Master of Biomedical Sciences - Neuroscience

University of Guelph

The MBS is a one-year coursework-based graduate program that includes a major research project. This research project is completed under the supervision of a Faculty Advisor. The MBS program was designed to provide students with graduate training over a shorter duration than the MSc program, and without the requirement of a full, written thesis. Students entering the MBS program are often unsure of their desire to complete a thesis-based graduate degree or are upgrading their academic standing to increase their competitiveness for professional programs. For MBS students who gain or affirm an interest in academic research, there may be an opportunity to transfer directly into the MSc program at any point before their third semester, and earn a thesis-based MSc graduate degree.Departmental research in the neurosciences includes the characterization of pattern formation during normal brain development, the identification and characterization of novel mechanisms of synaptic plasticity, gene expression patterns and signaling pathways activated in aging and Alzheimers Disease, the characterization of mutant ion channels in disease and the role of sex hormones in brain function.