The collaborative specialization in Toxicology is the focal point for graduate teaching and research in toxicology. Students wishing to undertake graduate studies at the MSc or PhD level with emphasis on toxicology will be admitted by a participating department and will register in both the participating department and in the collaborative specialization in Toxicology.
Students can work with faculty members within ten separate departments and undertake research in areas such as: role of oxidative stress in Alzheimer disease, DNA damage by chemical carcinogens, regulation of drug metabolizing enzymes, biodegradation of environmental pollutants, risk assessment of pesticides and pesticide screening by antibody development, insect resistance to insecticides, metal contamination of soils and toxicity to plants.
Areas of Research:
Environmental Toxicology
Molecular Toxicology
Biomedical Toxicology
COMMONLY COLLABORATES WITH:
Animal Bioscience
Biomedical Science
Chemistry
Environmental Sciences
Food Safety & Quality Assurance
Human Health & Nutritional Science
Integrative Biology
Mathematics & Statistics
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Pathobiology
Psychology
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
January 2025
University of Guelph
50 Stone Road East,
Guelph,
Ontario (ON),
N1G 2W1, Canada
Student must have:
English Language Proficiency
Canadian Academic English Language Test (CAEL) - 70
International English Language Testing System (Academic) (IELTS) - 6.5
Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) - 85
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE-A) Note: A minimum score of 60 must be achieved in each individual component - 60
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT)) Note: A minimum score of 21 must be achieved in each of the four categories (listening, speaking, reading, writing) – 89
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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