Department head
- James Gilchrist
Department researchers
- Devi Atukorallaya
- Raj Bhullar
- Prashen Chelikani
- Kangmin Duan
- James Gilchrist
- Gilbert Kirouac
Undergraduate programs Dental education
Our program teaches predoctoral and dental hygiene students the foundations of basic sciences — with instruction on:
- anatomy
- biochemistry
- cell biology
- immunology
- microbiology
- pathology
- pharmacology
- physiology
Undergraduate courses
| Year | Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ORLB 1302 | Cell and Tissue Biology |
| ORLB 1310 | Head, Neck and Nervous System, Part 1 | |
| ORLB 1320 | Head, Neck and Nervous System, Part 2 | |
| ORLB 1330 | Human Growth and Development | |
| ORLB 1340 | Oral Tissues, Structure and Function | |
| Second Year | ORLB 2300 | Pathology and Microbiology 1 |
| ORLB 2312 | Structure and Function of Major Organ Systems | |
| ORLB 2320 | Cariology and Plaque Associated Diseases | |
| ORLB 2330 | Nutrition in Dentistry | |
| Third Year | ORLB 3300 | Pathology and Microbiology 2 |
Graduate programs
Master of Science in Oral Biology
Graduate students in Oral Biology are driven to explore emerging curiosities about the complex interplay between oral health, genetics, and systemic well-being in a nurturing, collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment led by an outstanding cadre of passionate professors committed to the success and development of their trainees as future scientists in academic and industrial settings.
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PhD in Oral Biology
PhD students in Oral Biology are driven to explore emerging curiosities about the complex interplay between oral health, genetics, and systemic well-being in a nurturing, collaborative, interdisciplinary research environment led by an outstanding cadre of passionate professors committed to the success and development of their trainees as future scientists in academic and industrial settings.
department Research
Researchers in the department of Oral Biology investigate a wide variety of health related topics.
College research and scholarly activity
Equipment and facilities
Students, trainees and researchers enjoy working in modernized laboratory spaces with state-of-the-art equipment and resources underpinning the following research themes and facilities:
- host-microbe interactions
- behavioural neuroscience
- bacterial biofilm formation and analysis
- teleost breeding, micro injection and behavioural analysis
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Oral Biology
Room D033, Dentistry Building
780 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W2 Canada
204-789-3571
204-789-3948