Key information
- Duration: Full-time, 48 months
- Start dates: Starting May 2027 (apply before Jan 2027); Starting September 2027 (apply before May 2027)
About the program
The main goal of this Chemical Biology program at McMaster University is to provide students with interdisciplinary training that is at the interface of chemistry, biochemistry, and biology, with a primary emphasis on understanding how the chemical biology approach can be used to solve complex biological problems such as the mechanisms of disease, the regulation of biological pathways and the roles of different biomolecules in controlling cellular function (or dysfunction).
Programme Structure
Research areas include:
- DNA Damage Response and Repair, Drug Resistance Infections
- Microbiological Biochemistry and Antimicrobial Research
- Biogenesis of the Gram-negative Cell Envelope
- Bioanalytical Chemistry and High Throughoput Screening
- Bioinformatics & Functional Genomics, Microbiology & Plant Biology
- Microbiology Biochemistry and Antimicrobial Research
- Cell Biology and Gene Regulation
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
- GPA: B+
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 92
General requirements
- Master’s Degree
- B+ minimum average, based on previous graduate work
- All post-secondary academic work completed to date
- Official transcripts
- Two academic references from instructors most familiar with your academic work
- English language proficiency
- Statement of Interest
- CV/Resume
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
- International: 4,231 AUD / year (≈ 4,204 CAD / year)
- Domestic: 4,231 AUD / year (≈ 4,204 CAD / year)
Living costs
Hamilton, Canada: 1,171–1,641 AUD / month