Course Listing for Pharmacogenomics


206 Laboratory Rotation (1 - 6 units)

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Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Activities: Laboratory: 3 - 18 hours
A laboratory rotation course to familiarize new students in the Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics with various approaches to research in the pharmaceutical sciences. (BIO THERAP)


219 Special Topics in Pharm Sci and Pharmacogenomics (3.0 units)

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Spring
Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): None.
Restrictions:First year graduate students, other graduate and professional students with permission of instructor. Activities: Lecture: 10 hours, Conference: 30 hours
Each course offering will focus on the literature of a current important area of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics. Students will be expected to read assigned papers critically before class and to present and discuss papers in class. Students will also be expected to write and present a brief research proposal based upon their reading. Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics will be covered in individual course offerings. (BIO THERAP)


220 Research Seminar (1 units)

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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):D. Kroetz
Activities: Seminar: 1 hours
A program involving the presentation of core material in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics. The presenations are made by graduate students and examination is by a series of cumulative examinations. (BIO THERAP)


225A Graduate Research Opportunities (1 units)

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Fall
Instructor(s):D. Kroetz
Activities: Lecture: 1 hours, Seminar: 1 hours
CA series of weekly presentations of the research interests of the basic science faculty. The purpose is to acquaint new graduate students with the research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics Graduate Program. (BIO THERAP)


225B Graduate Research Opportunities (1 units)

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Winter
Instructor(s):D. Kroetz
Activities: Seminar: 1 hours
A series of weekly presentations of the research interests of the basic science faculty. The purpose is to acquaint new graduate students with the research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharemacogenomics Graduate Program. (BIO THERAP)


245A Basic Principles of Pharmaceutical Sciences (3 units)

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Fall
Instructor(s):K. Giacomini Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor
Activities: Lecture: 3 hours
This course is focused on fundamental mechanisms of membrane transport, pharmacokinetics, modeling, and quantitation of these processes. (BIO THERAP)


245B Basic Principles of Pharmaceutical Sciences (3 units)

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Winter
Instructor(s):D. Kroetz Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Activities: Lecture: 2 hours
This course is focused on basic mechanisms of pharmacology, toxicology, and drug metabolism barriers to drug delivery. Emphasis is placed on modeling and quantitative aspects of these processes. (BIO THERAP)


245C Principles of Pharmacogenomics (2 - 3 units)

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Spring
Instructor(s):N. Ahituv Prerequisite(s): Membership in the Pharmaceutical Sciences pathway, the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics graduate program, or consent of the instructor.
Activities: Lecture: 2 hours, Conference: 2 hours
The course will provide an introduction to the application of genetic and genomic methods to the study of drug response and the genetic basis for variation in that response. (BIO THERAP)


250 Research (1 - 8 units)

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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
Activities: Project: 3 - 24 hours
Co-listed with Pharmaceutical Chemistry 250. (BIO THERAP)


266 Research Planning Conference (1 units)

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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instrucor.
Activities: Lecture: 1 hours
Discussion and practice in research problem formulation and design selection. Core classes and small group sessions are organized around students' interests by faculty within the area of specialization. (BIO THERAP)


271 Advanced Pharmacokinetics in Clinical Drug Development (4 units)

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Winter
Instructor(s):L. Benet Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor
Activities: Lecture: 3 hours, Workshop: 1 hours
Although significant time will be devoted to theoretical aspects of the various topics, the focus will be on practical examples (real data) in how to design and interpret pharmacokinetic studies for use as a component of the regulatory drug approval process. (BIO THERAP)


272B Advanced Drug Delivery: Nanosystems (2 units)

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Spring
Instructor(s):C. Hunt Prerequisite(s): Chemistry 241 or equivalent.
Activities: Lecture: 1 hours, Laboratory: 0 - 6 hours, Project: 0 - 1 hours
A lecture and discussion course that presents the pharmacokinetic and dynamic factors that impact drug delivery and drug targeting using nanosystems and intelligent materials. (BIO THERAP)


299 Dissertation (0 units)

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Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): Advancement to candidacy and permission of graduate advisor.
For graduate students engaged in writing the dissertation for the Ph.D. degree. (BIO THERAP)