Andrew Simmonds, PhD

About

Dr. Simmonds has been a faculty member in the department since 2002 (Chair since 2020) and leads a research laboratory funded by NSERC, CIHR and other sources, studying regulation of cell differentiation by gene regulation and cell metabolism using fruit flies to model human disease. He is active in the classroom teaching undergraduate courses and mentoring MSc, PhD and PDF trainees. Dr. Simmonds was recently reappointed as faculty lead of the FoMD Cell Imaging (Microscopy) core facility (since 2018), providing support to researchers in FoMD. He is former president of the Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences and was recently appointed co-editor in chief of the journal Genome (Canadian Science Publishing).

CELL 398 - Research Project

Directed research carried out in a laboratory of a member participating in the Cell Biology Program. Credit may be obtained for this course only once. Successful completion requires laboratory skills training and a written report on the research project. Normally for students in their third year of study. Pre- or co-requisite: any 300-level Science course, CELL 300 recommended, and the consent of the course coordinator.

CELL 498 - Research Project

Directed research carried out in a laboratory of an assigned member participating in the Cell Biology Program. Credit may be obtained for this course more than once. Successful completion requires application of laboratory skills and a written report on the research project. Prerequisites: A 300-level CELL, Biological Sciences, or Biochemistry course and the consent of the course coordinator.

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