Biology 195:
Pharmacology of
Multiorgan Diseases.
This course will present the key topics
and drug families covered in the regular medical pharmacology course
in a condensed, hopefully humorous. but intellectually stimulating
way. The emphasis will be on processes rather than on individual
drugs, especially those that could lead to inflammation in different
organs and their treatment.
During the course there will be opportunity to address clinical trial
dsign, the placebo effect and medical ethics.
Pharmacology 215:
Pharmacological Techniques.
Four rotations,
each lasting ten weeks, through which students gain experience
in different laboratories.
These rotations are designed to familiarize students with the methodology
of modern pharmacological research. Program faculty.
Pharmacology 210:
Medical Pharmacology.
A comprehensive survey
of all the major classes of drugs, with particular emphasis on
mechanisms of action. Offered each fall. Shader and program faculty.
Pharmacology 231:
Advanced Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology.
This course supplements the material covered in Medical Pharmacology
and is taught concurrently with that course. Selected topics are
discussed in detail, and students are trained to critically appraise
current problems in drug design and development. Offered each fall.
Shuster, Fahey, and program faculty.
Pharmacology 218:
Principles of Immunopharmacology
Appraisal
of molecular mechanisms by which drugs can affect cellular processes
underlying clinical syndromes such as hypersensitivity, rejection,
autoimmunity, and neuroimmune disorders. Offered in alternate
years. Theoharides and program faculty.
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