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The UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine provides an exceptional chance to learn from distinguished faculty members and innovative research initiatives. Our department is acknowledged as a global leader in both fundamental and clinical research. Experimental Pathology encompasses any biomedical research related to human diseases. To properly identify disease-related alterations, understanding normal biological functions is essential, which is why UBC's research spans diverse disciplines and methodologies. Research encompasses all biological scales, from molecular studies of proteins and lipoproteins to cellular and cancer biology, animal models for investigating pulmonary/cardiovascular conditions and infectious diseases, through to human population studies and AIDS research.
Our program educates students from various scientific and medical backgrounds, including biochemistry, physiology, cellular biology, and microbiology/immunology.
We dedicate ourselves to pioneering, ethical research that makes meaningful impacts beyond academia, improving lives in our communities and worldwide.
Applicants for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) must have completed one of the following requirements prior to admission: a master's degree (or equivalent) from an approved institution, with clear evidence of research ability or potential and a minimum overall average in the B+ grade range (76-79% at UBC) in all graduate courses; a bachelor's degree, with one year of study in a master's program with 12 credits of first-class average, of which, normally, 9 credits must be at the 500 level or above and at least 9 credits must be of first-class standing, and clear evidence of research ability or potential. Transfer directly into a doctoral program is normally accomplished after the first year of study and will not be permitted after the completion of the second year in a master's program; or in exceptional cases, applicants who hold an honours bachelor's degree with an overall average in the A grade range and who demonstrate advanced research ability may be granted direct admission to a doctoral degree program on recommendation of the admitting graduate program and approval of the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies.
English Language Proficiency Requirement
TOEFL (IBT) OVERALL SCORE REQUIREMENT
100
ibT Reading 22
ibT Writing 21
ibT Listening 22
ibT Speaking 21
IELTS OVERALL SCORE REQUIREMENT
7.0
IELTS Reading 6.5
IELTS Writing 6.5
IELTS Listening 6.5
IELTS Speaking 6.5