Molecular Pharmacology

Catalog description

This course will provide the students with a comprehensive introduction to molecular pharmacology. Topics will include fundamentals of receptor biology, binding theory & efficacy, allosteric binding, principals of drug pharmacokinetics and assays/techniques used in modern pharmacology. Each student will participate in a group literature presentation highlighting some aspect of a course topic. Graduate students will be required to make an individual presentation on a paper provided by the instructors. Case studies will be used to illustrate these and related topics. (Offered in Spring)