Mechanisms of drug action, concepts of drug toxicity, resistance, tolerance, and drug interactions. Examples of how drugs affect the autonomic and central nervous systems, the cardiovascular and endocrine systems, and how drugs treat infection and cancer. This course is designed for both science and nonscience majors, but preference will be given to junior biology majors concentrating in pharmacology. Instructor: Sawyer
Mechanisms by which psychoactive drugs act. Changes that occur with chronic use of drugs; drug abuse and dependence. Social and legal implications of psychoactive drugs. Designed for both science and non-science majors. Emphasis on the reasoning, research designs, and methods for understanding drug effects. Prerequisite: introductory biology (Biology 20; Biology 201L recommended) and chemistry (Chemistry 101L or 110L; 210DL recommended). Instructor: Kuhn
Introduction to human genetic and genomics and how the topics relate to modern medicine and treatment. Special emphasis placed on principles of human genomics (including human genome organization, complex disease and large scale genomic analysis) and how they relate to the field of translational genomics (bridging human genetics to drug design). Discussion of ethical and societal issues concerning personalized medicine as well as future implications to modern health care. Current journal articles highlighting new genomic treatments will be presented and discussed. Prerequisite: Biology 201L, 202L or 203L. Instructor: S. Haga
Individual research in a Pharmacology-related area under the supervision of a faculty member, resulting in a substantive paper or written report containing significant analysis and interpretation of the study results. Open to first-year students and sophomores with consent of supervising instructor.
Individual research in a field of science education (with reference to Pharmacology) at the precollege level, under the supervision of a faculty member, resulting in a substantive paper or written report containing significant analysis and interpretation of study results. Open to juniors and seniors with consent of supervising instructor. Instructor: Sawyer
Individual research in a Pharmacology-related area under the supervision of a faculty member, resulting in a substantive paper or written report containing significant analysis and interpretation of the study results. Open to juniors and seniors, with consent of supervising instructor. Instructor: Staff