Welcome
to the Department of Biochemistry
Faculty, staff, and students of the Department of Biochemistry -
May, 2005
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The Department of Biochemistry
at the University of Toronto is a modern, research-intensive enterprise
within the Faculty of Medicine. The Department was founded in 1907-08
and has a proud tradition of excellence in research and in teaching.
For a brief history of the Department click HERE.
Today, the Department boasts a large faculty (over 50 members and
growing) whose research spans the breadth that is biochemistry today.
There are a number of foci of research activity in the Department
that include the University's Medical Sciences Building, the Banting
and Best Department of Medical Research, the Research Institute at
the Hospital for Sick Children, the Ontario Cancer Institute at Princess
Margaret Hospital, the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute at Mt.
Sinai and other sites in the University of Toronto community.
"Biochemistry brings molecular science
to life"
Biochemistry occupies a central place in the life sciences and encompasses
traditional disciplines such as molecular biology and cell biology
and newer areas such as bioinformatics. Our faculty members have
active research programs in signal transduction and regulation,
membranes and transport, proteomics and bioinformatics, molecular
medicine, molecular cell biology, protein folding, gene expression
and development, and biomolecular structure and function.
The Department has modern, fully-equipped laboratories and superb
research facilities. Major equipment installations include an NMR
suite, X-ray diffraction equipment, computer
graphics, spectroscopic equipment, confocal and electron microscopes,
and mass spectrometry for protein identification.
The Department offers programs leading to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees
and attracts students from universities in Ontario, across Canada
and around the world. These research-intensive programs are complemented
by courses on selected topics in biochemistry. Biochemistry graduate
students present their research in a dynamic weekly seminar series.
Our Ph.D. graduates go on to successful post-doctoral fellowships
and careers in research.
We offer a high quality undergraduate Specialist Program in Biochemistry.
Students are impressed with the range and quality of courses that
we offer. We are particularly proud of our laboratory courses, which
expose students to a wide range of modern techniques.
The Biochemistry Department provides many opportunities for undergraduate
students to get involved in research. The Research Opportunities
Program (BCH299Y) allows second year students to participate in
a faculty member's research project. In their 4th year, biochemistry
specialist students can conduct a research project (BCH473Y) under
the guidance of any of our faculty. Many students take advantage
of our summer student programme to gain valuable laboratory research
experience.
The City of Toronto provides a rich mosaic of neighborhoods and
activities in a vibrant multi-cultural milieu. The St. George campus
of the University is conveniently located in the heart of the city,
close to the hospital research institutes, housing and other amenities.
If you are interested in undergraduate studies in biochemistry,
considering graduate or post-doctoral training or interested in
any aspect of biochemistry, you can contact the Department at biochemistry@utoronto.ca.
Justin Nodwell
Professor and Chair
Department of Biochemistry
University of Toronto
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Justin Nodwell
Current Chair
Department of Biochemistry
2013 -
A.B. Macallum
First Chair
Department of Biochemistry
1907 - 1917 |
