Head: Dr. John G. Gartner
General Office: 401 Brodie Centre, 727 McDermot Avenue
Telephone: (204) 789 3538
Fax: (204) 789 3931
Email: patholog@ms.umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/medicine/pathology/education.html
Academic Staff
Program Information
The Department of Pathology offers two programs leading to a M.Sc. degree. Honours Science graduates with a strong background in biology can carry out course work plus either a) a research based program and thesis, or b) a practicum leading to a paramedical qualification as a Pathologist’s assistant.
Fields of Research
Primary research interests of the faculty include pulmonary pathology, neuropathology, immunobiology, breast cancer, cancer metastasis and neuroimmunology.
Research Facilities
Facilities available in the Department and affiliated teaching hospitals include laboratories for molecular biology, biochemistry, cell culture, and immunocytochemistry.
M.Sc. in Pathology
Admission
Admission requirements are those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar. Department deadlines for Regular Session (September Start Date) are April 15 for Canadian/US students and March 15 for International students.
Program Requirements
Program requirements are those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies as found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar.
Second language reading requirement: none
Ph.D.
The Department of Pathology does not offer a Ph.D. Program. Students interested in further research may continue in the same laboratory but register in the Ph.D. program of another department, or in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program.
