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, two-week course teaches students research methods for studying 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.

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.

A closer view of the Integrative Organs Systems Pharmacology Laboratory Course from which PHM 832 was derived.