PHARMACOGENOMICS

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Review of the basic concepts of genetics and molecular biology necessary to study how a person's genes respond in different ways to drugs. Pharmacogenomics is the mainstay of personalized medicine where administered drugs are designed and dosed for each person. TOPA 950 LABORATORY ROTATION I: RESEARCH METHODS IN TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY 1 CREDIT Exposure to different experiences, and research projects in research settings, related to toxicology, and pharmacology. Students will be exposed to various research techniques and methods in the laboratories of faculty members aligned with their study specialty. TOPA 951 LABORATORY ROTATION 2: RESEARCH METHODS IN TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY 1 CREDIT Exposure to different experiences, and research projects in research settings, related to toxicology, and pharmacology. Students will be exposed to various research techniques and methods in the laboratories of faculty members aligned with their study specialty. TOPA 952 LABORATORY ROTATION 3: RESEARCH METHODS IN TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY 1 CREDIT Exposure to different experiences, and research projects in research settings, related to toxicology, and pharmacology. Students will be exposed to various research techniques and methods in the laboratories of faculty members aligned with their study specialty. TOPA 960 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 0 CREDIT The comprehensive exam is the test given to graduate students towards the end of their coursework, with the goal of determining how ready the student is for the next step, their research dissertation. The exam consists of an oral and written component. Upon completion of all main courses and laboratory rotations proposed for year one and two, the student should be ready to take a comprehensive exam. The examination will cover the general concepts covered until this point. During the term, prior to the comprehensive exam, the student will identify the potential area of research and or research mentor , and this will help d elineate the comprehensive examination topics and concepts to be tested. A Comprehensive Exam Committee consisting of three members will design the exam. The exam will consist of five questions of fundamental and research concepts applied in the field of toxicology and pharmacology. The members of the comprehensive committee may or may not be the same members of the dissertation committee. Successful completion of the comprehensive exam will show: (a) that the student possesses and demonstrate the fundamen tal subdisciplines and background of the field; (b) that the students is experienced in secondary (published) research in toxicology and pharmacology and is ready to design and generate original research; (c) that the student demonstrate written and oral m astery of secondary published research to qualify the student to move on to conduct primary and original research. The exam may also serve the purpose of evaluating previous coursework as preparation for future research and/or instruction in the student's specialty area. Successful completion of the exam is necessary to enroll in the dissertation proposal course.