Lectures will review the structure of the major granting agencies and the mechanisms for submission, review and awarding of grants. The application form for NIH grants will be studies in detail, with discussions on the requirements for budgetary justification, the use of animals and humans, and other ethical considerations. The course will include a mock study section in which students will review and evaluate actual grant applications. Methods in Pharmacology. Hours and credit by arrangement.
Course consists of many of the classical methods used in investigating the action of drugs.
Principles of Pharmacology I. 3 cr. Lectures and conferences on topics including molecular mechanisms of drug action, pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, pharmacodynamics, drug toxicity, pharmaco-genetics, drug allergy, drug resistance, drug tolerance and physical dependence, chemical mutagenesis, carcinogenesis and teratogenesis. Continuation of Principles of Pharmacology I. 210. Methods in Pharmacology Demonstrations. Hands-on laboratory demonstrations of pharmacological research techniques employed in the department.