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ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University, including its Macdonald Campus, is known throughout Canada and around the world for conducting pioneering and innovative research. At Macdonald, more than one-quarter of our students are graduate students, making the campus a hub for discussion and debate regarding issues of the environment of natural and human-influenced ecosystems, biosciences and bioproducts for the benefit of society, food, food safety, nutrition and health. Graduate programs are offered by all the academic units on the Macdonald Campus. 

°Õ³ó±ð ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Institute of Parasitology focuses on parasitic organisms in humans, livestock, and other animals, the relationship with their host and the means to limit the impact of parasitic disease on health and wellbeing. The interface of parasitism/immunity/nutrition is also examined in the context of the host–parasite interaction.  

The Institute is housed in its own building adjacent to the Macdonald Campus Library and has well-equipped modern laboratories with excellent facilities for molecular research, including a confocal suite. Small and large animal facilities are available on the Macdonald Campus. The Institute is affiliated with the J.D. MacLean Centre for Tropical Diseases at the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University Health Centre (MUHC). 

If you are interested in:  

• antiparasitic drugs, drug targets, and drug resistance 
• the molecular language of the host-parasite interface 
• host-parasite relationships, including immunology, bioinformatics and big data analysis 

…then our program could be for you!  

 to learn more.