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Personalized medicine informed by genome analysis. Designer organisms that produce valuable medications or clean up environmental toxins. Rational drug discovery to correct specific cellular malfunctions.
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YOUR STUDIES
Common first year.
Biochemistry, Biochemistry and Cancer Biology, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Chemistry, Biochemistry of Infection and Immunity, Biochemistry and Pathology of Human Disease, Chemical Biology, Computational Biochemistry, Genetics and Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics and Biochemistry, Synthetic Biology, HBA/BMSc
Medical Sciences
Full-time
In person
Yes
Yes
Required
Biochemistry 4985E.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
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Grade ranges are guidance, rather than a guarantee of admission. Some programs list university-level entry or progression requirements.
Biology 1001A, Biology 1002B, Chemistry 1301A/B, Chemistry 1302A/B, Calculus 1000A/B, Calculus 1500A/B, Applied Mathematics 1201A/B, Calculus 1301A/B, Calculus 1501A/B, Mathematics 1600A/B, Physics 1201A/B, Physics 1501A/B, Physics 1028A/B, Physics 1301A/B, Computer Science 1026A/B, Physics 1202A/B, Physics 1502A/B, Physics 1029A/B, Physics 1302A/B, Biochemistry 2280A, Biology 2581A/B, Biology 2244A/B, Statistical Sciences 2244A/B, Chemistry 2213A/B, Chemistry 2273A, Chemistry 2223B, Chemistry 2283G, Biology 2290F/G, Biology 2382A/B, Chemistry 2211A/B, Chemistry 2214A/B, Chemistry 2274A, Chemistry 2284B, Chemistry 2374A, Chemistry 2384B
These are university-level requirements. They do not establish the high-school courses needed for first-year admission.
Ontario high-school entry, September 2027: mid to high 80s for the Medical Sciences entry route. This is a published first-year guideline; admission is competitive. Using this route for the listed program is a planning assumption; later module entry and progression have separate requirements.
Required
Student Center.
Not required
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
This program facilitates paid, career-related placements for qualified students, offering full-time work terms ranging in duration from 4 to 16 months, starting as early as the summer term after year 2. Graduation is normally delayed by one year while the student acquires marketable skills and accumulates a minimum of 12 months of co-op work experience.
Yes
Enrolled as a full-time* student in the Faculty of Science or BMSc Program at Western. Currently in: A 4-year degree, Year 2** or Year 3 (or Year 4 if student has remaining course work after co-op to complete degree), In good standing with the Dean's Office, Returning to at least 2.0 courses at Western after the co-op to continue their undergraduate degree, Have a cumulative average of at least 60%.
Yes
4, 8, 12, or 16 months, Paid, 35-40 hours/week.
No
CAREER PATHWAYS
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Chief Scientific Officer, Professor, Senior Scientist/Assistant Professor, Director, Scientist I, Editor-in-Chief, Marketing Associate, Assistant Professor, Associate Director of Antibiome Centre, Field Medical Advisor, Scientist, Intellectual Property Specialist, Research Analyst, Management Consultant
Warp Drive Bio Inc, Hospital for Sick Children, Ontario Genomics, Cayman Chemical, Cell Reports (Medicine), Therapure Biopharma, Fox Chase Cancer Centre, Federal University of Minas Gerais, UCSF, Pfizer, STEMCELL Technologies, OWN Innovation, Canadian Cancer Research Alliance, Western University, Bain and Company
Not specified
TUITION & FEES
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$6,050.00 CAD
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