| WINTER 2007 | PHC 7010 Introduction to Graduate Pharmacology (4 credits) | |||
| IBS7XXX Pharmacology of the Nervous Systems (2 credits) | ||||
| Tues, Thurs 11:00-1:00 | ||||
| 3125 Scott Hall | ||||
| A. Wakade and H.-Y. Wu, course directors | ||||
| Day | Date | Lecture title | Hr | Lecturer |
| A. GENERAL PRINCIPLES | ||||
| Tues | 9-Jan | Introduction to course, reference materials | 1 | |
| Receptors, dose-response curves | 1 | Yamazaki | ||
| Thur | 11-Jan | Receptor kinetics | 1 | Yamazaki |
| Absorption, distribution, elimination, drug safety | 1 | Yamazaki | ||
| Tues | 16-Jan | Pharmacokinetics I | 1 | Yamazaki |
| Pharmacokinetics II | 1 | Yamazaki | ||
| Thur | 18-Jan | Drug metabolism | 1 | Lash |
| Pharmacogenomics | 1 | Lash | ||
| Total Block A | 8 | |||
| Tues | 23-Jan | Examination for Block A | ||
| B. AUTONOMIC PHARMACOLOGY | ||||
| Thur | 25-Jan | Review of physiology of the autonomic nervous system | 1 | Mattingly |
| Cholinergics: characterization of receptor signaling | 1 | Mattingly | ||
| Tues | 30-Jan | Muscarinic receptors and G proteins | 1 | Mattingly |
| Nicotinic receptors; anticholinesterases | 1 | Mattingly | ||
| Thur | 1-Feb | Sympathetic nervous system: characterization of receptor signaling | 1 | Wakade |
| Adrenergic agonists | 1 | Wakade | ||
| Tues | 6-Feb | Adrenergic antagonists | 1 | Wakade |
| Adrenergic/cholinergic interactions | 1 | Wakade | ||
| Total Block B | 8 | |||
| Thur | 8-Feb | Examination for Block B | ||
| C. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PHARMACOLOGY | ||||
| Tues | 13-Feb | Introduction to CNS agents | 1 | Kapatos |
| Sedative hypnotic agents | 1 | Kapatos | ||
| Thur | 15-Feb | Epilepsy | 1 | Bannon |
| Motion disorders, Parkinsonism | 1 | Bannon | ||
| Tues | 20-Feb | Antidepressants and mood stabilizers | 1 | Artalejo |
| Schizophrenia and hallucinogens | 1 | Andrade | ||
| Thur | 22-Feb | Local and general anesthetic agents | 1 | Tisdale |
| Nociception and opiates | 1 | Schoener | ||
| Tues | 27-Feb | Alcohol and Drug abuse I | 1 | Schoener |
| Drug abuse II | 1 | Schoener | ||
| Total Block C | 10 | |||
| Thur | 1-Mar | Examination for Block C | ||
| Totals for Blocks A-C (IBS System Biology 2 credit course) | 26 | |||
| D. TOXICOLOGY | ||||
| Tues | 6-Mar | Toxicology I | 1 | Lash |
| Toxicology II | 1 | Lash | ||
| Total Block D | 2 | |||
| E. CARDIOVASCULAR/RENAL PHARMACOLOGY | ||||
| Thur | 8-Mar | Renal function | 1 | McCauley |
| Vasodilators | 1 | McCauley | ||
| Tues | 13-Mar | Spring Break | ||
| Thur | 15-Mar | Spring Break | ||
| Tues | 20-Mar | Calcium channel blockers | 1 | Wakade |
| Antihypertensive agents | 1 | Wakade | ||
| Thur | 22-Mar | Cardiac agents I | 1 | Scarabelli |
| Cardiac agents II | 1 | Scarabelli | ||
| Tues | 27-Mar | Coagulation, thrombolytics | 1 | Yamazaki |
| Lipid lowering agents | 1 | Yamazaki | ||
| Total Block E | 8 | |||
| F. INFLAMMATION AND ENDOCRINE PHARMACOLOGY | ||||
| Thur | 29-Mar | Adrenal steroids | 1 | Wu |
| Gonadal steroids | 1 | Wu | ||
| Tues | 3-Apr | Histamine/antihistamines | 1 | Terlecky |
| Thyroid | 1 | Davis | ||
| Thur | 5-Apr | Antiinflammatory agents I | 1 | McCauley |
| Antiinflammatory agents II | 1 | McCauley | ||
| Tues | 10-Apr | Diabetes and obesity I | 1 | Davis |
| Diabetes and obesity II | 1 | Davis | ||
| Total Block F | 6 | |||
| G. CHEMOTHERAPY | ||||
| Thur | 12-Apr | Introduction to chemotherapy: Antimicrobials, beta-lactams | 1 | Wu |
| Inhibitors of protein synthesis and DNA function | 1 | Wu | ||
| Tues | 17-Apr | Antifolates, antifungals, antivirals | 1 | Wu |
| Immunosuppressants | 1 | Terlecky | ||
| Thur | 19-Apr | Anticancer agents I | 1 | Matherly |
| Anticancer agents II | 1 | Matherly | ||
| Total Block G | 6 | |||
| Final examination covers Blocks D-G (24 hrs) | ||||
| May 1, 2007 11:00-2:00 pm Room 3125 Scott Hall | ||||