Medical Biophysics


Medical Biophysics: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Medical Biophysics

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 Medical Biophysics is an interdisciplinary graduate department dedicated to fundamental and translational research in biomedicine, with a particular focus on cancer. Research is carried out in the extensive facilities provided in the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, and the Hospital for Sick Kids Research Institute, as well as at other hospital locations.

The department accepts students in the biological and life sciences as well as in physics, engineering, and the mathematical sciences. It offers opportunities for research addressing fundamental problems in medical science: projects which cut across the conventional boundaries of biology, physics, engineering, chemistry, and medicine are encouraged. The department focuses on basic and applied research related to cancer, but also addresses neuroscience and cardiovascular medicine. Medical Biophysics research themes include biomedical imaging, cancer diagnosis and therapy, cancer mechanisms and models, cardiovascular sciences, data science and computational biology, image-guided therapy and device development, neuroscience, stem cells and regenerative medicine, and structural biology. For detailed information, please visit the departmental website.

Contact and Address

Web: medbio.utoronto.ca
Email: medbio.info@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 634-8751 or (416) 634-8755

Department of Medical Biophysics
MaRS Centre, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
101 College Street, Suite 15-701
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7
Canada


Medical Biophysics: Graduate Faculty


Medical Biophysics: Medical Biophysics MSc, PhD Courses

Each September the department publishes a list of specific modules available to students during the following two academic years. Please consult with the department.

Course CodeCourse Title
Biophysics Seminar
MBP1017HElectron Cryomicroscopy for Protein Structure Determination
MBP1200HScientific Exposition and Ethics
MBP1201HBiostatistics
MBP1300HQuantitative Cancer Genomics
MBP1301HRadiation Oncology: Clinical and Experimental Radiobiology
MBP1302HStructural Biology and Proteomics
MBP1303HCell Signaling and Metabolism
MBP1304HPredictive Oncology and Therapeutics
MBP1305HExperimental Models for Cancer Research
MBP1306HCancer Epigenetics
MBP1307HDevelopment, Stem Cells, and Cancer
MBP1308HRadiation Biology and DNA Repair
MBP1309HClinical Imaging for Physical Scientists
MBP1310HCancer Immunotherapy
MBP1311HTumour Microenvironment
MBP1400HAdvanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MBP1401HAdvanced Ultrasound
MBP1402HBiological Imaging
MBP1403HBiophysics of Focused Ultrasound, Thermal Biophysics
MBP1404HBasics of Cell and Molecular Biology
MBP1405HIntroduction to Bio-Microscopies
MBP1406HIntroduction to Biophotonics
MBP1407HMagnetic Resonance Imaging — Overview
MBP1408HMedical Device Commercialization Essentials
MBP1409HMedical Device Innovation and Entrepreneurship
MBP1410HNanotechnology for Medicine
MBP1411HOverview of Medical Imaging
MBP1412HUltrasound — Overview
MBP1413HBiomedical Applications of AI
MBP1414HReading Special Topics
MBP1415HRadiotherapy Physics
MBP1416HAnatomy and Physiology (for Non-Specialists or Physicists)
MBP1417HIntroduction to Health Physics