Integrative Pharmacology
PHM 832 Applied Integrative Pharmacology Lab
Faculty are excited by the opportunitity PHM 832 provides for them to open a world of in vivo and in vitro investigative techniques to students and to demonstrate real world applications of integrative pharmacology.
Each student is required to take PHM 832: Applied Integrative Pharmacology Lab. Industry advisors for the Integrative Pharmacology program report that this course in itself will provide a background that is highly sought after. This on-site, one-week course teaches students research methods for studying integrative physiology and pharmacology and may include training in methods to study autonomic control of cardiac function and blood pressure; measuring vascular reactivity; analyzing renal function; measuring liver toxicity; studying drug effects on the brain; and assessing gastrointestinal motility. Students with prior experience in these areas will have the opportunity to apply these approaches to problems in integrative pharmacology with emphasis on experimental design, data analysis, data interpretation and communication of results.
Other topics covered in PHM 832 include:
Animal models of disease – applications for oncology, toxicology, infectious diseases, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, and gastrointestinal disorders
Computer modeling – modeling live whole animal systems
Good laboratory practice – ethics of animal use, documentation during drug development, safety pharmacology, and statistical applications
Laboratory animal use – proper handling, administration and monitoring effects of drugs on various animals for research
Pharmacokinetics – application to drug action and elimination
Surgical Procedures – brain cannulation, telemetry devices, vascular catheterization and bladder catheterization
During the 7-day course, students are accommodated on-campus in Owen Hall, a graduate dormitory. Meals are included in the cost of tuition.
Get a closer view of the Integrative Organs Systems Pharmacology Laboratory Course from which PHM 832 was derived.