Dr. Graziella Di Cristo

Professor

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Biography

Since joining the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center in 2006, Graziella Di Cristo has held a Canada Research Chair on the development of neural circuits and received funding for her laboratory's infrastructure from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. After completing her studies in biology and neurophysiology at the University of Pisa in Italy, she pursued postdoctoral studies in neuroscience at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. Throughout her academic career, she has received university scholarships in the United States, Germany, and Japan. Since 2003, she has been a guest speaker at multiple venues including the University of Pittsburgh Clinic (USA), the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Center at the University of Heidelberg (Germany), and the Scientific Meetings at Cold Spring Harbor (USA).

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2006-09-01 — Present

Université de Montréal • Montréal, QC, Canada

Teaching and researching in the field of neuroscience, focusing on the development of cortical circuits and GABAergic synapse formation.

Awards

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Canada Research Chair on Neural Circuit Development

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Junior Researcher Award, NARSAD

Requirements for Université de Montréal

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
MSc in Pharmacology or equivalent Research supervisor confirmation
Application Checklist
  • Transcripts
  • Birth certificate
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Proof of French proficiency (B2/C1)
Specialization Notes

Department of Pharmacology and Physiology - Research intensive with options in Neuropharmacology and Pharmacogenomics.