Faculty of Medicine
PhD in Molecular Biology
Program structure
Consult the program description
Graduate 3-466-1-0
Course listing
| Official title | |
|---|---|
| Type | Philosophiae Doctor (Ph. D.) |
| Number | 3-466-1-0 |
The doctorate program consists of 90 credits. This program has four options:
- General Option (Segment 70)
- Systems Biology Option (Segment 71)
- Complex Human Diseases Option (Segment 72)
- Cellular and Molecular Medicine Option (Segment 74)
Research must be done as a residency at either Université de Montréal or a research laboratory of an affiliated institute or hospital approved by the Advisory Board of the Faculty of Medicine.
Segment 70 General option
This option consists of 4 mandatory course credits and 86 credits for research and a thesis.
Block 70A
Mandatory - 4 creditsResearch Seminar 2
Students will learn to synthesize their research, give an oral presentation, and discuss their projects. Students are required to attend other students' presentations.
Readings in Molecular Biology
This course is divided into seven sessions on current topics in molecular biology. For each session, students prepare four publications and present one to their group of four students for discussion, with the supervision of the professor.
Block 70B Research and thesis
Mandatory - 86 creditsSegment 71 Systems Biology option
This option consists of 1 mandatory course credit, 3 optional course credits and 86 credits for research and a thesis.
Block 71A
Mandatory – 1 creditResearch Seminar 2
Students will learn to synthesize their research, give an oral presentation, and discuss their projects. Students are required to attend other students' presentations.
Block 71B
Optional - 3 creditsSeminars in the Biology of Cancer 1
Students attend five lectures and attend the related reading groups on chromatin and the cell cycle as part of conferences or weekly seminars whose content has been approved by the coordinators.
Seminars in the Biology of Cancer 2
Students attend five lectures and attend the related reading groups on signalling and transcription as part of conferences or weekly seminars whose content has been approved by the coordinators.
Seminars in the Biology of Cancer 3
Students attend five lectures and attend the related reading groups on stem cells and the immune system as part of conferences or weekly seminars whose content has been approved by the coordinators.
Advanced Cellular Signalling
Recent data on the main intracellular signalling pathways. Discussions on the involvement of these pathways in cancer. Note: Module 1 – Intracellular Signalling
Advanced Cellular Signalling
Recent data on the main intracellular signalling pathways. Discussions on the involvement of these pathways in neuronal polarity. Note: Module 2 – Neuronal Polarity
Advanced Cellular Signalling
Recent data on the main intracellular signalling pathways. Discussions on the involvement of these pathways in the differentiation of stem cells. Note: Module 3 – Biology of Stem Cells
Block 71C Research and thesis
Mandatory - 86 creditsSegment 72 Complex Human Diseases option
This option consists of 4 mandatory course credits and 86 credits for research and a thesis.
Block 72A
Mandatory - 4 creditsResearch Seminar 2
Students will learn to synthesize their research, give an oral presentation, and discuss their projects. Students are required to attend other students' presentations.
Readings in Molecular Biology
This course is divided into seven sessions on current topics in molecular biology. For each session, students prepare four publications and present one to their group of four students for discussion, with the supervision of the professor.
Block 72B Research and thesis
Mandatory - 86 creditsSegment 74 Cellular and Molecular Medicine option
This option consists of 4 mandatory course credits and 86 credits for research and a thesis.
Block 74A
Mandatory – 4 creditsResearch Seminar 2
Students will learn to synthesize their research, give an oral presentation, and discuss their projects. Students are required to attend other students' presentations.
Readings in Molecular Biology
This course is divided into seven sessions on current topics in molecular biology. For each session, students prepare four publications and present one to their group of four students for discussion, with the supervision of the professor.