Graduate Studies in Biology

Female student looking at an animal specimen — Faculty of Science

Programs

Graduate

Graduate studies in Biology

Programs overview

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RESEARCH

In our programs, students receive outstanding academic and professional training that leads to career opportunities in a wide range of fields. Graduates find employment in federal government departments, leading and emerging private sectors and in academia all over the world.

Conduct leading-edge research

As a joint graduate institute, our program combines the strengths of the Biology departments at both uOttawa and Carleton University. The Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Biology offers advanced courses and hosts an Annual Research Days symposium, which alternates between campuses. Students can conduct research in diverse areas:

Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology
Environmental Toxicology
Comparative Physiology
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

Access world-renowned laboratories

Aquatics facility for fish and amphibians
Facilities for lab rodents, naked mole rats and insects
A green house that sits atop the main building
Laboratory for natural and synthetic environmental toxins
Core molecular biology laboratory
Cellular imaging and cytometry facility

With Ottawa’s abundant greenspaces, forests and lakes, our state-of-the-art laboratories give students the opportunity to do fieldwork in nearby natural ecosystems.

Research Themes

Biodiversity is the variety of life at the genetic, species, and ecological levels. We focus on two key areas: evolutionary ecology and molecular evolution. We are also actively engaged in generating both science and science-informed recommendations for pro-active biodiversity conservation.