Prospective Student Information
Program Descriptions & Funding Opportunities

The Department offers Pre-Masters, M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs to students who have completed a four year degree course in biochemistry or equivalent. All students currently enrolled in the M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs of the department  receive financial support either directly from granting agencies or through supervisors’ grants. Graduate students are eligible to apply for studentship awards from Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, National Cancer Institute of Canada, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Manitoba Health Research Council, University of Manitoba, and other granting agencies.

The department also offers postdoctoral training programs to qualified individuals. Competitive fellowships are available to holders of Ph.D. or M.D. degrees. The department also has a joint PhD/Residency program with the Department of Pathogy.  It also participates in an accredited Royal College Training Program in Medical Genetics as well as Canadian College of Medical Geneticists fellowship training.  Faculty members are committed to mentoring undergraduate, co-op and summer projects, introducing students to a wide range of basic, applied and clinical research activities.

 Department Supplementary Regulations for Graduate Programs in Biochemistry & Medical Genetics (included with the Faculty of Graduate Studies Regulations)  
*updated December, 2009

Pre-Master's Program Info - click here

Master's Program Info - click here

Transfer to Ph.D. Option - click here

Ph.D. Program Info - click here
 

NAME

EMAIL

 SUPERVISOR

 

 

 

RCPS Residents: (3)

Patrick Frosk                           

pfrosk@hsc.mb.ca  

Dr. Bernie Chodirer 

 

Mariya Kozenko

mkozenko@hsc.mb.ca  

Dr. Bernie Chodirker

Jagdeep Walia  

jwalia@hsc.mb.ca

Dr. Bernie Chodirker

 

 

 

CCMG Fellows:

 

 

 

Postdoctoral Fellows: (11)

Sajesh Babu 

babu@cc.umanitoba.ca 

 Dr. Kirk McManus

Rachelle Dillon

dillonr@cc.umanitoba.ca  

 Dr. Mike Mowat

Gamchimeg Ishdorj

ganchimeg_ishdorj@yahoo.de

 Dr. Spencer Gibson

Narisorn Konguttanachok

ruttiwan@hotmail.com

 Dr. Sabine Mai

Sumin Lu

lsm7104@hotmail.com

 Dr. Jim Davie

Soma Mandal

mandals0@cc.umanitoba.ca

 Dr. Jim Davie

Elizabeth McLachlan 

mclachle@cc.umanitoba.ca

 Dr. Leigh C. Murphy 

Arzu Ozturk 

arzuozturk13@yahoo.com  

 Dr. Geoff Hicks 

Perez-Cadahia, Betriz

perezcad@cc.umanitoba.ca

 Dr. Jim Davie 

Mohammad G. Sabbir

golam.sabbir@gmail.com 

 Dr. Michael Mowat 

Srinivas Seekallu

seekallu@cc.umanitoba.ca  

 Dr. Leigh C. Murphy

Wineeta Weebadda

wweebadda@hotmail.com

 Dr. Leigh C. Murphy

 

 

 

Graduate Students:

Ph.D. program: (14)* Name in bold indicates writing/written/defending thesis

Joy Armistead 

umarmisd@cc.umanitoba.ca

Dr. Barb Triggs-Raine

Shannon Baxter

umbaxtes@cc.umanitoba.ca

Dr. Jeff Wigle

Sara Beiggi

ummoha04@cc.umanitoba.ca

Dr. Spencer Gibson

Evan Booy

umbooy@cc.umanitoba.ca

Dr. Spencer Gibson

Shilpa Chooniedass

umkothar@cc.umanitoba.ca

Dr. Etienne Leygue

Josette Douville

umdouvi2@cc.umanitoba.ca 

Dr. Jeff Wigle

Dilshad Khan 

umkhand@cc.umanitoba.ca  

Dr. Jim Davie

Protiti Khan protitikhan@yahoo.ca Dr. Jim Davie 
Alexandra Kuzyk (MD/PhD)        umkuzyka@cc.umanitoba.ca                Dr. Sabine Mai
Peter McQueen                          mcqueen.p@gmail.com                       Dr. John Wilkins

Sumit Sandhu

umsandh6@cc.umanitoba.ca 

Dr. Hao Ding

Yi Yan

umyan9@cc.umanitoba.ca  

Dr Etienne Leygue

JuYoon Yoon (MD/PhD)             

FishYoon@yahoo.com

Dr. Spencer Gibson

Yueqin Zhou

umzhou52@cc.umanitoba.ca

Dr. Geoff Hicks 

 

 

 

M.Sc. program: (14)  * Name in bold indicates writing/written/defending thesis

Ben Barber 

umbarbeb@cc.umanitoba.ca

Dr. Mojgan Rastegar

Cordula Buse 

umbusec@cc.umanitoba.ca  

Dr. Mike Mowat

Biswajit Chowdhury

umchowdb@cc.umanitoba.ca   

Dr. Barb Triggs-Raine

Alexander Graves 

umgraveh@cc.umantoba.ca

Dr. Sabine Mai

Brent Guppy brentguppy@hotmail.com   Dr. Kirk McManus 

Lara Gushulak

umgushu5@cc.umanitoba.ca    

Dr. Barb Triggs-Raine

Manisha Joshi 

umjoshim@cc.umanitoba.ca

Dr. Christoph Rampitsch

Coleen Justiniano coleenmarieong@yahoo.com   Dr. Spencer Gibson 

Meenal Moudgil

ummoudgi@cc.umantioba.ca

Dr. Mike Mowat

Marino Novel mnovel@gmail.com   Dr. Jeff Wigle 

Samantha Pauls

umgilley@cc.umanitoba.ca       

Dr. Arron Marshall

Robby Zachariah

umzach42@cc.umanitoba.ca     

Dr. Mojgan Rastegar

Jamie Zagozewski

umzagoz0@cc.umanitoba.ca    

Dr. David Eisenstat

Hongmei Zeng

umzeng2@cc.umanitoba.ca

Dr. Geoff Hicks

 

 

Pre-Masters: