Courses

0 credits | Summer Year 1

4 credits | Fall Year 1 | MW, 3:00pm – 5:00pm

This course focuses on the most basic principles of pharmacology and covers, in detail, molecular and cellular drug targets, drug-receptor interactions, agonism, antagonism, drug metabolism, pharmacogenomics, and pharmacokinetics. Quantitative problem solving regarding these topics will be required. An introduction to several important neurotransmitter/receptors and their signaling mechanisms is included.  This course is meant to prepare the student for Graduate Pharmacology (PHAR504) in the spring.

There are two exams (~35% each) and approximately 22 quizzes (~30%).  Quizzes occur at 3:00 to 3:10 and cover the material in the previous lecture.  At least 3 of the lowest scores for each student will be dropped.   For this reason, there are no makeup or late quizzes for any reason.

5 credits | Fall Year 1 | MWF, 10:00am – 12:00pm

4 credits | Fall Year 1 | MW, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

2 credits | Fall Year 1 | Friday, 4:00pm – 5:00pm

The course provides a survey of research in neuroscience currently underway at Georgetown University. Each semester the course is given, 16 faculty present the research topic being studied in their laboratories with an emphasis on experimental design strategies and choices. Different faculty are chosen to present in different semesters. Students are given a reading list for each topic and the formal presentation by the faculty member is followed by an interactive discussion session. Students prepare a mini-grant proposal on a research topic chosen in consultation with the course director and a faculty member with expertise on the topic.

0 credits | Fall Year 1

10 credits | Spring Year 1 | Monday, 9:45am – 12:00pm

2 credits | Spring Year 1 | Wednesday, 5:00pm – 7:00pm

0 credits | Spring Year 1

2 credits | Fall Year 2 | Thursday, 1:30pm – 3:00pm

This course is designed to help students critically read and evaluate primary literature. Faculty direct readings and discussion of papers in an area of study that is focused. Each student is responsible for all aspects of each paper for every session.

2 credits | Fall Year 2