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Health Sciences Research
Research Strengths
- Allergy
- Asthma
- Behavioral Science
- Biotechnology and Molecular Biology
- Brain and Behavior
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular Disease, Hemostasis and Thrombosis
- Child and Adult Psychiatry
- Childhood Disability
- Children-at-risk
- Educational Development
- Gastroenterology
- Gerontology
- Health Services Research
- Hematology
- Immunology
- Infectious diseases
- Molecular Genetics
- Molecular Virology and Immunology
- Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
- Neoplastic Disease
- Neuroscience
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Pediatric Nutrition
- Perinatology
- Primary Care Research
- Public Health
- Respirology
- Stem Cells
- Structural Biology
- Vaccine Development
- Virology and Inflammation
Overview
McMaster's health sciences research spans the spectrum from curiosity-driven basic science in the laboratory to clinical research at the bedside and in the community, to studies analyzing the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of particular therapies and the efficiency of health care delivery. Health sciences research saves lives and has a dramatic impact on the quality of life of Canadians. In its continual quest for excellence in research, McMaster has made some remarkable achievements. Consider:
- McMaster is ranked as the most research intensive university in Canada, and is third in the category of Research University of the Year, as determined by Research Infosource Inc.
- In 2005-2006 Faculty of Health Sciences investigators oversaw $100 million in research funding.
- In the past decade, the Faculty of Health Sciences has climbed from 10th to 2nd in the country for biomedical and health care research revenue among university faculties of medicine.
The Faculty's continuing success in attracting support of government agencies, non-profit foundations and corporations is a clear indication of its stellar reputation for advancing treatments and knowledge in health care.
