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Graduate Calendar Archives: 2000 / 2001

Ottawa-Carleton Collaborative Program in Chemical and Environmental Toxicology

Room 2240 Herzberg Building
Telephone: 520-3515
Fax: 520-2569

The Program

Coordinator of the Collaborative Program, D. Lean, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa
Associate Coordinator of the Collaborative Program, B.R. Hollebone, Department of Chemistry, Carleton University

Toxicology is the study of the effects of poisons on living systems. These poisons can be either inorganic, synthetic, or natural organic materials. As a field of research, toxicology cuts across traditional disciplinary boundaries such as chemistry, biology. While individual researchers usually specialize in a particular area, toxicologists today must be able to appreciate significant research in other fields and therefore require an understanding of the basic principles of other disciplines. To meet this challenge, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa offer a multidisciplinary Collaborative Program in Chemical and Environmental Toxicology as a Specialization in Toxicology of the Master of Science degree offered in the two joint Institutes: The Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, which consists of the Departments of Biology at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa: The Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute, which consists of the Departments of Chemistry at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa.

The Collaborative Program is coordinated by a committee of representatives of these participating units. The Program is intended to focus the research and training which the student receives through either of these Institutes onto the specific, interdisciplinary problems of toxicology. The student is responsible for fulfilling the requirements of both the Master of Science degree in the chosen Institute and the additional requirements of the Collaborative Program. The Master of Science degree awarded will specify the discipline of the Institute, with the additional annotation of the Specialization in Chemical and Environmental Toxicology.

To enter the Program, students would first apply directly to the Institute which is most appropriate to their research interests. Once accepted into this chosen Institute, students may then apply to the Collaborative Program to undertake relevant course work and research for the Specialization in Toxicology. Further information can be obtained from the Coordinator or Associate Coordinator or the Directors or Associate Directors of the Biology or Chemistry Institutes.

List of Coordinators and Members of the Collaborative Program in Chemical and Environmental Toxicology

Coordinator of the Collaborative Program, D. Lean, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa
Associate Coordinator of the Collaborative Program, B.R. Hollebone, Department of Chemistry, Carleton University

Members of the Collaborative Program;

* Arnason, J.T., Ph.D., Plant secondary chemicals, plant-insect interactions, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa.
* Bawagan, A.D.O., Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute, Carleton University.
* Burk, R., Ph.D., Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute, Carleton University.
* Chakrabarti, C.L., Ph.D., D.Sc., Environmental Toxicology, Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute, Carleton University (Distinguished Research Professor)
* Charest, C., Ph.D., Plant Eco-Physiology, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa.
* Findlay, C.S., Ph.D., Modeling of toxicant transport, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa.
* Gardner, D.R., Ph.D., Pesticide-nerve interactions, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, Carleton University.
* Hollebone, B.R., Ph.D., Chemical Toxicology, Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute, Carleton University.
* Kennedy, S.W., Ph.D., Environmental Toxicology, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa. (Adjunct)
* Lai, E.P.C., Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute, Carleton University.
* Lambert, I.B., Ph.D., Genetic Toxicology, Bio-chemistry, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, Carleton University.
* Lean, D.R.S.,Ph.D., NSERC Industrial Chair in Ecotoxicology, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa.
* Miller, J.D., Ph.D., , Environmental Toxicology of Natural Toxins, Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute, Carleton University.
* Mineau, P., Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Wildlife and Pesticide Toxicology, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, Carleton University.
* Mitchel, R.E.J.,Ph.D., Radiation Toxicology, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa. (Adjunct)
* Moon, T.W., Ph.D., Comparative Physiology, Biochemistry, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa.
* Philogene, B.J.R., Ph.D., Insect Physiology, Chemical Ecology, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa.
* Pick, F.R., Ph.D., Aquatic Sciences, Microbial Ecology, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa.
* Scaiano, J.C., Ph.D., Physical Organic Chemistry, Photochemistry, Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute, University of Ottawa.
* Scott, S.L., Ph.D., Surface Chemistry, Kinetics, Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute, University of Ottawa.
* Trudeau, V.L., Ph.D., Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa.
* Wigfield, D.C., Ph.D., Chemical Toxicology, Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute, Carleton University.
* Wyndham, R.C., Ph.D., Molecular Microbial Ecology, Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, Carleton University.

Master's Program

Admission Requirements

Admission to the Collaborative Program in Chemical and Environmental Toxicology, leading to the Specialization in Toxicology of the Master of Science in Biology or Chemistry is considered after the student has been admitted to the Master of Science program of one of the participating Institutes. Acceptance is normally based on:

*A high honours GPA in the undergraduate degree or in graduate course work.
*A letter of recommendation from a faculty member participating in the Collaborative Program, which both recommends admission and indicates the willingness of the faculty member to supervise and sponsor the candidate's research program in a relevant field of chemical and /or environmental toxicology.

Program Requirements

Students must fulfill the Master of Science degree requirements for the Institute in which they are enrolled. To qualify for the additional Specialization of the degree, the following specific courses are required:

*Biology 61.642/Chemistry 65.578(BIO 9101/CHM 8156)(0.5 credit)
*Biology 61.645/Chemistry 65.585 (BIO 9105/CHM 8167)(0.5 credit)
*One additional Toxicology course (0.5 credit) chosen from;    Biology 61.643 (BIO 9104), Chemistry 65.579 (CHM 8157)
*One course approved by the Coordinator or Associate Coordinator (0.5 credit)

Other courses offered in the programs of the primary Institutes may be taken as options, with the permission of the student's supervisory committee, in addition to these basic requirements of the Collaborative program in Chemical and Environmental Toxicology. As necessary, the Institute may also direct the student to take or audit additional courses to complement background knowledge.

The student is also required to present a research thesis on a topic in a relevant aspect of chemical or environmental toxicology. This relevance must be identified clearly in the written thesis.

Graduate Courses

Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for 2000-2001, please consult the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet published in the summer.

F,W,S indicates term of offering. Courses offered in the fall and winter are followed by T. The number following the letter indicates the credit weight of the course: 1 denotes 0.5 credit, 2 denotes 1.0 credit.

Other courses listed in the calendar under the primary academic units of psychology, biology, or chemistry may be taken, with the approval of the student's supervisory com mittee, as options in addition to the basic requirements of the degree in chemical and environmental toxicology.

Course numbers refer to Carleton University (University of Ottawa) listings of the Institutes.
 

Biology 61.642/Chemistry 65.578(BIO9101/CHM8156)
Principles of Toxicology
This course identifies the basic theorems of toxicology with examples of current research problems. Toxic risk is defined as the product of intensive hazard and extensive exposure. Each factor is assessed in scientific and social contexts and illustrated with many types of experimental material.
Biology 61.643/Chemistry 65.575(BIO9104/CHM9109)
Ecotoxicology
Concepts of ecotoxicology, emphasizing whole ecosystem response to hazardous contaminants. The focus is the impacts of chronic and acute exposure of ecosystems to toxicants, the methods of pesticide, herbicide and pollutant residue analysis and the concept of bound residues.
Prerequisite: Biology 61.642)/Chemistry 65.578 ((BIO9101/CHM8156)
Biology 61.645/Chemistry 65.585(BIO9105/CHM8167)
Seminar in Toxicology
This course introduces the seminar format and involves student, faculty and invited seminar speakers. The student will present a seminar and submit a report on a current topic in toxicology.
Biology 61.579/Chemistry 65.579(BIO8113/CHM8157)
Chemical Toxicology
An introduction to modeling chemical hazards and exposures at the cellular level. The properties of toxic substances are compared to the responses of enzymatic systems. These interactions are defined as Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships and used to interpret hazardous materials under regulations such as WHMIS.
Prerequisite: Biology 61.642/Chemistry 65.578(BIO9101/CHM8156).
Chemistry 65.543 (CHM8112)
Methods of Analytical Chemistry
This course describes the criteria used in choosing the best analytical technique for specific problems including, accuracy, precision, sensitivity, linearity, detection limits, interferences and the commercial availability of suitable instrumentation for analysis by atomic spectroscopy, electro-chemistry, chromatography, molecular spectrometry and mass spectrometry.
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