Biology 569 Molecular Pharmacology
Syllabus for Fall 2001
(last updated on 11/21/01)

 

Date

Topic

Chapter or Assigned Reading*

Pages in Brody

Instructor
Lecture or
Literature Link
Wed 9/5/01
Course Organization
Introduction & Definitions
Drug Formulation and Delivery
Drug Targets: Receptors
Group Meeting

Group Discussion Questions

 


1
2
6
3-8
9-23
Glembotski
Martindale
Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Wed 9/12

 


Receptors
Dose-Response Relationships
Quiz 1 (Lectures 1&2)
2,3

Martindale
Lecture 3 cont'd

Lecture 4

Wed 9/19

 


Sites of Action: Receptors
Dose-Response Relationships
Homework Solutions (Powerpoint)

Homework Solutions (HTML)

Glembotski
Lecture 5

Lecture 6

Wed 9/26

 


Pharmacokinetics
Quiz 2 (Lectures 3&4)
4,5

Martindale
Lecture 7

Lecture 8

Lecture 9

Wed 10/03

 


P/ANS and Drugs
Quiz 3 (Lectures 5&6)

Pharmacokinetics Practice Problems (html)

Pharmacokinetics Practice Problems (Word)

key for practice problems:

HTML version or Word version

8, 9, 10

Glembotski
Lecture 10

Lecture 11

Lecture 12

Wed 10/10

 

Adrenergic Receptors
Quiz 4 (Lectures 7,8,9)

Martindale

Wed 10/17
Cardiovascular/Renal Pharmacology
Quiz 5 (Lectures 10,11,12)
14,15, 18,21

Glembotski
Lecture 13

Lecture 14

Wed 10/24
 Cardiovascular/Renal Pharmacology cont'd

Antimicrobial Drugs
Bacteria; Viruses

Papers for discussion:

Anthrax as Biological Weapon

LF plasmid

Background papers:

RT-PCR; Review; Quinolones; Nature 10/01

48

Glembotski

Martindale

Lecture 15

Anthrax (Powerpoint)

Wed 10/31
 Papers for Discussion:

Toxin Receptor

LF crystal structure


Genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics
Quiz 6

Martindale
Glembotski

Wed 11/07
 Functional Genomics and Pharmacology

Pharmacogenomics (Evans)

Pharmacogenomics (Relling)

Pharmacogenetics&Medicine (Roses)

Genomics (Metcalf)

Antisense oligos (Monia)

Monia
Isis Pharmaceuticals
Calendar for readings
Wed 11/14
Technical Approaches to Drug Discovery

Monia
Isis Pharmaceuticals
Monia Powerpoint Presentation 1
Wed 11/21
Pharmacogenomics

Tami
Isis Pharmaceuticals
Monia Powerpoint Presentation 2
Wed 11/28
Drug Discovery:
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow I

Crooke
Isis Pharmaceuticals

Wed 12/05
Drug Discovery:
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow II

Crooke
Isis Pharmaceuticals

Wed 12/12
Review Session

Wed 12/19
Final Exam

* These are recommended readings from Brody et al., "Human Pharmacology"