Discover our graduate programs
Description
The Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics operates under the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. The department offers a diverse range of pharmacology sub-disciplines and research areas for Master's of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) students, including:
- • Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- • Liver and Endocrine Pharmacology
- • Neuropharmacology and Neurodegenerative Disorders
- • Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism
Students interested in applying to a graduate program should check the Faculty of Graduate Studies and departmental websites for information or contact the Administrative staff for guidance.
Points of contact
| Chris Anderson | Department Head | |
| Karen Donald | Administrative staff | |
| Janelle Metcalfe | Administrative staff | |
| Dr. Donald Miller | Graduate Program Chair | |
| Dr. Jun-Feng Wang | Admissions | |
| Dr. Grant Hatch | Student Affairs |
Neuroscience faculty members
*Joint faculty
| Dr. Chris Anderson | Neurodegeneration | |
| Paul Fernyhough | Diabetic Neuropathy | |
| Gordon Glazner | Neurodegeneration | |
| Michael F. Jackson | Neurodegeneration | |
| Sachin Katyal | Neurodegeneration/Cancer therapeutics/DNA repair | |
| Tiina Kauppinen | Neuroinflammation | |
| Donald Miller | Blood brain barrier function | |
| Jun-Feng Wang | Neuroscience | |
| Dr. Galen Wright | Precision medicine and genomics | |
| Melanie Martin* | MRI & Alzheimer’s Disease |
For the full listing of Academic Faculty within the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, click here.
Description
The Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology operates under the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. Graduate programs available include Master's of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in research areas focused on the study of biological functions at the molecular, cellular, systems and whole organism levels.
Students interested in applying to a graduate program should check the Faculty of Graduate Studies and departmental websites for information or contact the Administrative staff for guidance.
Points of Contact
| Peter Cattini | Department Head and Chair | |
| Gail McIndless | Graduate Program Advisor | |
| Judith Olfert | Graduate Program Advisor |
Neuroscience faculty members
*Joint faculty
| David McCrea | Spinal cord motor systems | |
| Kristine Cowley | Spinal cord injury | |
| Eftekhar Eftekharpour | Spinal cord injury and neuroprotection | |
| Brent Fedirchuk | Spinal cord injury | |
| Phillip Gardiner | Neuromuscular systems | |
| Soheila Karimi | Spinal cord injury and stem cell therapy | |
| James Nagy | Inter-neuronal communication | |
| Tabrez Siddiqui | Synaptic dysfunction in Autism and Schizophrenia | |
| Katinka Stecina | Spinal neuronal circuits |
For the full listing of Academic Faculty within the Department of Physiology & Pathophysiology, click here.
Description
The Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Manitoba offers Master's of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) training in Brain and Cognitive Sciences (also, Brain and Cognitive Sciences) focused on the study of learning, memory, visual perception, and visuomotor control. Neuroscience and cognitive psychology sub-disciplines include developmental neuroscience and psychobiology, neuropsychology, cardiovascular psychobiology and stress, neurotoxicology, psychopharmacology, neurological impairments, and fMRI.
Students interested in applying to a graduate program should check the Faculty of Graduate Studies and departmental websites for information or contact the Administrative staff for guidance.
Points of contact
| General Inquiries | |
| Graduate Programs Coordinator |
Neuroscience faculty members
BSC related research programs*
| Tammy Ivanco | Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Laboratory | |
| Lorna Jakobson | Developmental Neuropsychology Laboratory | |
| Randall Jamieson | Cognitive Science Laboratory | |
| Debbie Kelly | Comparative Cognition Laboratory | |
| Jason Leboe-McGowan | Memory, Perception and Skill Acquisition Laboratory | |
| Launa Leboe-McGowan | Cross-Modality and Inter-Dimensional Perception and Memory Laboratory |
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| Todd Mondor | Auditory Perception & Cognition Laboratory | |
| Joseph Pear | Computer Aided Personalized System of Instruction (CAPSI) Laboratory |
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| Jonathan Marotta | Neuropsychology of Vision, Perception, and Action Laboratory | |
| Murray Singer | Language Processes Laboratory | |
| Melanie Soderstrom* | Baby Language Laboratory (Member of Developmental Area) | |
| Melanie Glenwright* | Cognitive Development Laboratory (Member of Developmental Area) | |
| Richard Kruk* | Early Years Reading Laboratory (Member of School Psychology Area) |
For the full listing of faculty members, click here.
Description
The Department of Human anatomy and cell science operates under the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. The department offers Master's of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) training in sub-disciplines of anatomy including the neurosciences (also, cardiovascular science and cancer biology). Sub-departments include Brain Tumor Research Alliance of MB and Brain Tumor Research Alliance of Manitoba (BTRAM).
Students interested in applying to a graduate program should check the Faculty of Graduate Studies and departmental websites for information or contact the Administrative staff for guidance.
Points of contact
| Sabine Hombach-Klonisch | Department Head | |
| Jacki Armstrong | Budgets & Grants/Human Resources | |
| Martha Ericastilla | Graduate Programs |
Neuroscience faculty members
*Joint faculty
| Hugo Bergen | Chemoresistance in Glioblastoma and metabolic regulation of neural activity |
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| Aleksandra Glogowska | Ubiquitin-proteasome system in brain cancer | |
| Sari Hannila | Axonal regeneration and vascular development | |
| Sabine Hombach-Klonisch | Molecular mechanisms in brain cancer | |
| Thomas Klonisch | Brain cancer | |
| Jiming Kong | Neurodegenerative disease | |
| Hassan Marzban | Cerebellar neurodevelopmental disorders and neurodegenerative disease | |
| Jerry Vriend | Melatonin effects on neurotransmitters | |
| Maria Vrontakis | Regulatory roles of neuropeptides | |
| Marc Del Bigio | Developmental neuropathology |
For the full listing of faculty members, click here.
Description
The College of Pharmacy is part of Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. The college offers Master's of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) training in medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, pharmacogenomics, pharmacotherapy, pharmacoepidemiology, and clinical practice.
Students interested in applying to a graduate program should check the Faculty of Graduate Studies and College websites for information or contact the Administrative staff for guidance.
Points of contact
| General Inquiries | |
| Graduate Program Inquiries |
Neuroscience Research faculty members
| Kaarina Kowalec | Neurology/Psychiatry/Schizophrenia | |
| Dana Turcotte | Neurology/anaesthesia | |
| Jillian Stobart | Aging/Alzheimer's disease/brain blood flow | |
| Hagar Labouta | Nanomedicine/blood brain barrier |
For the full listing of faculty members, click here.
Description
The Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics operates under the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. Degrees for a Master's of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) are offered in research areas of biochemistry, molecular biological sciences and medical genetics.
Students interested in applying to a graduate program should check the Faculty of Graduate Studies and departmental websites for information or contact the Administrative staff for guidance.
Points of contact
| Barbara Triggs-Raine | Department Head | |
| General | Including Graduate Programs |
Neuroscience faculty members
| Geoff Hicks | Neurodevelopmental disorders | |
| Mojgan Rastegar | Epigenetic regulation of neurodevelopmental disorders | |
| Louise Simard | Neurodegenerative disorders | |
| Krishnamurti Dakshinamurti | Neurochemistry |
For the full listing of faculty members, click here.
Description
The Faculty of Physics at the University of Winnipeg offers Master's of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs in neuroscience sub-disciplines including medical uses of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Students interested in applying to a graduate program should check the Faculty of Graduate Studies and departmental websites for information or contact the Administrative staff for guidance.
Neuroscience faculty members
| Melanie Martin | Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)/neurodegenerative disease |
For the full listing of faculty members, click here.
Description
The Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases operates under the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. Degrees for a Master's of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) are offered in research areas of clinical microbiology, infectious disease, and post-graduate clinical training. The core disciplines used include molecular pathogenesis of microbial disease, immunobiology of infection, molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial action, microbial resistance and epidemiology.
Students interested in applying to a graduate program should check the Faculty of Graduate Studies and departmental websites for information or contact the Administrative staff for guidance.
Points of contact
| Keith Fowke | Department Head | |
| Angela Nelson | Graduate Program Coordinator |
Neuroscience faculty members
| Stephanie Booth | Brain infections and prion-induced neurodegeneration |
For the full listing of faculty members, click here.
Description
The Department of Immunology operates under the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. Master's of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) training are offered in various subdisciplines including neuroscience research.
Students interested in applying to a graduate program should check the Faculty of Graduate Studies and departmental websites for information or contact the Administrative staff for guidance.
Points of contact
| Xi Yang | Department Head | |
| Sam Kung | Graduate Program Chair |
Neuroscience faculty members
| Jean-Eric Ghia |
For the full listing of faculty members, click here.
Description
The Department of Biomedical Engineering operates under the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba. It offers interdisciplinary Master's of Science (M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programs between Engineering, Medicine and Science. The main research areas include medical instrumentation and sensors, biological signal processing, biomedical image processing and reconstruction, gait analysis and rehabilitation, biophotonics, orthopaedic mechanics, and non-invasive diagnosis of neurological disorders.
Students interested in applying to a graduate program should check the Faculty of Graduate Studies and departmental websites for information or contact the Administrative staff for guidance.
Points of contact
| Amy Dario | BME Graduate Program |
Neuroscience faculty members
| Chase Figley | Functional brain imaging | |
| Zahra Moussavi | Neurological disorders, sleep apnea, spinal cord injury |
For the full listing of faculty members, click here.
Description
The Department of Pathology operates under the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba. Master's of Science (M.Sc.) training is offered in neuropathology and its allied medical disciplines including neuropathology. Research training may be experimental or clinical.
Students interested in applying to a graduate program should check the Faculty of Graduate Studies and departmental websites for information or contact the Administrative staff for guidance.
Points of contact
| Gabor Fischer | Department Head | |
| Amanda Wardekker | Assistant to the Department Head | |
| Terri Martin | Program Assistant |
Neuroscience faculty members
| Tanveer Sharif | Brain tumours | |
| Marc Del Bigio | Neuropathology |
For the full listing of faculty members, click here.
The Universities of Manitoba and Winnipeg offer students the opportunity to pursue graduate studies in various disciplines and enables trainees to obtain an MSc. or PhD. degree with specialization in neuroscience subdisciplines.
Students will develop essential research skills and contribute to high impact studies.
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