Dr. Marc Coppolino

Professor

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Biography

Marc Coppolino received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Waterloo in 1990 and completed his Ph.D. in Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto in 1998. His doctoral research focused on studying protein-protein interactions involved in cell adhesion during cancer progression. Coppolino has held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, where he researched mammalian host-pathogen interactions, particularly with Salmonella typhimurium. During this fellowship, he was honored with the John Charles Polanyi Award for Physiology and Medicine in 2000. Currently, he is a professor in the College of Biological Science at the University of Guelph, focusing on the molecular mechanisms connecting cell adhesion and migration in multicellular organisms. His lab's work has implications for understanding developmental disorders and diseases such as arthritis and cancer, emphasizing the biochemical signaling events and cytoskeletal reorganization critical to these processes.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

University of Guelph • Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, focusing on research in cell adhesion and migration.

Awards

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John Charles Polanyi Award for Physiology and Medicine

Requirements for University of Guelph

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:89
Prerequisites
Honours baccalaureate degree in a relevant field or DVM degree Identify a potential faculty advisor
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Two academic reference assessments
  • Statement of interest
  • English language proficiency test results (if applicable)
Specialization Notes

Department of Clinical Studies. Offers MSc by thesis (2 years) and MSc by coursework (1 year).