Biopharmaceutical Sciences (BIOPHRM SC)

BIOPHRM SC 133  Pharmacokinetics in Drug Development  (3 Units)  Spring  

Instructor(s): Fran AweekaFran Aweeka also teaches: PHARMIS 120A, PHARMIS 120B, PHARMIS 121

Prerequisite(s): Satisfactory completion of BPS 122.

Restrictions: None.

Activities: Lecture, Project

The course will provide advanced training in pharmacokinetics with a focus on the issues involved with drug development.

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  • School: Pharmacy
  • Department: Bioengineering And Therapeutic Sciences
  • May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
  • Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No
  • Course Grading Convention: Letter Grade, P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
  • Graduate Division course: No
  • Is this a web-based online course? No
  • Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
  • May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
  • Repeat course for credit? No

BIOPHRM SC 134  Research Design & Statistics in Drug Development  (3 Units)  Winter  

Instructor(s): Nancy SambolNancy Sambol also teaches: PHARMIS 110

Prerequisite(s): None.

Restrictions: This course is required for students in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Pathway, but is open to all students as an elective if space permits.

Activities: Lecture, Project

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.

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  • School: Pharmacy
  • Department: Bioengineering And Therapeutic Sciences
  • May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
  • Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No
  • Course Grading Convention: Letter Grade, P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
  • Graduate Division course: No
  • Is this a web-based online course? No
  • Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
  • May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
  • Repeat course for credit? No

BIOPHRM SC 135  Principles of Pharmacogenomics  (3 Units)  Spring  

Instructor(s): Nadav AhituvNadav Ahituv also teaches: PHARMGENOM 245C

Prerequisite(s): None.

Restrictions: None.

Activities: Lecture, Conference

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.

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  • School: Pharmacy
  • Department: Bioengineering And Therapeutic Sciences
  • May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
  • Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No
  • Course Grading Convention: Letter Grade, P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
  • Graduate Division course: No
  • Is this a web-based online course? No
  • Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
  • May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
  • Repeat course for credit? No

BIOPHRM SC 156.2  Introduction to Pharmacists Roles in Drug Development  (2 Units)  Winter  

Prerequisite(s): 156.1 must be completed prior to taking this course

Restrictions: Maintenance of good academic standing.\r\na. Students must not have pending R2s (i.e. one summative and its second reassessment (R2)).\r\nb. If a student receives an R2 during the elective, they will be required to drop this elective course.\r\nc. If students have any concerns about their academic standing, they are instructed to contact the Instructor of Record (Dr. Floren).\r\n\r\nFaculty consent required for simultaneous enrollment in course\r\n152.1 or 152.2 (for P&T competition)

Activities: Project, Discussion

The 2nd of this two-quarter (F/W) course series continues to explore the many roles that a pharmacist in industry can take during the drug development process by having students prepare, develop, and deliver a bench-to-bedside drug presentation as part of the Value of Industry Pharmacists (VIP) case competition. Students continue to collaborate in one of four specializations (clinical development; regulatory affairs; medical affairs; and marketing research/commercial strategy).

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  • School: Pharmacy
  • Department: Bioengineering And Therapeutic Sciences
  • May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
  • Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No
  • Course Grading Convention: P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
  • Graduate Division course: No
  • Is this a web-based online course? Yes
  • Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
  • May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? No
  • Repeat course for credit? No