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
Lisa O’Dwyer (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.
Wojciech Gabryelski
B.Sc., M.Sc. Technical Gdansk (Poland), PhD Alberta - Associate Professor
Graduate Faculty
Beverley Hale
B.Sc., M.Sc. Toronto, PhD Guelph - Professor and Associate Vice President Research (Agri-Food Partnership)
Graduate Faculty
Rui Huang
B.Sc. Peking, PhD Michigan - Assistant Professor
Graduate Faculty
Ronald Johnson
B.Sc., DVM Guelph, PhD Michigan State, Dip. ACVCP - 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
Jibran Khokhar
B.Sc. Queen's, PhD Toronto - Assistant Professor, Western University
Associated Graduate Faculty
Gordon M. Kirby
DVM Guelph, M.Sc. Surrey, PhD Guelph - Retired Faculty, Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph
Associated Graduate Faculty
Francesco Leri
BA, MA, PhD McGill - Professor
Graduate Faculty
Richard A. Manderville
B.Sc., PhD Queen's - Professor
Graduate Faculty
Mario A. Monteiro
B.Sc., PhD York - Professor
Graduate Faculty
Derek O'Flaherty
B.Sc., PhD Concordia - Assistant Professor
Graduate Faculty
Cynthia D. Scott-Dupree
B.Sc. Brandon, MPM, PhD Simon Fraser - 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
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
An intensive course in the principles of modern aspects of toxicology, taught in a lecture/case study format.
Advanced topics in toxicology will include oral presentations by students, faculty members, and guest lecturers. The emphasis will be on advanced concepts and techniques in toxicology research with particular relevance to mechanistic, molecular and interpretive toxicology. Offered in conjunction with TOX*4200. Extra work is required of graduate students.
The molecular mechanisms of action of carcinogens and other toxic compounds. Enzymes of biotransformation, including a detailed study of cytochrome P-450. Interactions of reactive species with DNA and other macromolecules. Offered in conjunction with TOX*4590. Extra work is required of graduate students.
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 |