Andrew Simmonds, PhD

Area of Study / Keywords

Cell Biology Drosophila (friut flies) disease modelling microscopy.

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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 402 - The Birth and Death of a Cell

An advanced course dealing with cell differentiation, intracellular and extracellular signaling processes, the cell cycle, apoptosis and necrosis. Consists of lecture material and small group learning sessions. Topics include stem cell research, cancer therapy and human disorders involving cell death (e.g., Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease). Requires reading and discussion of current research articles. Prerequisite: CELL 201 or BIOL 201 and any 300-level Science course (CELL 3xx or BIOCH 3xx recommended) or consent of Department.

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CELL 502 - The Birth and Death of a Cell

An advanced course dealing with cell differentiation, intracellular and extracellular signaling processes, the cell cycle, apoptosis and necrosis. Consists of lecture material and small group learning sessions. Topics include stem cell research, cancer therapy and human disorders involving cell death (e.g. Alzheimer's and cardiovascular disease). Will require reading and discussion of current research articles. Lectures are the same as for CELL 402 but with additional assignments and evaluation appropriate to graduate studies. May not be taken if credit has already been obtained in CELL 402. Prerequisites: Consent of the Department.

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Browse more courses taught by Andrew Simmonds

Karen He, Andrew James Simmonds

Developmental Cell. 2026 March; 10.1016/j.devcel.2026.02.011

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Genome. 2025 January; 10.1139/gen-2024-0082

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Kazuki Ueda, Matthew N. Anderson-Baron, Julie Haskins, Sarah C. Hughes, Andrew J. Simmonds

Journal of Cell Science. 2022 April; 10.1242/jcs.259092

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Frontiers in Genetics. 2019 January; 10.3389/fgene.2019.00135

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Immunity. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.immuni.2017.06.016

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Developmental Biology. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.ydbio.2017.03.013

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Traffic. 2016 January; 10.1111/tra.12384

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