Course # |
Course Name |
Course Description |
| 2010 |
The Science of Sex, Drugs, and Rock’n’Roll |
This course will examine the data and theories for how drugs affect the body, for the physiology of reproduction and, for how sound affects the body. These topics will be used to motivate an understanding, and provide training in applying, the key scientific principles. |
| 3202 |
Elements of Physiology |
This is a beginning course for upper-class students that covers functional aspects of all human organ systems.
Prerequisites: 5 hours biology or equivalent.
Syllabus and Teaching Staff |
| 3204 |
Medical Pharmacology |
This course is designed for premedical, nursing and other health-related profession students. Common drugs in clinical medicine are studied as well as their mechanisms of action and therapeutic uses.
Prerequisite: MPP 3202, Bio. Sci. 3700 or equivalent.
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| 3290 |
Undergraduate Research |
Undergraduate research provides a laboratory experience and opportunity to explore research in pharmacology and physiology. |
| 4085 |
Undergraduate Problems |
This course is designed for advanced undergraduate students and provides an opportunity to obtain in-depth knowledge in a specific area of pharmacology and/or physiology. |
| 4001 |
Undergraduate Topics |
This course is designed for advanced undergraduate students to study specific areas of pharmacology and physiology. |
| 7300 |
Physics in Cell and Developmental Biology (same as Biological Science 7310 and Physics 7310) |
This truly interdisciplinary course discusses the role of physical mechanisms in specific cellular and developmental processes and phenomena, in particular those characterizing the embryonic stage of multicellular organisms. Each process and phenomenon is first described in biological terms and then within a physical model, with special emphasis on the interplay between the two descriptions.
Prerequisite: PHYSCS 1220 or 2760 and BIO SC 2300 or instructor's consent. |
| 7302 |
Drug Discovery & Design |
This course is designed for advanced undergraduates or graduate students interested in learning the basic principles of pharmacology. It is 1 credit hour discussion course and is cross-listed in the Honors College. |
| 7310 |
Mammalian Cell Function |
This is an overview of the structure and function of mammalian cells including topics in membrane physiology and transport, cell signaling, compartmentalization and certain specialized cells (e.g. muscle cells, epithelial cells and neurons). |
| 8085 |
Graduate Problems |
This is a guided study course to strengthen knowledge of graduate students in specific areas of pharmacology and physiology. |
| 8001 |
Graduate Topics |
This is a course for graduate students offered with mutual consent of a faculty member and student to study in-depth specific areas of pharmacology and physiology. Instructor's consent required. |
| 8411 |
Mammalian Physiology and Pharmacology |
This is an integrated, in-depth, course covering the basic concepts in physiology and pharmacology of the principal organ systems and drug categories. |
| 8412 |
Seminar |
Graduate students present seminars to demonstrate their critical evaluation, review and summary of scientific data. Seminar topics are drawn from the scientific literature or from the student’s personal research. |
| 8415 |
Ethics By Engagement, Enactment & Empowerment |
The emphasis is on the scientific research ethics problems in interdisciplinary work. Student involvement can include designing mock misconduct trials or writing advocacy letters to change current policy. Prerequisites: graduate standing required. |
| 8416 |
Skills in Biomedical Research |
This is a course for graduate students which focuses on introducing graduate students to the basics of biomedical research. Course objectives are to provide new graduate students with a basic understanding of laboratory safety issues and fundamental skills that are integral to research including principles of experimental design, theory and practical application of modern research techniques. Instructor's consent required. |
| 8417 |
Scientific Communication |
Students write papers and present seminars on scientific research topics to foster and improve their oral and written communication skills. |
| 9424 |
Principles of Drug Action |
This course is designed for graduate students in pharmacology and related fields to emphasize the physiological and biochemical principles of drug action. The course is taken in association with or following MPP 3204 |
| 9426 |
Transmembrane Signaling |
This course focuses on current knowledge and emerging research issues of drug actions on transmembrane signaling mechanisms.
Prerequisites: MPP 8411, 9424; Biochem. 7270 or 7272 or equivalent. |
| 9428 |
Clinical Biodetection |
Interdisciplinary approach to clinical translational applications of physiology and pharmacology and related life, physical, chemical, and engineering sciences. Graduate standing required. Consent of instructor required. |
| 9429 |
Principles & Frontiers of Molecular Pharmacology |
An in-depth examination of pharmacodynamics, structure-activity relationships, pharmacokinetics/drug metabolism, and toxicology, followed by a consideration of emerging concepts regarding membrane receptors and channels and their role in biology and medicine.
Prerequisites: 9426 Transmembrane Signaling and Instructor's consent required. |
| 9430 |
Cardiovascular Physiology |
Important aspects of the cardiovascular system are studied in depth. Emphasis is on recent developments in regulation of myocardial, growth, metabolism and function.
Prerequisites: MPP 8411 or Biomed. Sci. 8420 & 8421 or equivalent. |
| 9431 |
Energy Metabolism |
Current, primary literature of how cells organize and regulate metabolism to meet energy demands is considered in lecture/discussion format.
Prerequisites: MPP 8411, Biomed. Sci. 8420 & 8421 or equivalent. |
| 9432 |
Membrane Physiology |
Conceptual aspects of advanced membrane transport behavior and electrical properties of excitable tissues are considered in the context of current literature.
Prerequisites: MPP 8411, Bio. Sci. 4980 or equivalent. |
| 9434 |
Microcirculation |
This course features in-depth studies of microcirculatory structure and function in various tissues with emphasis on recent developments in controlling nutrient supply, edema formation, lymphatic function and fluid balance. (Same as Biomed. Sci. 9425)
Prerequisites: MPP 8411 or Biomed. Sci. 8420 & 8421 or equivalent. |
| 9435 |
Muscle Physiology |
This course focuses on mechanisms and regulation of skeletal muscle contraction and metabolism with emphasis on muscle and metabolic diseases and cellular and molecular adaptations to physical activity/inactivity. (Same as Biomed. Sci. 9435)
Prerequisites: MPP 8411 or Biomed. Sci. 8420 & 8421 or equivalent. |
9436 |
Renal Physiology |
This course is an in-depth study of renal physiology and pharmacology.
Prerequisites: MPP 8411or Biomed. Sci. 8420 & 8421 or equivalent. |
| 9437 |
Neural Control of the Circulation |
This course considers mechanisms for central nervous system regulation of cardiovascular function with special consideration of current developments in integration of function. (Same as Biomed. Sci. 9425)
Prerequisites: MPP 8411or Biomed. Sci. 8420 & 8421 or equivalent. |
