College of Medicine

Current Opportunities

Supervisor	Department	Description	Available Positions	Apply
Justin Botterill	Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology	Areas of specialization and research include behavioural nueroscience, systems neuroscience, epilepsy, stress and anxiety, learning and memory, electrophysiology, adeno-associated viruses, optogenetics, anatomy and microscopy. See more...	MSC, Ph.D.	Please contact Justin Botterill with the following information. (1) A brief statement of research interests and goals. (2) A copy of your curriculum vitae (CV) with at least 2 references. (3). A copy of your unofficial transcripts. (4) Please indicate whether you are a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
Stephan Milosavljevic	School of Rehabilitation Science	Join an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Dr Stephan Milosavljevic (Faculty, Primary Supervisor) and Dr Dena Burnett (Post-Doc, Co-supervisor) with the School of Rehabilitation Science at the University of Saskatchewan. See more...	PhD	Applicants should send the following documents to Dr Stephan Milosavljevic: current CV with list of publications and research experience, transcripts (unofficial accepted), contact information for 2 references - one of whom should be a previous research supervisor, short statement of how your interests and career goals may be a match for this position.
Dr. Eric Sy	Department of Medicine (Regina)	There has been an increasing number of critically ill patients, related to an aging population, improved chronic disease management, and expansion of critical care services. See more...	MSc	Prospective students should contact Dr. Sy directly. You should include: A current CV (with at least three references who may be contacted), a letter of intent summarizing your research interests, relevant experience, strengths/weaknesses, and career goals, and a copy of your transcripts.
Dr. David Cooper	Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology	Opportunities for graduate students and research fellows to study bone microstructural dynamics. See more...	MSC, Ph.D., PDF	Interested candidates should contact Dr. Cooper and provide a current CV (including references) and cover letter summarizing relevant experience and related research interests. Those interested in student positions should provide a copy of their transcripts (informal is acceptable).
Dr. Changting Xiao	Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology	Opportunities for graduate students and research fellows to study new aspects of lipid metabolism in the context of metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease. See more...	MSC, Ph.D., PDF	Students and fellows interested in joining the lab should apply to Dr. Xiao at the e-mail address listed below. When applying, please send a 1-2 sentence ‘statement of interest’ explaining why you would like to join the lab, unofficial transcripts, and contact information of at least 2 references.
Dr. Anand Krishnan	Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology	Opportunities to study the characterization of the nerve-tumor interface in animal models of breast cancer using proteomic approaches. See more...	MSc, Ph.D., PDF	Students and fellows interested in applying for this opportunity should contact Dr. Krishnan by email. When applying, please include a statement of interest, transcripts, and contact information for 2 references.
Dr. Scott Widenmaier	Anatomy, Physiology, & Pharmacology	Opportunities to study new aspects of immunometabolism in the context of obesity-linked metabolic disease. See more...	MSC, Ph.D., PDF	Students and fellows interested in joining the lab should apply to Dr. Widenmaier by email. When applying, please send a 1-2 sentence ‘statement of interest' explaining why you would like to join the lab as well as unofficial transcripts and contact information of at least 2 references.
Dr. Juan Ianowski	Anatomy, Physiology, & Pharmacology	Opportunities to study cystic fibrosis airway disease pathobiology and the molecular and cellular mechanisms of epithelial transport that may contribute to lung disease. See more...	MSc, Ph.D., PDF	For application details please see Dr. Ianowski's lab's website.
Dr. Kerri Kobryn	Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology	The lab studies the family of enzymes referred to as telomere resolvases that form hairpin telomeres in Borrelia, Agrobacterium and several bacteriophages. See more...	MSc, Ph.D.	Dr. Kobryn is currently accepting applicants for the MSc and Ph.D. programmes, including government-funded students. The potential applicants are encouraged to discuss his/her research interests and questions about pursuing graduate study at the University of Saskatchewan with Dr. Kobryn at kerri.kobryn@usask.ca.
Dr. Michael Levin	Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology	Join a dynamic, world-class, generously funded basic and translational science team studying the basic mechanisms of Multiple Sclerosis. Post Doc Students Graduate Students Masters Students	MSc, Ph.D., PDF	Students and fellows interested in joining the lab should apply to Catherine Hutchinson by email. When applying, please include a CV, transcripts (unofficial is acceptable), a brief statement of interest, and contact information for at least 2 references
Dr. Brian Eames	Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology	Come join an interdisciplinary team of researchers in the lab of Dr. Brian F. Eames in the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology as an MSc, PhD or PDF in evolutionary transcriptomics. See more...	MSc, Ph.D., PDF	Please send your CV (including names of 3 references), an unofficial copy of TOEFL results, if appropriate, and a written statement describing how your research experience and career goals make you the perfect candidate for this position to Dr. Eames at b.frank@usask.ca. Applicants are reviewed from now until positions are filled.
Bryce Warner	Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology	Graduate student opportunity to conduct research on virus-host interactions of rodent-borne viruses at VIDO, Canada's Centre for Pandemic Research.	MSc or PhD	For questions about pursuing an MSc or PhD in Dr. Warner’s laboratory at VIDO and the University of Saskatchewan please contact Dr. Warner at bryce.warner@usask.ca. Those interested should include contact information, unofficial transcripts, a “statement of interest” about why you’re interested in joining the lab, and contact information for at least 2 references.

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