Honours BSc in Cell and Molecular Biology - St. George in Toronto Canada | University of Toronto

Biology, the science of life, has undergone revolutionary changes in recent years through innovative methods for exploring core questions about living systems. Advanced molecular techniques and microscopy have unveiled 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 different levels, organizing molecular interactions and cellular mechanisms into complete living beings.
The Department of Cell and Systems Biology unites researchers investigating life from molecular interactions to whole-organism functions. Our labs perform pioneering studies on essential biological processes using various model organisms (including bacteria, yeast, plants, nematodes, insects, fish, frogs, mice, and mammalian cell cultures). Our undergraduate curriculum mirrors this breadth of research excellence. As cells form life's foundation, comprehending how molecular processes regulate them and how they coordinate organismal development and physiology is crucial. These connections span molecular biology, cell biology, developmental biology, genetics, and physiology. Such intricate relationships demand examination 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 investigations to decipher cellular and organismal genomes, transcriptomes, proteomes, and metabolomes.
Our department provides two principal programs: Animal Physiology (Major) and Cell & Molecular Biology (Major and Specialist). Students in Cell & Molecular Biology can specialize further by selecting a Disciplinary Focus in Molecular Networks of the Cell, Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, or Stem Cells and Developmental Biology.