The Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology offers graduate programs leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. The Department has the expertise necessary for the instruction and training of advanced students in areas that include cellular and molecular biology of eukaryotes, microbial genetics and physiology, virology, immunology, vaccinology, enzymes, metabolic pathways, and the synthesis structure, and function of proteins and nucleic acids.
Key research areas include:
- Analytical biochemistry
- Cell biochemistry
- Cell biology and cancer
- Enzymes and metabolism
- Host-pathogen interactions
- Immunology
- Molecular genetics/Microbial physiology
- Molecular virology
- Nucleic acids and gene expression
- Plant biochemistry
- Protein structure and molecular mechanism
- Tumor Biology/Immunology
While at the University of Saskatchewan, you will have access to state of the art facilities and research centers including:
- Canadian Light Source, Canada's only synchrotron
- Saskatchewan Centre for Cyclotron Sciences (SCCS)
- Saskatchewan Cancer agency
- Core Mass Spectrometry Facility
- Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre
- National Research Council Plant Biotechnology Institute
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization – International Vaccine Centre (VIDO)
- Western College of Veterinary Medicine
The Department selects graduate students from among a wide pool of applicants, including honours students in biochemistry, microbiology and immunology at the University of Saskatchewan, as well as Canadian and foreign students with degrees in biochemistry, microbiology, immunology and related disciplines. Typically, new students enter into a MSc program and are transferred in their second year to a Ph.D. program, upon demonstrated performance in graduate coursework, satisfactory laboratory research progress, and the successful completion of a Ph.D. qualifying examination.
