Maybe you’d like to be the new Marie Curie or Alexander Fleming. Perhaps you dream of finding the cure for AIDS, cancer or diabetes. While not every medical researcher ends up becoming famous for a life-changing discovery, medical research is a fulfilling career choice for anyone wanting to conduct experiments and test theories.
A degree in science, with a specialization in an area like endocrinology, aging, epidemiology or genetics, is necessary to enter the field. Then, keeping up with the regulations issued by governing bodies is mandatory for maintaining standards and ethics.
WHERE TO STUDY
Brock University (St. Catharines) Biological sciences: $5,478/year (plus fees) biological sciences or neuroscience: $5,720/year. brocku.ca
Centennial College (Toronto) Biotechnology technician or biological technologist laboratory assistant or medical laboratory technician: $3,462-$3,544. centennialcollege.ca
McMaster University (Hamilton) Biology, health sciences or molecular biology and genetics: about $6,300/year biology and pharmacology: $5,382/year (plus fees). mcmaster.ca
Queen’s University (Kingston) Biology, biochemistry or life sciences: $5,560/year. queensu.ca
Ryerson University (Toronto) Biology or biomedical engineering: $6,074-$8,488/year. ryerson.ca
Seneca College (Toronto) Chemical lab technician: $1,664/semester (plus fees). seneca.on.ca
Sheridan College (Toronto) Chemical lab technician: $3,443/one-year program. sheridancollege.ca
Trent University (Peterborough) Biochemistry and molecular biology or biology: $6,820/year biology – specialization in health sciences: $6,820/year. trentu.ca
University of Guelph (Guelph) Anatomy, biology, integrative biology, molecular biology and genetics, neuroscience, toxicology or biomedical sciences: $3,416/semester biological science or bio-medical science: $3,416/semester. uoguelph.ca
University of Toronto (Toronto) Biochemistry biology human biology: genes, genetics and biotechnology human biology: health and disease immunology or biological chemistry: $7,000/year. utoronto.ca
University of Waterloo (Waterloo) Biology, bioinformatics or biochemistry: $7,500/year (including books and supplies) biology: $5,500/year (plus fees). uwaterloo.ca
University of Western Ontario (London) Health studies, biological and medical sciences: $6,435-$6,510/year biology: $6,510/year (plus fees). uwo.ca
Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo) Biology: $3,031/year. wlu.ca
York University (Toronto) Biology, biochemistry, biomedical science, biophysics or biotechnology: $6,003/year. yorku.ca
