Honours BSc in Animal Physiology - St. George in Toronto Canada | University of Toronto

Modern biology, the science of life, has undergone revolutionary changes in recent years through innovative methods for exploring fundamental questions about living organisms. Advanced molecular techniques and microscopy are uncovering the astonishing intricacy of cellular structures. By integrating concepts from chemistry, physics, and information technology, we're gaining insights into this complexity and how it operates across various scales to assemble molecular networks and cellular systems into complete, functioning organisms.
The Department of Cell and Systems Biology unites researchers investigating life from molecular interactions to whole-organism functions. Our labs perform pioneering research on essential biological processes using diverse model systems including bacteria, yeast, plants, nematodes, insects, fish, amphibians, rodents, and mammalian cell cultures. Our undergraduate curriculum mirrors this breadth of research excellence. As cells form life's fundamental building blocks, comprehending their molecular regulation and their role in organismal development and physiology is crucial. These connections span molecular biology, cellular biology, developmental biology, genetics, and physiology. Such intricate relationships demand investigation of dynamic molecular and cellular networks - the domain of systems biology. A key aspect involves analyzing vast genomic datasets alongside computational modeling and bioinformatics, combined with biochemical, structural, molecular, and microscopic approaches to study cellular and organismal genomes, transcriptomes, proteomes, and metabolomes.
Our department provides two primary academic paths: the Animal Physiology Major and the Cell & Molecular Biology program (available as both Major and Specialist options). Cell & Molecular Biology students can further specialize in one of three concentrations: Cellular Molecular Networks, Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, or Stem Cells and Developmental Biology.