Courses Pharmacology and Toxicology

PHAR: Pharmacology

6605. Seminar* (1): May be repeated. P: Consent of chair. Formal presentation and exchange of research ideas by faculty, distinguished guest speakers, and students.
6609. Introduction to Pharmacology* (3): P: Previous admission to graduate program in biomedical sciences in School of Medicine and concurrent registration in graduate biochemistry and physiology; consent of chair. History and scope of pharmacology; quantitative principles of uptake, distribution, biotransformation and elimination of drugs; and dose and time-response relationships, pharmacokinetics, and factors modifying drug actions.
6610. Basic Mechanisms of Drug Action* (3): P: BIOC 7300 or equivalent; PHLY 7702; or equivalent; consent of chair. Fundamental mechanisms by which drugs affect physiology and biochemistry of living systems at macromolecular, cellular, organ, systemic, and multisystemic levels.
6615. Research Procedures* (2): Assigned to faculty preceptors. May precede beginning of thesis research. May be repeated. P: Consent of chair. Design of experimental protocol and collaboration in some aspect of preceptor’s program.
6640. Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System (3): P: BIOC 7300; PHLY 7702; consent of chair. Basic neuropharmacological principles. Theories dealing with mechanisms of action of CNS drugs. Psychological and sociological basis of drug abuse.
6660. Cardiovascular Pharmacology (3): Thorough exploration of drug effects on heart and blood vessels through lab work, directed readings, and seminars.
6670. Research Techniques (3): P: PHAR 6609 or equivalent; or consent of course director. Advanced lab techniques in biomedical research. Molecular cloning, protein methods, equilibrium binding analysis, enzyme assays, microscopy, isolated tissue preparations, anesthesia, stereotaxic surgery, and behavioral paradigms. Each lab preceded by lecture covering relevant material.
7601. Medical Pharmacology for Health Sciences I (3): Lectures only. P: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in science or health profession; consent of chair. Survey of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, and pharmacotherapeutic principles of drugs affecting autonomic, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and central nervous systems.
7602. Medical Pharmacology for Health Sciences II (3): Lectures only. P: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in science or health profession; consent of chair. Survey of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, and pharmacotherapeutic principles of anesthetic, antimicrobial, antineoplastic, endocrine, and other therapeutic agents. Includes toxicology and treatment of poisonings.
7614. Research Procedures I (2): P: Consent of chair; admission to graduate program in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Scheduled, fixed time assignment of new graduate students to the research laboratories of various department faculty members. Introduces new students to research programs of each department faculty member, prepares them for selection of an appropriate dissertation advisor and also develops and assesses basic research skills.
7665. Pedagogy in Pharmacology (2): P: Successful completion of doctoral candidacy exam in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; consent of chair. Instruction, mentoring, and supervision in teaching of topics in pharmacology to health science, doctoral, and/or medical students.
7680. Toxicology (3): P: PHLY 6700; BIOL 5800 or equivalent; consent of chair. Principles of toxicology and the mechanisms that underlie toxic effects from the subcellular to the organism level will be discovered. In addition, patterns of toxicity of specific chemicals will be discussed, as well as how those results can be employed in risk assessment.
7777. Practical Problems in Biometry (3): P: College algebra; consent of chair or course director. Provides working knowledge of experimental design, analysis of variance, and other techniques.
8601. Medical Pharmacology I* (5): Lectures, small-group conferences, and computerassisted labs. P: BIOC 7300; PHLY 7702; consent of chair. Survey of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, and pharmacotherapeutic principles of drugs affecting autonomic, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and central nervous systems.
8602. Medical Pharmacology II (5): Lectures, small-group conferences, and clinical practicum. P: BIOC 7300; PHLY 7702; consent of chair. Survey of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, adverse effects, and pharmacotherapeutic principles of anesthetic, antimicrobial, antineoplastic, endocrine, and other therapeutic agents. Includes toxicology and treatment of poisonings.
9000. Dissertation (3-12): May be repeated. May count maximum of 18 s.h.
9001. Dissertation: Summer Research (1): May be repeated. No credit may count toward degree. Students conducting dissertation research may only register for this course during the summer.
PHAR Banked Courses: 6650. Advanced Topics in Pharmacology (2); 6655. Pharmacological Regulation and Identification of Receptors (3)