Dr. Jonathan Lytton

Professor

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Biography

Dr. Lytton is a Professor Emeritus in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, focusing on research in molecular physiology, specifically calcium transport proteins. He obtained his B.Sc. in Biochemistry from the University of Calgary in 1979, followed by a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Harvard University in 1985. After completing postdoctoral studies in Molecular Biology at the University of Toronto in 1989, he took a junior faculty position at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. In 1995, he returned to Calgary as an AHFMR Scholar Scientist in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, where he served as Department Head from 2009 to 2019. His research interests include the structure and function of Na+/Ca2+-exchanger proteins and their roles in cardiovascular and neuronal biology. Dr. Lytton has published over 80 manuscripts, with citations exceeding 10,000. His lab's focus is on maintaining calcium homeostasis within cells and understanding the molecular mechanisms regulating the activity of NCKX4, a key determinant of calcium homeostasis in neurons and secretory epithelia.

Research Interests

Awards

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Hans van de Sande Leadership & Service Award

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Canada Research Chair Tier 1

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Hans van de Sande Leadership & Service Award

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AHFMR Scientist Award

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Schultz Award for General Excellence

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AHFMR Senior Scholar Award

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CIHR Investigator Award

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AHA Established Investigator Award

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AHFMR Scholar Award

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Calgary Herald New Investigator Award

Requirements for University of Calgary

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:97
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:5.5
Prerequisites
4-year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 3rd or 4th year course in Theory of Computation 3rd or 4th year course in Software Engineering 3rd or 4th year course in Systems (OS, Compilers, Networking) 3rd or 4th year course in Application (AI, Graphics, Databases)
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.