Graduate program in Immunology and Infectious Diseases (I&ID) at the Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, provides graduate training towards Master of Science (MSc) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. Training is oriented towards basic laboratory research and a solid scientific background in the discipline of Immunology and viral pathogenesis. The I&ID Research Group includes faculty from the Division of Basic Medical Sciences and Clinical Disciplines within the Faculty of Medicine. Research laboratories are housed within the Health Sciences Center, providing an excellent environment for interdisciplinary collaboration.  

Admission

Applicants must have a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree and a superior academic record. All students complete at least 2 graduate courses in advance immunology, make research presentations, participate in seminar courses and journal clubs, and attend seminars by visiting speakers. Entering students with a limited background must complete an undergraduate course in immunology. Some students may be required to take additional courses based on their thesis topic. Foreign students may be required to complete a course in English as a Second Language. PhD candidates are required to pass a comprehensive examination guided by general regulations governing graduate studies at Memorial University. The comprehensive exam consists of written and oral components. An examination committee appointed by the School of Graduate Studies determines the exam content. 
 

Courses 

-Pharmacy/Biochemistry 4105                                      Fall semester
   (undergraduate Immunology)
-Medicine 6127 (Immunology I)                                    Winter semester 
-Medicine 6128 (Immunology II)                                   Fall semester 
 

Seminar Series 

-Medicine 6400-6403 (MSc) and 6410-6413 (PhD)     Fall and winter semesters 
The I&ID Research Group meets weekly for paper presentations, literature reviews, research in progress presentations or seminars by visiting speakers. All graduate students in the program are required to make at least one presentation annually. The Visiting Speaker Program provides students and faculty an opportunity for scientific exchange with experts from outside of Memorial University. 

Awards and Financial Supports 

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Participating Faculty

• Grant M., PhD (McMaster): Immunology of HIV and HCV infection, especially cytotoxic T cell activity; idiotypic network interactions in immune regulation.
• Hirasawa K., PhD (Tokyo): Virus infection and cellular signalling pathways.
• Kaushik, Deepak, PhD (National Brain Research Centre, India)
• Law, John, PhD (University of Alberta) Characterize virus-host interaction focusing on replication and the humoral immune response.
• Russell R.S., PhD (McGill): Molecular Virology of Hepatitis C Virus.
• Moore, Craig., PhD (Dalhousie): Neuroimmunology, inflammation, multiple sclerosis, and glial cell differentiation.