Undergraduate Course: Pharmacology of New Mediators B (PHBM10002)
Course Outline
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School of Biomedical Sciences |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Pharmacology (Biomedical Sciences) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course will be organised and examined as a pair with Pharmacology of New Mediators A. This course deals with drug abuse and new approaches to therapy and follows on naturally from the debate about cannabinoids in ethical drug therapy.
The final topic of the course is relatively chemical in its approach and discusses recent methods of research in discovery of new drugs. This includes Combinatorial Library Chemistry (CLC) and High Throughput Screening which are areas of endeavour of interest to pharmacologists and biochemists:
i. Mechanisms of drug dependence.
ii. Pharmacological approaches to drug addiction therapy..
iii. Combinatorial library chemistry
iv. High throughput screening
The course will consist of an introductory lecture and four discussion groups.
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Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Med And Vet | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 09:00 - 12:00 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later. |
Assessment Information
| 100% Written Examination. |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Hj Olverman
Tel: (0131 6)50 3523
Email: H.Olverman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
Email: c.d.morris@ed.ac.uk |
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