WINTER 2008
PHC 7010 Introduction to Graduate Pharmacology



01/28/2008

Tue, Thu 11:00- 1:00 pm 3125 Scott Hall 4 credits

A. Wakade and H.-Y. Wu, course directors
Day Date Lecture title Hr Lecturer

A. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Tues 8-Jan Introduction/Receptors, dose-response curves 1 Wakade/Yamazaki

Receptor kinetics 1 Yamazaki
Thur 10-Jan Absorption, distribution, elimination, drug safety 1 Yamazaki

Drug metabolism 1 Lash
Tues 15-Jan Pharmacokinetics I 1 Yamazaki

Pharmacokinetics II 1 Yamazaki

Total Block A 6

B. AUTONOMIC PHARMACOLOGY

Thur 17-Jan Review of autonomic nervous system; Introduction to adrenergics 1 Wakade

NE synthesis, storage, release 1 Wakade
Tues 22-Jan Adrenergic agonists 1 Wakade

Adrenergic antagonists 1 Wakade

Thur 24-Jan Cholinergics: characterization of receptor signaling I 1 Mattingly

Cholinergics: characterization of receptor signaling II 1 Mattingly
Tues 29-Jan Muscarinic receptors and G proteins 1 Mattingly

Nicotinic receptors; anticholinesterases 1 Mattingly

Total Block B 8
Thur 31-Jan Examination for Blocks A and B (14 hr total)


C. CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Tues 5-Feb Pharmacogenomics 1 Lash

Introduction to CNS agents 1 Kapatos
Thur 7-Feb Sedative hypnotic agents 1 Kapatos

Glutamate and GABA systems 1 Kapatos
Tues 12-Feb Epilepsy 1 Bannon

Movement disorders Parkinsonism 1 Bannon
Thur 14-Feb Schizophrenia and hallucinogens 1 Andrade

Local and general anesthetic agents 1
Tisdale

Tues
19 Feb
Antidepressants/Mood disorders
1
Artalejo




Nociception and opiates 1
Schoener

Thur 21-Feb Drug abuse 1 1 Schoener

Drug abuse 2 1 Schoener

Total Block C 12
Tues 26-Feb Examination for Block C (12 hr total)
    Totals for Blocks A-C (IBS System Biology 2 credit course) 26  

D. CARDIOVASCULAR/RENAL PHARMACOLOGY

Thur 28-Feb Toxicology I 1 Lash

Toxicology II 1 Lash
Tues 4-Mar Renal function 1 McCauley

Vasodilators 1 McCauley
Thur 6-Mar Hypertension 1 Wakade

Cardiac agents
1 Wakade
Tues 11-Mar Spring Break

Thur 13-Mar Spring Break

Tues 18-Mar Cardiac agents  Heart failure
1 McCauley

Cardiac agents  Angina
1 McCauley

Thur 20-Mar Coagulation, thrombolytics 1 Yamazaki

Lipid lowering agents 1 Yamazaki

Total Block D 10


E. INFLAMMATION AND ENDOCRINE PHARMACOLOGY

Tues 25-Mar Antiinflammatory agents I 1 McCauley

Antiinflammatory agents II 1 McCauley
Thur 27-Mar Histamine/antihistamines 1 Terlecky

Thyroid 1 Davis
Tues 1-Apr Adrenal steroids 1 Wu

Gonadal steroids 1 Wu
Thur 3-Apr Diabetes and obesity I 1 Davis

Diabetes and obesity II 1 Davis

Total Block E 8

F. CHEMOTHERAPY

Tues 8-Apr HIV treatment/Anticancer I 1 Matherly

Anticancer agents II 1 Matherly
Thur 10-Apr Anticancer agents III 1 Matherly

Anticancer agents IV 1 Matherly
Tues 15-Apr Introduction to chemotherapy: Antimicrobials, beta-lactams 1 Wu

Inhibitors of protein synthesis and DNA function 1 Wu
Thur 17-Apr Antifolates, antifungals, antivirals, antiparasitics 1 Wu

Immunosuppressives 1 Terlecky

Total Block F 8

Thur                     24 Apr
 11:00-2:00 pm Final examination covers Blocks D-F (26 hrs) 26



Totals for course 52