Dr. Claudia Dos Santos

Professor

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Biography

Claudia Dos Santos is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and a Scientist at the Keenan Research Center of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital. With an MD and MSc, she specializes in Critical Care Medicine. Her research focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying acute multiple organ failure and therapeutic strategies such as gene therapy and stem cell therapy for critically ill patients. Her significant contributions include the development of integrated systems biology and functional genomics approaches to understand complex respiratory diseases. Dos Santos has received prestigious awards including the Early Research Award from the Ministry of Research and Innovation and the New Investigator Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. She has published extensively in high-impact journals, focusing on topics like mesenchymal stem cells, transcriptional responses in sepsis, and the immune response in ventilator-induced lung injury.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

University of Toronto • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Teaching and conducting research in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Critical Care and Molecular Medicine.

Scientist

2015-01-01 — Present

Keenan Research Center of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Conducting research in the fields of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Sepsis.

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology