Toxicology
The collaborative specialization is the focal point for graduate teaching and research in toxicology. Students wishing to undertake graduate studies at the masters or doctoral level with emphasis on toxicology will be admitted by a participating department and will register in both the participating program and in the collaborative specialization. The participating programs include Animal Biosciences, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Food Safety and Quality Assurance, Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, Integrative Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Pathobiology, Plant Agriculture and Environmental Sciences.
Administrative Staff
Director and Graduate Program Coordinator
Dr. Richard Manderville (SCIE 3243, Ext. 53963)
rmanderv@uoguelph.ca
Graduate Program Assistant
Tracy Burns (SCIE 2513, Ext. 53044)
chemgrad@uoguelph.ca
Graduate Faculty
This list may include Regular Graduate Faculty, Associated Graduate Faculty and/or Graduate Faculty from other universities.
Craig Bailey
B.Sc., PhD Queen's - Associate Professor
Graduate Faculty
Clara E. Cho
B.Sc., PhD Toronto - Assistant Professor
Graduate Faculty
Elena Choleris
B.Sc., PhD Parma - Professor
Graduate Faculty
Nuria Daviu
BA, M.Sc., PhD Autonomous University Barcelona - Assistant Professor
Graduate Faculty
Giannina Descalzi
BA Guelph, M.Sc., PhD Toronto - Associate Professor
Graduate Faculty
Wojciech Gabryelski
B.Sc., M.Sc. Technical Gdansk (Poland), PhD Alberta - Associate Professor
Graduate Faculty
Jennifer Geddes-McAlister
B.Sc., M.Sc. Lethbridge, PhD British Columbia - Associate Professor
Graduate Faculty
Andreas Heyland
B.Sc., M.Sc. Zurich, PhD Florida - Professor
Graduate Faculty
Rui Huang
B.Sc. Peking, PhD Michigan - Assistant Professor
Graduate Faculty
Bettina E. Kalisch
B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD Queen's - Associate Professor
Graduate Faculty
Niel A. Karrow
B.Sc. Guelph, M.Sc., PhD Waterloo - Professor
Graduate Faculty
James Longstaffe
B.Sc. Western, M.Sc. Dalhousie, PhD Toronto - Associate Professor
Graduate Faculty
Richard A. Manderville
B.Sc., PhD Queen's - Professor
Graduate Faculty
Jennifer Monk
B.Sc. PhD University of Guelph - Assistant Professor
Graduate Faculty
Mario A. Monteiro
B.Sc., PhD York - Professor
Graduate Faculty
Derek O'Flaherty
B.Sc., PhD Concordia - Assistant Professor
Graduate Faculty
Ryan Prosser
BEd Wollongong, B.Sc., PhD Guelph - Associate Professor
Graduate Faculty
Paul K. Sibley
B.Sc., M.Sc. Guelph, PhD Waterloo - Professor and Interim Director
Graduate Faculty
E. James Squires
B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD Memorial - Professor
Graduate Faculty
Glen J. Van Der Kraak
B.Sc., M.Sc. Manitoba, PhD British Columbia - Professor
Graduate Faculty
Alicia Viloria-Petit
B.Sc., M.Sc. Venezuela, PhD Toronto - Professor
Graduate Faculty
Sarah Wootton
B.Sc., PhD Guelph - Associate Professor
Graduate Faculty
Admission Requirements
Master's and doctoral students in the collaborative specialization in toxicology must meet the admission requirements of the participating program in which they are enrolled.
Master's Program Requirements
Master's students in the collaborative specialization in toxicology must complete a minimum of 1.50 graduate credits including:
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
TOX*6000 | Advanced Principles of Toxicology | 0.50 |
TOX*6200 | Advanced Topics in Toxicology | 0.50 |
They must also complete courses required by the participating program in which they are enrolled.
It is expected that students’ research (MRP or Thesis) or at least 30% of the courses in a course-based program be in the area of toxicology.
Doctoral Program Requirements
Doctoral students in the collaborative specialization in toxicology must meet all the academic requirements specified by the participating program in which they are enrolled.
Students must also complete the following courses unless these courses, or equivalent, were completed as part of a master’s program:
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
TOX*6000 | Advanced Principles of Toxicology | 0.50 |
TOX*6200 | Advanced Topics in Toxicology | 0.50 |
It is expected that the students' doctoral research be in the area of toxicology.
Courses
Other Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
BIOM*6721 | Special Topics in Pharmacology-Toxicology | 0.25 |
BIOM*6722 | Special Topics in Biomedical Pharmacology-Toxicology | 0.50 |
CHEM*7310 | Selected Topics in Biochemistry | 0.50 |
CHEM*7600 | Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry | 0.50 |