Faculty of Medicine
PhD in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology
Program structure
Consult the program description
Graduate 3-525-1-1
Course listing
| Official title | |
|---|---|
| Type | Philosophiae Doctor (Ph. D.) |
| Number | 3-525-1-1 |
The doctorate program consists of 90 credits. Students may take the Flexible Stream option (Segment 70) or the Molecular Physiology and Biophysics option (Segment 71).
The doctorate program consists of 90 credits. This program has three options:
- General option (Segment 70)
- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics option (Segment 71)
- Cardiovascular Physiology option (Segment 72)
Segment 70 Flexible Stream option
Number of credits: 82 mandatory credits for research and a thesis, 2 credits from optional courses and 6 elective credits.
Candidates registered in this option must have completed the mandatory courses (except the seminars) specific to the General option of the Master's in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology or the equivalent. If not, courses PSL 6090, PLU 6044 and MMD 6005R will be added to the student's doctorate program as complementary courses.
Block 70A
Optional - 2 creditsPhD Seminar 1.1
Students in the physiology program present and discuss their research projects. Notes: Students in the program must give a presentation and attend at least 20 seminars during the first year of the program. Mandatory at the PhD level.
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics 1.1
Invited speakers as well as students enrolled in this option examine, present and discuss research projects. Students must attend at least 10 seminars per year.
Block 70B
Elective – 6 creditsBlock 71D Research and thesis
Mandatory – 82 creditsSegment 71 Molecular Physiology and Biophysics option
Number of credits: 81 mandatory credits, of which 79 are for research and a thesis, 3 credits from optional courses and 6 credits from elective courses.
Candidates registered in this option must have completed the mandatory courses (except the seminars) specific to the Molecular Physiology and Biophysics option of the Master's in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology or the equivalent. If not, courses PSL 6020 or PLS 6021, PLU 6044 and MMD 6005R will be added to the student's doctorate program as complementary courses.
Block 71A
Mandatory – 2 creditsPhD Seminar 1.1
Students in the physiology program present and discuss their research projects. Notes: Students in the program must give a presentation and attend at least 20 seminars during the first year of the program. Mandatory at the PhD level.
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics 1.1
Invited speakers as well as students enrolled in this option examine, present and discuss research projects. Students must attend at least 10 seminars per year.
Block 71B
Optional – 6 creditsBlock 71C
Optional – 3 creditsMethods in Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Invited speakers as well as students enrolled in this option examine, present and discuss research projects. Students must attend at least 10 seminars per year.
Molecular and Structural Physiology
Relationships between the structure and function of ion channels and transporters. Primary and secondary active transport. Vector transport systems. Membrane receptors. Regulation of electrolytes, pH and glucose.
Block 71D Research and thesis
Mandatory – 79 creditsSegment 72 Cardiovascular Physiology option
Number of credits: 82 mandatory credits, of which 79 are for research and a thesis, and 8 or 9 credits from optional courses.
Candidates registered in this option must have completed the mandatory courses (except the seminars) specific to the Cardiovascular Physiology option of the Master's in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology or the equivalent. If not, courses PSL 6090, PSL 6170, PLU 6044 and MMD 6005R will be added to the student's doctorate program as complementary courses.
Block 72A
Optional – 2 creditsPhD Seminar 1.1
Students in the physiology program present and discuss their research projects. Notes: Students in the program must give a presentation and attend at least 20 seminars during the first year of the program. Mandatory at the PhD level.
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics 1.1
Invited speakers as well as students enrolled in this option examine, present and discuss research projects. Students must attend at least 10 seminars per year.
Block 72B
Mandatory – 3 creditsRecent Data in the Cardiovascular Field
Presentations and discussions on recent discoveries related to heart and blood vessel physiology and neurohumoral regulation of cardiovascular function.
Block 72C
Optional – Minimum 6 credits, maximum 7 creditsBiomedical Signal and Image Processing
Recap of signal processing and estimating principles. Biomedical engineering applications: detection, restoration and compression of biological signals, medical imaging processing, tomographic reconstructions, shape recognition. Note: Course given at Polytechnique Montréal. Students at Université de Montréal must obtain authorization to transfer credits under the agreement between Quebec universities (CRÉPUQ). For the schedule, visit www.polymtl.ca.
Bioelectricity Principles
Bioelectricity concepts: membrane transport, cell potential and conduction. Conductive volumes and tissue impedance. Junctional transmission, biomagnetism, electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram, electromyogram. Note: Course given at Université de Montréal. Students at École Polytechnique must obtain authorization to transfer credits under the agreement between Quebec universities (CRÉPUQ).
Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Animal models of human pathologies for the study of cardiovascular drugs. Pharmacodynamics and kinetics of these drugs. Clinical evaluation indexes.