Course Description for

Biology 569: Molecular Pharmacology
(Fall 2001)

San Diego State University
Department of Biology
 

INSTRUCTORS:

Dr. Chris Glembotski LS326 594-2959 (office)
cglembotski@sciences.sdsu.edu (email)
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/class/bio569/bio569.html

Joshua Martindale (Ph.D. WB) LS326 594-2960 (office)
martinda@sciences.sdsu.edu

TIMES: Fall 2001 Wed 6-8:30 p.m.:

LOCATION: LS134

This course is designed for:

1) students planning to enter MS or Ph.D. programs in any molecular life science (e.g. molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, pharmacology, physiology),

2) graduate students already in such programs

3) undergraduates planning to continue studies in medical fields (e.g. med/nursing school, veterinary medicine).

4) anyone wishing to increase his/her understanding of the fundamentals of pharmacology

Course Goals/Approach:

1) give the students a solid understanding of medical pharmacology including recent advances in modern genomics- and proteomics-based approaches and concepts

2) test the students on their assimilation and understanding of the qualitative and analytical features of molecular medical pharmacology

Course Format:

This course is comprised primarily of lecture and discussion with readings mainly from the assigned text and the recent literature, take-home and in-class problems as relevant, and periodic quizes. The quizes will be partly written/essay and partly multiple choice/fill-in/short answer.  We have an exciting new addition to the course this year; one-third of the course will be devoted to the impact of the human genome on pharmacology, drug development and new drug discovery. These special topics sessions will be presented by experts from Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and they will involve reading and discussing the recent literature.

Grading:  

Assignment, Quiz or Exam	Possible Points	% of Final Grade
Quiz 1, 2, 5 and 6 are worth 6 points each	24	24%
Quizes 3 and 4 are worth 13 points each	26	26%
Final	20	20%
Class Participation	30	30%

Final Grading Paradigm:

Assigned text:

Brody et al., 3rd Edition "Human Pharmacology: Molecular to Clinical" Mosby Inc., St Louis, MO (1998)
"Color Atlas of Pharmacology" 2nd Edition Lullman et al. Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. NY, NY (2000)

Supplemental texts:

"Prescription Drugs" by the Editors of Consumer Guide.  Publications International, Ltd. (1995)
"Physician's Drug Handbook" 7th Edition. Springhouse Corp., PA (1997)
"1997 Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia".  Tarascon Publishing, Inc., Loma Linda CA (1997)
"Physician's Desk Reference" 51st Edition. Medical Economics Co., Inc.  Montvale, NJ (1997)
"Integrated Pharmacology" by Page et al. Mosby International, Philadelphia, PA (1997)
"Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics" by Hardman et al. 9th Edition. McGraw-Hill, NY, NY (1996)