To Understand route, duration, and the nature of the toxicant exposure affect toxicity. To Learn how the body metabolizes and responds to, for better or for worse, toxicants and how this relates to the target-organ specificity of a toxicant. To Learn several classic organ-specific toxicities as well as Appreciate the variety of toxins that may effect a particular organ system. To Appreciate the field of Risk Assessment as an example of the multidisciplinary nature of toxicology. To Utilize the class information to Explore case studies of toxicological events or exposures and to appreciate the associated health, environmental, social, and economical impact.
Students are responsible for all material covered in class and in the assigned reading.
Undergraduate students will be evaluated on the basis of class attendance and participation, reports about assigned papers, and performance on 3 quizzes plus a final exam. Graduate students wishing to obtain graduate credit for the course will be evaluated on their contribution to class discussions, reports about assigned papers, performance on 3 quizzes, and two presentations of primary literature pertaining to representative course topics.