Training and Education
The Institute provides training opportunities to bring students and newly qualified researchers and clinical scientists with diverse background and skills to work together, and we send our students and trainees to experience scientific research worldwide.
The Institute provides an exceptional environment for education and training of scientists and clinical researchers in large-scale biology, immunology, related quantitative methodologies, and the social and policy questions that this work engenders. Currently, there are 65 students and trainees are pursuing Master or Doctoral studies or are advancing their knowledge through post-doctoral research. Many are using their experiences with us as a launching pad for their own successful careers in academia or industry.
Students at the Institute are admitted in a participating McGill University Department, which include the Departments of Human Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology and Immunology. Students benefit from bespoke programs of courses, frequent interactions with our core Faculty and other Institute members giving them exposure to leading-edge research within a wide variety of disciplines. The Institute organizes regular seminars and workshops, and other activities in which trainees participate. Rotational programs are available for 1st year PhD students to spend time within different research laboratories before deciding on where they will complete their degree. International scientific exchanges in which students spend time in a collaborating Institutes outside of Canada are highly encouraged and can be arranged and supported by the Institute.
Students at the Institute are admitted in a participating McGill University Department, which include the Departments of Human Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology and Immunology. Students benefit from bespoke programs of courses, frequent interactions with our core Faculty and other Institute members giving them exposure to leading-edge research within a wide variety of disciplines. The Institute organizes regular seminars and workshops, and other activities in which trainees participate. Rotational programs are available for 1st year PhD students to spend time within different research laboratories before deciding on where they will complete their degree. International scientific exchanges in which students spend time in a collaborating Institutes outside of Canada are highly encouraged and can be arranged and supported by the Institute.
McGill-Kyoto International Collaborative Program in Genomic Medicine (Joint Ph.D)
The McGill-Kyoto International Joint PhD program in Genomic Medicine takes the experience of international environment for research to a further level. Students accepted into the joint degree program share their time between the two universities, and upon successful completion receive Ph.D. degrees awarded by the two universities.
CGP / Wing Trust Visiting Scholars Program
Thanks to a collaborative agreement with the Centre for Medical Ethics and Law of the University of Hong Kong (CMEL) and the WYNG Foundation, we are pleased to introduce the CGP / Wyng Trust Visiting Scholars Program. The research of our Visiting Scholars (hosted at the CGP) will be dedicated to the emerging topics of (i) international data sharing and (ii) cancer research and screening/biobanking. This emphasis will cement existing connections with academics working in the Law and Technology Centre on issues of privacy and data sharing.