature.

PhD Program Learn More

A research-intensive program designed to prepare students to become future scientific leaders and highly sought-after experts in their chosen fields.

MD/PhD Program Learn More

A dual-degree program that exposes future clinician scientists to world-class fundamental research in the biomedical sciences.