NIGMS Integrative and Organ Systems Pharmacology
Short Course
The Michigan State University Short Course in Integrative and Organ System Pharmacology will be held August 3-15, 2008, in East Lansing, Michigan. The course will be an intensive laboratory experience for 12 students with extensive interactions with faculty.
Teaching faculty have been selected from Michigan State University, University of Iowa, Southern Illinois University, Wayne State University and The University of Texas and from the Southwest Foundation for Medical Research, the Van Andel Research Institute and Data Sciences International.
Eight different laboratory exercises are planned with each student performing all of the preparations and the experimental interventions. The exercises will include laboratory exercises to study pharmacokinetcs, autonomic control of heart rate and blood pressure, renal function assessment, locomotor and exploratory behaviors, control of blood glucose concentration, and in vitro assessment of vascular smooth muscle function and gastrointestinal function, and a computer modeling laboratory. In addition, there will be laboratory demonstrations that will include assessment of cardiac function, exercise training, and respiratory function, and implantation and use of telemetric devices. Animal models of disease will be discussed for the cardiovascular, renal, neuromuscular, respiratory, central nervous, and gastrointestinal systems as well as research models for oncology, toxicology and infectious disease. Finally, general lectures concerning ethical use of animals in research, fundamentals of pharmacology, good laboratory practice (GLP), drug development and safety pharmacology, and experimental design will be given.
Cost:
$500.00 payable immediately upon acceptance into the program. This charge is not refundable after July 8, 2008. Students are responsible for their travel and evening meals.
Housing:
Short course students will be housed in Owen Hall, a graduate student residence in the center of MSU’s campus: there is no cost to students for this accommodation. Students may arrange to stay elsewhere during the course at their own cost: there are several hotels with reasonable rates just off campus.
Application:
Students should submit a letter of application to include information on career history and goals, the objective of the prospective student in taking the course, a completed application form and a letter of recommendation (preferably from a work supervisor or research advisor). The deadline for applications is July 1, 2008.
Contact:
Candace Winslow
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology,
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
winslow8@msu.edu
Phone: (517)353-9619