Molecular Medicine (PhD)
This program will give you the opportunity to help advance knowledge and develop new therapies in a number of medical fields.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must have a master’s degree in biochemistry, microbiology, biology, chemistry, pharmaceutics, physics, medicine, or an equivalent degree.
Applicants must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 out of 4.33.
French proficiency
Applicants must have a good knowledge of written and spoken French.
English proficiency
It requires students to achieve a specific level of English proficiency during their studies, including a good understanding of written English. Students’ understanding of written English will be assessed by means of a test administered before or at the beginning of the first term.
Research Areas
- Cancer research
- Medicinal chemistry
- Diabetes
- Molecular endocrinology
- Lipidology
- Metabolism
- Neuroimmunology
- Obesity
- Cardiovascular physiology
- Behavioural physiology
- Reproduction
For more information on the program: www.fmed.ulaval.ca/mmo (in French only)
Professors
Refer to the section « Champs d’expertise de recherche des professeurs » in the official program description for more information on faculty members’ fields of research in molecular medicine. (in French only)
A number of professors have an interest in supervising students under the agreement between UL and the CSC. Their areas of expertise and contact information are provided below.
Research areas: Genetics, cardiology, type 2 diabetes, obesity, lLipids
Teacher's profile: https://www.inaf.ulaval.ca/membres/benoit-arsenault/
Email: benoit.arsenault@criucpq.ulaval.ca
Research areas: Neuroscience, neurodegeneration, dementia, ALS
Teacher's profile: https://cervo.ulaval.ca/en/chantelle-f-sephton
Email: chantelle.sephton.1@ulaval.ca
Research areas: Endocannabinoids, metabolism
Teacher's profile: http://www.vrrc.ulaval.ca/fileadmin/ulaval_ca/Images/recherche/bd/chercheur/fiche/4012248.html
Email: cristoforo.silvestri@criucpq.ulaval.ca
Research area: Molecular oncology
Teacher's profile: http://www.crchudequebec.ulaval.ca/en/research/researchers/dimcho-bachvarov/
Email: dimtcho.batchvarov@crhdq.ulaval.ca
Research areas: Medicinal chemistry, steroids, cancer, drugs, synthetic chemistry, characterization
Teacher's profile: http://www.crchudequebec.ulaval.ca/en/research/researchers/donald-poirier/
Email: donald.poirier@crchul.ulaval.ca
Research areas: Endocrinology, metabolism, cancer, nuclear receptors, transcriptional regulation, metabolomics
Teacher's profile: http://www.crchudequebec.ulaval.ca/en/research/researchers/etienne-audet-walsh/
Email: etienne.audet-walsh@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca
Research areas: Gene therapies for hereditary diseases
Teacher's profile: http://www.crchudequebec.ulaval.ca/en/research/researchers/jacques-p-tremblay/
Email: jacques-p.tremblay@crchul.ulaval.ca
Research areas: Functional and chromatinic proteomics
Teacher's profile: http://www.crchudequebec.ulaval.ca/en/research/researchers/jean-philippe-lambert/
Email: jean-philippe.lambert@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca
Research areas: DNA repair and cancer therapeutics
Teacher's profile: https://www.jeanyvesmasson.com
Email: jean-yves.masson@fmed.ulaval.ca
Research areas: Structural biology, physical biochemistry and endocrinology
Teacher's profile: http://www.crchudequebec.ulaval.ca/recherche/chercheurs/sheng-xiang-lin/
Email: sxlin@crchul.ulaval.ca
Research areas: Neurometabolism, biochemistry, epilepsy, autism
Teacher's profile: https://cervo.ulaval.ca/en/paul-dutchak
Email: paul.dutchak.1@ulaval.ca
Research areas: Targeted genome engineering, genome editing, CRISPR
Teacher's profile: http://www.crchudequebec.ulaval.ca/en/research/researchers/yannick-doyon/
Email: yannick.doyon@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca