Supervisors
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Program overview
The graduate program in Immunology provides state-of-the-art training in immunological research. Students gain a foundation in the functions and interactions of all components of the immune system, including infections such as cryptococcus neoformans, pseudomonas aeruginosa, lyme disease and malaria, and diseases such as diabetes. Students participate in the Immunology Research Group (IRF). This group reflects the diversity and interdisciplinarity of the field, connecting students in the program with members from science and clinical departments throughout the Cumming School of Medicine and other University of Calgary departments. The IRG's core themes are development and physiology of cells of the immune system, and immunological mechanisms in disease and the inflammatory process.
Completing this program
- Courses: Topics may include cellular immunology or inflammation and other courses relevant to the student's research proposal.
- Research Ethics: Students are required to attend Research Integrity Day sessions in the first year of their program.
- Sex & Gender Module: Students are required to complete one of the CIHR sex and gender online training modules found at discoversexandgender.ca in the first year of their program.
- Thesis: Students will be required to submit and defend an original research thesis.
- Seminar: Students will regularly attend the Snyder Graduate Program Seminar Series.
- Research proposal: Students must defend a written research proposal to their supervisory committee.
Outcomes
Pharmaceutical industry – researcher, project manager; academia, including post-doctoral research; government, clinical microbiology, consulting, public health.
A master’s degree in immunology will give you the pre-requisite for a PhD.
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Accepting InquiriesInnate immunity in the gut -
UnavailableProteomics, proteases, systems biology, inflammation, immunity -
UnavailableMicrobiota Immune Crosstalk -
Accepting InquiriesInfectious Disease -
UnavailableCancer Immunotherapy -
UnavailableHost-microbe interactions, Microbiome in Critical Illness, Critical Care Translational Research -
UnavailableBiochemistry, Immunology, Cell Biology, Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Admission requirements
GPA
A minimum of 3.3 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree.
Minimum education
An undergraduate course in immunology.
Work samples
None
Documents
CV and Confirmation of Funding from the proposed supervisor
Reference letters
Two
Test scores
None
English language proficiency
An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in one of the following ways:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 105.
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 7.5.
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 75, or higher (Academic version).
- Canadian Academic English Language test (CAEL) score of 70 with no section less than 70.
- Academic Communication Certificate (ACC) score of A- in each course.
Deadlines
For admission on May 1:
- Canadians and permanent residents: Mar. 1 application deadline
- International students: Dec. 1 application deadline
For admission on September 1:
- Canadians and permanent residents: Jun. 1 application deadline
- International students: Apr. 1 application deadline
For admission on January 1:
- Canadians and permanent residents: Oct. 1 application deadline
- International students: Aug. 1 application deadline
If you're not a Canadian or permanent resident, or if you have international credentials, make sure to learn about international requirements
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