graduate studies

harmacology is a key medical discipline which deals with the mode of action of therapeutic and recreational drugs and how the body metabolizes these drugs. It emerged as a separate discipline in the early 1900s. The Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics in Winnipeg was first established in 1957, by the founding head of the department Dr. Mark Nickerson (M.D., Ph.D.). During the following decade a premier research and teaching department and graduate program (approved by the NIH) was established. He also raised funds for constructing the Chown Building which currently houses the department on three floors. The department continues to have a strong graduate program. From 1957 to 1999 the department has produced 99 Ph.D. graduates, of whom nine are current or past Department Heads in North American and International Universities, and nineteen of whom are current or past Directors/CEO/Presidents of major pharmaceutical companies in North America. The list also includes many preeminent scientists.

Faculty of Graduate Studies University of Manitoba 500 University Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 CANADA
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pharmacology. The department is one of the few in North America that provide expertise and training in whole animal pharmacology.

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Research Facilities
The Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics is located on two sites which are approximately 4 kilometers apart. The majority of faculty are located at 753 McDermot Avenue on the Bannatyne Campus which is attached to the Health Sciences Centre. The Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders is located at the St. Boniface Research Centre attached to the St. Boniface General Hospital. These locations house modern, well equipped facilities for experimentation in areas ranging from clinical and whole animal to molecular biology. In addition, the department is adjacent to a stateof-the-art medical library and student computer facilities. Faculty have active and close affiliations with a number of scientific organizations in Canada and include the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies, Pharmacological Society of Canada, Canadian Hypertension Society, Canadian Society of Clinical Investigation, Canadian Society for Clinical Pharmacology, Biophysical Society of Canada, Canadian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and several closely related International Societies.

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Program Description
The department offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. Students enter into the research rotation program of the department in which the student spends two three month terms in separate laboratories in order to gain experience in multiple techniques/areas. Students then choose the laboratory for their research studies. Year 1 courses will depend on the background training and desired area of specialization of the student and may include Topics in Pharmacology PHAC 7110 (6 credit hours; Rotations), Cell Biology IMED 7090 (6 credit hours), Physiology PHGY 7240 (6 credit hours) and/or Fundamentals of Neuroscience IMED 7100 (6 credit hours). Year 2 courses include Pharmacology PHAC 7130 (6 credit hours), Seminar Course 1 (3 credit hours) and a Statistics Course CHSC 7470(3 credit hours). In Year 3 and Year 4 (if in the Ph.D. program) the student will take seminar courses 2 and 3. In each year of the program, students attend weekly seminars and are responsible for a research presentation based on their work. Until completion of the candidacy exam, the students have a yearly oral exam which mainly encompasses the activities of the previous year. Seminar courses (3 credit hours) include Cardiovascular Regulation and Drug Action PHAC 7040, Drug Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion PHAC 7060, Neuropharmacology PHAC 7160, Recent Advances in Pharmacology PHAC 7180, Pharmacokinetics of Drug Disposition PHAC 7190, Liver Pharmacology PHAC 7200, Clinical Trial Design PHAC 7210 and Molecular Pharmacology PHAC 7220.

Admissions Information
The Director of Graduate Admissions compiles the application and circulates it to department faculty members. If at least a 2/3 majority are in favour of accepting the student, and at least two are willing to take the student into their laboratories, the student may be accepted by the Graduate Committee. Students are normally accepted into the first year of the M.Sc. program unless they hold an M.Sc., MD or DVM degree. Advance credit for course work completed elsewhere will be determined by the departmental Graduate Committee.

Funding Opportunities
University of Manitoba Fellowships are available, regardless of nationality, through annual competitions. National Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) also provide fellowships on a competitive basis but are restricted to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. In addition, the department offers stipends to outstanding students in their first year of study. In subsequent years the student is normally paid from the supervisors research grant or from competitive studentships. It is expected that the student will be competitive and apply for external research funding.
Contact:
A203 Chown Building, 753 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA R3E 0W3 p: (204) 789 3553 f: (204) 789 3932 e: pharmacology@umanitoba.ca web: http://www.umanitoba.ca/medicine/ pharmacology

Research Interests
The Department consists of 13 full-time faculty, 20 joint faculty, 1 professor Emeritus, and 1 Senior Scholar. Research and facilities are provided in several overlapping areas in which the department specializes. Current research interests include neuropharmacology, clinical pharmacology, hepatic and renal pharmacology, and cardiovascular