Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry focuses on designing optimal process for production and modification of a wide range of compounds including inorganic chemicals, organic chemicals, polymers, biomaterials etc. At the core of the discipline of Chemical Engineering are principles of transport processes, thermodynamics, kinetics and reactor design. Students in the CSCS program will have an opportunity to apply their chemical engineering process design skills in developing new biomaterials and bioreactors for expansion and cultivation of cardiovascular cells and tissues, in mathematical modelling of flow conditions in the cardiovascular system, as well as in modelling of key transport processes involved in the species transport and metabolism in the cardiovascular system.
At the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, we have a long history of developing and advancing knowledge about physical activity and health. We offer students access to diverse faculty with research expertise in behavioural, biophysical and physical cultural studies.
The common theme across all areas of study is the interaction between physical activity and health. We offer research and course-based programs: Master of Science in Kinesiology and PhD in Kinesiology. They are designed to enhance students understanding of these interactions while strengthening their ability to use and produce research that will significantly advance their practice and knowledge of kinesiology.
The Department is concerned with the chemical changes that may be associated with deviations from normal structure and function in a living organism, with mechanisms of cell and tissue injury and with the etiology, pathogenesis and behaviour of disease. The curriculum of courses and the research project provides the student with the training to carry out the broadbased multidisciplinary research used by experimental clinical biochemists, medical microbiologists and pathologists to study mechanisms of disease and metabolic and functional homeostasis. Research is carried out in several areas including vascular cell, developmental and molecular biology, cardiac ischemia, pulmonary hypertension, vascular grafts, transplantation, atherosclerosis, hypertension, hypertrophy, free radicals, sympathetic nervous system, and biochemistry of membrane lipids. The techniques utilized include cell and molecular biology, analytical biochemistry, physiology, biotechnology and molecular epidemiology.
Medical Biophysics is an interdisciplinary department, in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, with major subsections Cell/Molecular Biology, Medical Physics, and Structural Biology. The focus of the Department is on research and on the training of Graduate students. Primary locations are at the Ontario Cancer Institute, the Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Science Centre and the Medical Sciences Building. The Department offers opportunities for research in a variety of biological problems; projects which cut across the conventional boundaries of physics, engineering, chemistry, biology and medicine are encouraged. The Department emphasizes basic and applied research related to cancer but many other areas, including cardiovascular research, are covered. Projects include the following areas: tumour biology, radiobiology, membrane function, molecular interactions, gene expression, cell differentiation and growth control, viral and chemical carcinogenesis, cellular and molecular immunology, hemopoiesis, macromolecular structure via electron microscopy, x-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy, the physics of radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging, development of imaging systems involving ultrasound, nuclear magnetic resonance and electron optics.
The Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy scientists are actively engaged in five overarching research areas to generate new knowledge across the spectrum of drug therapy. They are catalysts for discovery of novel therapeutic targets, new drugs, medical devices, diagnostic tests or pursue solutions to provide the safest, most effective and affordable therapies as well as methodologies to foster Pharmacy practice excellence. Graduate students are offered exciting opportunities to pursue world-class research in areas cross-cutting drug therapy. The graduate program provides a balance of course work, seminars and hands on research experience to develop important skills to be successful in a diverse range of opportunities.
Pharmacology is the study of mechanism of action of drugs and how they act on biological systems from the molecular level to the whole animal situation. Our particular cardiovascular themes of research are heart failure, hypertension, atherosclerosis, etc., with particular emphasis on cardiac and vascular biology.
Physiology is an integrating discipline that explores how the body works as a whole to maintain homeostasis in the face of continual internal and external challenges. The main research areas include integrative physiology (cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, etc), neurophysiology, endocrinology and metabolism. Such integration helps students to organize factual details for effective problem solving be it at the submolecular or whole body level.
Rehabilitation Science is the systematic study of the physical and psychosocial dimensions of human function throughout the lifespan of individuals with impairments, disabilities and/or handicaps. The MSc in Rehabilitation Science is a thesis, research program, not a professional program leading to a professional practice license. The program includes a core course in Rehabilitation Science Theory and Research. Seven additional courses, three in the field of Physical Rehabilitation and four in the field of Psychosocial Rehabilitation are also offered. The program is designed to make the best use of the exceptional resources available within the University of Toronto health science complex. The program will enhance the growing research activity in the area of Rehabilitation Science and prepare students for further graduate study.
Biomedical Engineering is an interdisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering, mathematics and physical sciences to the solution of clinical and life science problems. Two of the three theme areas of the Institute, "Diagnostic and Therapeutic Engineering" and Cellular and Molecular Engineering", have a significant cardiovascular component involving Doppler ultrasound, nonthrombogenic biomaterials, hemodynamic-induced vascular disorders, tissue engineering, drug delivery and endovascular devices.
The Institute of Medical Science (IMS) offers a wide range of stimulating, research-intensive Master of Science and Doctor of Philosphy programs in basic sciences, clinical sciences and population health research. The IMS was established to foster education and scholarship in the Clinical Departments of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. We specialize in translational research with a strong emphasis on bench-to-bedside clinical application. Each stream offers a variety of multidisciplinary studies in fields such as cardiovascular sciences, neuroscience, bioethics, membrane biology, respiratory medicine, transplantation and psychosomatic medicine. The MSc and PhD graduate programs are full-time, research intensive, on-campus programs. We offer a wide range of courses – from Cardiovascular Science to Neuroanatomy.