Dr. Christopher Nicol

Associate Professor

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Biography

Christopher Nicol is an Associate Professor at Queen's Cancer Research Institute specializing in topics related to cancer biology, pharmacology, and toxicology. He actively engages in teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses. His graduate course offerings include Cancer Biology (PATH823), Experimental Cancer Therapeutics (PATH822), and the co-led Breast Cancer session Mechanistic Basis Disease (PATH430/826). He also oversees courses related to Drug Transport Pharmacogenetics & Pharmacogenomics, covering key principles in Drug Discovery and Development (BMED809) and Carcinogenesis II, emphasizing epigenetic mechanisms affecting mechanistic toxicology (BMED815). At the undergraduate level, he serves as Course Coordinator for fourth-year honors research projects in cancer biology and genetics (CANC499), and leads topics centered around drug transporters and their role in carcinogenesis and xenobiotic disposition (PHAR416). Nicol's prior teaching experience includes Chemotherapy-induced malignancies and Cancer Biology & Therapeutics (CANC440).

Research Interests

Courses

PATH 310 Introduction to Pathology Molecular Medicine Cancer Biology Experimental Cancer Therapeutics Mechanistic Basis of Disease Pharmacogenetics & Pharmacogenomics General Pharmacology

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Research Interest
  • Curriculum Vitae
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Specialization Notes

Department of Computing offers research-based, project-based, and course-based patterns.