Pharmaceutical Sciences Pathway

Course Descriptions

• BPS 134 Research Design and Statistics in Drug Development: This course covers detailed aspects of optimizing research design for clinical and basic research. The material presented builds on the content covered in the Study Design Course of the first year curriculum. Design strategies for varying types of research as well as skills for critical evaluation of research studies and literature will be the primary focus. In addition, the ethics of using animals and humans will be discussed. Year 3, Winter: 3 units.
• CP 137 Advanced Topics in Clinical Care: This course will lead student pharmacists through discussions and practical sessions that enhance their understanding and skill levels in selected areas of clinical practice. The intent of this course is to augment this instruction and to enhance the effectiveness of students in healthcare environments. Topics include: adverse drug reactions, medication errors, communications with healthcare providers and patients, medication compliance, provision of pharmaceutical care in multiple environments, professionalism, physical assessment, body substance precautions and the relationships between culture, race and gender to pharmaceutical care. Year 3, Winter: 3 units
• PC 152 Drug Discovery & Design: This course, taught by the Pharmaceutical Chemistry faculty, with input from the pharmaceutical industry, focuses on the principles of drug design. Recent advances in computational drug design and the use of combinatorial chemistry in drug design will be presented. Course covers principles of how new drugs are found with emphasis on the drug discovery pipeline, target identification, screening methodologies and assays, mechanism-based design, structure-based design, in vitro and in vivo testing, chemical analogs and development issues. Connections to genomics, bioinformatics, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, immunology and parasitology will be explored and appropriate health science, pharmaceutical industry and clinical issues will be discussed. Year 3, Spring: 3 units.
• BPS 133 Pharmacokinetics in Drug Development: The course will provide advanced training in pharmacokinetics with a focus on the issues involved with drug development. Year 3, Spring: 3 units.
• BPS 135 Principles of Pharmacogenomics: This course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the genetic basis for differences in drug response. Genetic variability in drug receptors, transporters and enzymes as well as regulatory proteins involved in promoting and inhibiting transcription and translation will be discussed. The course also covers toxicogenetics and an introduction to computational genomics. Year 3, Spring: 3 units.
• PC 157 Bioanalytical Theory & Technique: The course will provide students with basic skills in drug assay development, implementation and validation. Year 3, Spring: 3 units.
• BPS/CP/PC 165 Pharmaceutical Sciences Pathway Project: This course is designed to introduce students to research. Students will work closely with a member of the faculty and will focus on a specific research project. Students will write a grant or protocol summarizing the work planned, carry out hands-on aspects of the research, analyze results, and present findings. Year 3, Spring; Year 4 Summer, Fall, Winter: 4-12 units.
• PC 163 Pharmaceutical Sciences Pathway Seminar: A program involving the presentation of core material in pharmaceutical chemistry in the pharmaceutics pathway. The presentations are made by graduate students. Year 4, Fall, Winter: 1 unit.

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