Dr. Jianguo Xia

Professor

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Biography

Host-parasite-gut microbiota interactions, bioinformatics, metabolomics, metagenomics, network and systems biology effects parasitic worms (helminths) host immune system. currently focus studying interactions intestinal parasites corresponding hosts using combination next-generation sequencing, metabolomics, proteomics immunological techniques. Future efforts involve metabolic network reconstruction modeling obtain mechanistic understanding host-parasite interactions. Gut health human animals. program aims understand dynamics gut microbiota pathophysiological conditions, food intake antibiotics, using marker gene shotgun sequencing strategies. Bioinformatics systems biology. Developing next-generation bioinformatics tools address “big data” challenge life sciences. Particular areas interest include: applied statistics machine learning algorithms, novel data visualization techniques, web-based technologies databases.

Research Interests

Requirements for McGill University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
B.Sc. degree or equivalent M.D. degree
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Medicine. Program: Experimental Medicine.