Molecular Genetics

Molecular Genetics: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Genetic Counselling

MSc

Medical Genomics

MHSc

Molecular Genetics

MSc and PhD

Combined Degree Programs

MD / PhD

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The Department of Molecular Genetics is administered from the Medical Sciences Building and has nearly 100 faculty members whose labs are located within the Medical Sciences Building, the MaRS Centre, the Donnelly Centre, the Hospital for Sick Children, Mount Sinai Hospital, and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research.

Faculty members run a variety of research programs in diverse areas such as genetic models of development and disease; molecular medicine and human genetics; cellular and molecular structure and function; molecular microbiology and infectious disease; computational and systems biology; functional genomics and proteomics.

Contact and Address

Web: www.moleculargenetics.utoronto.ca
Email: mgy.info@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-8359
Fax: (416) 978-6885

Department of Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto
Medical Sciences Building
Room 4398, 1 King's College Circle
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Canada

Molecular Genetics: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Abelson, Sagi - PhD
Andrews, Brenda Jean - BSc, PhD
Andrulis, Irene - BA, PhD
Babaian, Artem - PhD
Bader, Gary - BSc, PhD
Blencowe, Benjamin - BSc, PhD
Boone, Charlie - BSc, PhD
Boulianne, Gabrielle - BSc, PhD
Brill, Julie - PhD
Brown, Martha - BSc, MSc, PhD
Campbell, Kieran - PhD
Ciruna, Brian - BSc, PhD
Claycomb, Julie - BS, BA, PhD
Cochrane, Alan - BSc, PhD
Collins, Rick - BSc, PhD
Cordes, Sabine - BS, PhD
Cowen, Leah - BSc, PhD
Culotti, Joseph - PhD
Davidson, Alan Richard - BSc, PhD
Delgado Olguin, Paul - BSc, PhD
Dennis, James - PhD
Derry, Brent - BSc, MSc, PhD
Deshwar, Ashish R. - MD
Dick, John - PhD
Dirks, Peter Benjamin - MD, PhD
Dowling, James - MD
Durocher, Daniel - PhD
Edwards, Aled - BSc, PhD
Egan, Sean - PhD (Associate Graduate Coordinator)
Ellis, James - PhD
Ernst, Oliver - PhD
Frappier, Lori - PhD (Graduate Coordinator)
Fraser, Andrew - BSc
Gallie, Brenda - MD
Gillis, Jesse - BSc, MSc, PhD
Gingras, Anne-Claude - BSc, PhD
Goeva, Aleksandrina - MS, ScD, SM, PhD
Gray-Owen, Scott - BS, PhD
Greenblatt, Jack - BSc, PhD
Hayes, Madeline - PhD
Hughes, Timothy - BMus, BSE, PhD (Chair and Graduate Chair)
Hui, Chi-Chung - PhD
Ivakine, Evgueni (Zhenya) - MSc, MSc, PhD
Jackson, Hartland - PhD
Joshi-Sukhwal, Sadhna - BSc, MSc, DSc, PhD
Kafri, Ran - BSc, MSc, PhD
Kaplan, David - BA, PhD
Kay, Lewis - PhD
Kim, Tae-Hee - PhD
Krause, Henry - BSc, PhD
Lavoie, Brigitte - PhD
Lefebvre, Julie - PhD
Lipshitz, Howard - PhD
Liu, Jun - PhD
Meneghini, Marc - BSc, PhD
Miller, Freda - BSc, PhD
Moffat, Jason - BSc, PhD
Moran, Michael - BSc, PhD
Morris, John - BS, PhD
Morris, Quaid - BS, PhD
Navarre, William - BSc, PhD
Okamoto, Kenichi - BS, MA, PhD
Park, Jeehye - PhD
Parkinson, John - BS, PhD
Pearson, Christopher - PhD
Pelletier, Laurence - BSc, MSc, PhD
Reimand, Juri - MSc, PhD
Reinke, Aaron - PhD
Rini, James - BSc, PhD
Rommens, Johanna - BSc, PhD
Rost, Hannes - PhD
Roth, Frederick - PhD
Roy, Peter John - BSc, PhD
Rozen-Gagnon, Kathryn - BA
Scherer, Stephen - PhD
Scott, Ian - BSc, PhD
Segall, Jacqueline - BSc, PhD
Sicheri, Frank - BSc, PhD
Smibert, Craig - BSc, PhD
Sondheimer, Neal John - MD, PhD
Spence, Andrew - BSc, PhD
Stagljar, Igor - BS, PhD
Stein, Lincoln - BA, MD, PhD
Steipe, Boris - MD, PhD
Taipale, Mikko - PhD
Tsukahara, Tatsuya - PhD
Tyers, Michael - PhD
Van Der Kooy, Derek - BSc, MA, PhD
Wang, Shu - ScD
Wilde, Andrew Rhys - BSc, PhD
Wrana, Jeff - PhD
Youn, Ji-Young - PhD
Yuen, Ryan - PhD
Zhang, Zhaolei - BS, PhD
Zhen, Mei - PhD
Zhu, Shankuan - PhD
Zhulyn, Olena - PhD

Members Emeriti

Aubin, Jane - BSc, PhD
Becker, Andrew - MD, PhD
Bernstein, Alan - MD
Carver, Jeremy - BA, PhD
Funnell, Barbara - PhD
Rossant, Janet - PhD
Sadowski, Paul - MD, PhD

Associate Members

Afonso, Samantha - MSc
Amburgey, Kimberly - MSc
Aronson, Melyssa - BS, MS
Babul-Hirji, Riyana - BSc, MSc
Care, Melanie - BSc, MSc
Carnevale, Amanda - MSc
Carroll, Johanna - BA, PhD (MHSc Program Director from January 1, 2025)
Chitayat, David - MD
Cytrynbaum, Cheryl - MSc
Druker, Harriet - MSc
Dupuis, Lucie - MSc
Flamenbaum, Kayla - MSc
Fung, Charlotte - MSc
Gallinger, Bailey - MSc
Gojska, Nicole - MSc
Graham, Tracy - MSc
Hewson, Stacy - MSc
Hill, Jessica - BSc, MSc, PhD
Hoang, Ny - MSc
Inglese, Cara - MSc
Johnstone, Brittney - MSc
Kaiser, Amy - BA
Klatt, Regan - BSc, MSc
Langlois, David J. - BA, MA, PhD
Lemmens, Trudo - LLM, DCL, Dr. William M. Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy
Liston, Eriskay - BA, MSc
Lorentz, Justin - MSc
MacDonald, Heather - MSc
Martin, Nicole - BSc, MS
McCuaig, Jeanna - MS
Mendoza, Roberto - MD
Miller, Kristen - MSc
Murphy, Jillian - BSc, MSc
Myles Reid, Diane - BSc, MSc
Nguyen, Long - MD
Panchal, Seema - BSc, MSc
Peck, Larissa - MSc
Quercia, Nada - BS, MSc
Robertson, Carleigh - MSc
Semotiuk, Kara - BSc
Shugar, Andrea - BSc, MS
Shuman, Cheryl - MSc
Silver, Joshua - BSc, MSc
Silver, Rachel - BSc, MSc
Steele, Leslie - BSc, MSc
Steiner, Martina - PhD
Styles, Erin - BSc, PhD
Szego, Michael - BSc, MHSc, PhD
Szuto, Anna - MSc
Szybowska, Marta - MSc
Tam, Karen - BSc, MSc
Thain, Emily - MSc
Uster, Tamarah - BSc, MS
Volenik, Alexandra - MSc
Waldman, Larissa - MSc
Watkins, Nicholas - MSc
Weksberg, Rosanna - MD, PhD
Yoon, Grace - MD
Zahavich, Laura - MSc

Molecular Genetics: Genetic Counselling MSc Courses

Required Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
Molecular Medicine in Human Genetic Disease
Clinical Rotations I
Issues in Genetic Counselling I
Principles of Effective Counselling
Clinical Issues in Pregnancy and Child Development
Risk Calculation and Research Methodology
Tutorial in Molecular Genetics
Laboratory Skills
Clinical Rotations II
Issues in Genetic Counselling II
Advanced Principles of Effective Counselling
Concepts in Clinical Genetics
Independent Research Project
Cancer Genetic Counselling

Molecular Genetics: Medical Genomics MHSc Courses

Required Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
Advanced Human Genetics
Biological Statistics
Genomics Methodologies
Communication of Genetic Information
Ethical and Legal Implications of Genomics

Required Elective (choose one)

Course CodeCourse Title
Clinical Practicum in Medical Genomics
Practicum in Modern Genomics

Modular Courses (choose any four, 0.25 FCE each)

Course CodeCourse Title
Medical Genomics Graduate Professional Development
Next-Generation Sequencing — Data Generation Laboratory
MMG3203HNext-Generation Sequencing — Data Analysis and Interpretation
MMG3204HPractical Applications of Genome Interpretation
MMG3205HResearch Topics in Medical Genomics

Molecular Genetics: Molecular Genetics MSc, PhD Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
Structural Biology: Principles and Practice
Protein Crystallography
Topics in Developmental Biology
Developmental Biology
Student Seminars in Developmental Biology
Foundational Genetic Approaches I
First Year Colloquium
MMG1004HA Practical Course in Programming for Biologists
Graduate Seminars I
Graduate Seminars II
MSc Presentation Skills
MMG1114HMSc Presentation
MMG1115HPhD Presentation
MMG1199HDirected Reading and Research Course
MMG1301HDevelopmental Neurobiology
MMG1302HAdvanced Imaging: Techniques and Application in Biological Systems
MMG1303HCell Cycle and Growth Control
MMG1304HBacterial Pathogens
MMG1305HComparative and Population Genomics
MMG1306HEpigenetics and Transcriptional Control
MMG1307HFungal Drug Resistance, Development, and Disease
MMG1308HHuman Genome Analysis
MMG1309HVirus Host Interactions
MMG1315HGene and Protein Evolution
MMG1316HCancer Genetics
MMG1317HSpecial Topics in Advanced Cancer Proteomics
MMG1318HCytoskeletal Dynamics
MMG1319HGenomics of Infectious Diseases
MMG1320HGenome Duplication, Repair, and Transmission
MMG1321HEukaryotic Signaling
MMG1322HProtozoan Pathogens
MMG1323HSignalling Networks in Development, Regeneration, and Disease
MMG1324HMitochondrial Genetics in Health and Disease
MMG1325HMolecular Mechanisms of Mood and Mind (M4)
MMG1326HPost‐Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms
MMG1327HMicrobiomes in Health and Disease
MMG1331HStem Cells II
MMG1333HVirus Replication
MMG1344HFoundational Computational Biology I
MMG1345HFoundational Computational Biology II
Signal Transduction and Cell Cycle Regulation