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    Key Facts

    Program Level

    PhD (Philosophy Doctorate)

    Study Type

    Full Time

    Delivery

    On Campus

    Application Fee

    CAD 129 

    Campuses

    Main Site

    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake Deadlines30-Aug-2023
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    Duration 4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    CAD 10,667  / year
    Next Intake 30-Aug-2023

    Microbiology: Bioinformatics

    About

    Offered by: Natural Resource Sciences     Degree: Doctor of Philosophy

    Program Requirements

    Thesis

    A thesis for the doctoral degree must constitute original scholarship and must be a distinct contribution to knowledge. It must show familiarity with previous work in the field and must demonstrate ability to plan and carry out research, organize results, and defend the approach and conclusions in a scholarly manner. The research presented must meet current standards of the discipline; as well, the thesis must clearly demonstrate how the research advances knowledge in the field. Finally, the thesis must be written in compliance with norms for academic and scholarly expression and for publication in the public domain.

    Required Courses

    • COMP 616D1 Bioinformatics Seminar (1.5 credits)

      Offered by: Computer Science (Faculty of Science)

      Administered by: Graduate Studies

      Overview

      Computer Science (Sci) : Introduction to current trends in Bioinformatics and closely related fields such as genomics and proteomics.

      Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

      Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

      • Restrictions: This seminar is restricted to graduate students in the Bioinformatics Option. Enrolment is limited to 30 students.

      • Note: The seminar will meet for 3 hours every second week over Fall and Winter semesters.

      • Students must register for both COMP 616D1 and COMP 616D2.

      • No credit will be given for this course unless both COMP 616D1 and COMP 616D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.

    • COMP 616D2 Bioinformatics Seminar (1.5 credits)

      Offered by: Computer Science (Faculty of Science)

      Administered by: Graduate Studies

      Overview

      Computer Science (Sci) : See COMP 616D1 for description.

      Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

      Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

      • Prerequisite: COMP 616D1.

      • No credit will be given for this course unless both COMP 616D1 and COMP 616D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.

    • NRSC 701 Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination

      Offered by: Natural Resource Sciences (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

      Administered by: Graduate Studies

      Overview

      Natural Resource Sciences : An examination that must be passed by all doctoral candidates in order to continue in the doctoral program.

      Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023

      Instructors: Faucher, Sebastien (Fall) Faucher, Sebastien (Winter)

    • NRSC 751 Graduate Seminar 4

      Offered by: Natural Resource Sciences (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

      Administered by: Graduate Studies

      Overview

      Natural Resource Sciences : Presentation on a selected topic, research proposal or research results based on progress in the Ph.D. degree.

      Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023

      Instructors: Driscoll, Brian T (Fall) Driscoll, Brian T (Winter)

      • Restriction: Open to students in the Ph.D. Program

      • Section 001 Micrometeorology, Forest Science and Soil Science students

      • Section 002 Entomology and Wildlife Biology students

      • Section 003 Microbiology students

    • NRSC 752 Graduate Seminar 5

      Offered by: Natural Resource Sciences (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

      Administered by: Graduate Studies

      Overview

      Natural Resource Sciences : Presentation on a selected topic, research proposal or research results based on progress in the Ph.D. degree.

      Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023

      Instructors: Driscoll, Brian T (Fall) Driscoll, Brian T (Winter)

      • Restriction: Open to students in the Ph.D. Program

      • Section 001 Micrometeorology, Forest Science and Soil Science students

      • Section 002 Entomology and Wildlife Biology students

      • Section 003 Microbiology students

    • NRSC 753 Graduate Seminar 6

      Offered by: Natural Resource Sciences (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

      Administered by: Graduate Studies

      Overview

      Natural Resource Sciences : Presentation on a selected topic, research proposal or research results based on progress in the Ph.D. degree.

      Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023

      Instructors: Driscoll, Brian T (Fall) Driscoll, Brian T (Winter)

      • Restriction: Open to students in the Ph.D. Program

      • Section 001 Micrometeorology, Forest Science and Soil Science students

      • Section 002 Entomology and Wildlife Biology students

      • Section 003 Microbiology students

    • NRSC 754 Graduate Seminar 7

      Offered by: Natural Resource Sciences (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

      Administered by: Graduate Studies

      Overview

      Natural Resource Sciences : Presentation on a selected topic, research proposal or research results based on progress in the Ph.D. degree.

      Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023

      Instructors: Driscoll, Brian T (Fall) Driscoll, Brian T (Winter)

      • Restriction: Open to students in the Ph.D. Program

      • Section 001 Micrometeorology, Forest Science and Soil Science students

      • Section 002 Entomology and Wildlife Biology students

      • Section 003 Microbiology students

    Complementary Courses

    6 credits from the following courses:

    • BINF 621 Bioinformatics: Molecular Biology (3 credits)

      Offered by: Plant Science (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

      Administered by: Graduate Studies

      Overview

      Bioinformatics : The main problems related to the analysis of biological sequences (sequence comparison, homology, gene annotation, phylogenetic inference, comparative genomics) and the computational approaches (dynamic programming algorithms, Blast heuristics, hidden Markov models, Bayesian statistics).

      Terms: Winter 2023

      Instructors: Stromvik, Martina (Winter)

      • Restriction: Enrolment by students in the Bioinformatics option or by permission from the course coordinators only. Limited to 30 students.

    • BMDE 652 Bioinformatics: Proteomics (3 credits)

      Offered by: Biomedical Engineering (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

      Administered by: Graduate Studies

      Overview

      Biomedical Engineering : Overview of high-throughput proteomic technologies commonly employed to study the localization and function of all proteins in an organism, and the bioinformatic approaches to analyze raw data and deposit them in proteome databases.

      Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

      Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

      • Prerequisite: Enrolment in Bioinformatics option program or permission by coordinators.

      • Note: The course is inter-disciplinary and is targeted to students with different scientific backgrounds. A substantial portion of marks will be given based on practical assignments.

    • BTEC 555 Structural Bioinformatics (3 credits)

      Offered by: Parasitology (Agricultural & Environmental Sciences)

      Overview

      Biotechnology : Fundamentals of protein structure and the application of tools for structure determination, how protein structure allows us to understand the complex biological functions, and how knowledge of protein structure can contribute to drug discovery.

      Terms: Winter 2023

      Instructors: Salavati, Reza; Sulea, Traian (Winter)

      • Winter

      • 1-hr lecture, followed by 2 hrs of computer lab.

      • Prerequisite: Molecular biology or biochemistry, and basic bioinformatics, or permission of instructor.

    • COMP 618 Bioinformatics: Functional Genomics (3 credits)

      Offered by: Computer Science (Faculty of Science)

      Administered by: Graduate Studies

      Overview

      Computer Science (Sci) : Techniques related to microarrays (normalization, differential expression, class prediction, class discovery), the analysis of non-coding sequence data (identification of transcription factor binding sites), single nucleotide polymorphisms, the inference of biological networks, and integrative Bioinformatics approaches.

      Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

      Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

      • Prerequisite: Enrolment in Bioinformatics Option Program or permission of coordinators.

      • Restrictions: Enrolment by students in the Bioinformatics Option Program or by permission of course coordinators only. Computer Science graduate students not in the Bioinformatics Option Program need additional permission of the M.Sc. or Ph.D. Committee respectively.

    • PHGY 603 Systems Biology and Biophysics (3 credits)

      Offered by: Physiology (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)

      Administered by: Graduate Studies

      Overview

      Physiology : Introduction to classical and current topics in biophysics and systems biology in order to model the control of gene expression and intracellular signal transduction, as well as gene spread in populations.

      Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

      Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

      • Prerequisite: Knowledge of differential equations at the MATH 315 level or equivalent.

      • Notes: Enrolment is limited to 20 students per semester. The course is 1.5 hours of lecture and 1.5 hours of seminar per week. Readings will focus on classic and current journal articles.

    Additional courses at the 500, 600, or 700 level may be required at the discretion of the candidate's supervisory committee.

    Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences—2022-2023 (last updated Aug. 24, 2022) (disclaimer)

    Disciplines

    Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    All applicants, regardless of country of origin or educational backgrounds must meet these minimum academic requirements:

    • A Bachelor's degree (or equivalent as recognized by McGill University) in a subject closely related to the one selected for graduate work.
      • Unless otherwise noted, the Master’s program at McGill requires the completion of a four-year degree in a related area at a recognized institution. Admission to a doctoral degree requires the completion of a Master’s degree in a related area at a recognized institution.
      • The minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is 3.0 out of a possible 4.0, or a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.2 out of 4.0 in the last two years of full-time studies. In some departments, however, a higher CGPA is required for admission. Consult your program requirements for details.
      • Your educational credentials will be assessed for equivalency with a McGill University degree. Please consult the Degree Equivalency page for more information.
    • Proficiency in English: The primary language of instruction at McGill is English. You may make arrangements to write papers, examinations or theses in French, except in cases where knowledge of the English language is one of the objectives of the course. Prior to admission, you may need to demonstrate an adequate level of proficiency in English. For more information, visit the English Language Proficiency page.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee

    CAD 10,667 

    Application Fee

    CAD 129 

    How to Apply

    1. Apply online

      • For a non-refundable fee of $129.03, you can submit up to two applications in the same term to two different programs. Certain programs require additional fees.

      • Do not select both the Thesis option and the Non-Thesis option for the same program as you can make this change after submitting your application.

        If applying to Mechanical Engineering or Masters of Engineering, you must apply to both the Thesis option and the Non-Thesis option if you want to be considered for both.

      • You can stop and save your progress at any time. The application will only be processed once you have submitted.
      • Once you have submitted your application an acknowledgement will be sent to the email address you have included in your application. You will be able to track your application via the online application system
      • Submit your supporting documents online. You must upload copies of your transcripts from each university-level institution you have attended, as well as other documents stipulated by the department you have applied to. A list of the required documents will be accessible on the online application system. Additional supporting documents submitted by mail or email will not be included in your application.

    2. Submit your supporting documents

      Applicants are required to provide supporting documents with their application. You should upload all supporting documents except for official transcripts, test scores and letters of recommendation. McGill will request letters of reference on your behalf from referees you identify on the application form.

      For any additional application instructions or details about the documents being requested (i.e. Statement of Purpose, Writing Sample, Academic C.V.), please refer to the program page for the academic unit you are applying to. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the department you have applied to.

    3. Submit your test scores

      Where applicable, arrange for test scores (TOEFL, GMAT, GRE) to be sent to McGill directly from the testing agency. You must indicate the McGill University institution code: 0935

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