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Biological/Medicinal Pharmacology Primer for Chemists  
Course Code: PWEB  
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Course Information
This course is designed to help chemists understand basic pharmacological principles and the extension of those principles into therapeutic medicine. By the end, students should be able to use pharmacology to assess structure-activity data on molecules in biological systems and to see relationships between chemical structure and drug affinity and efficacy. In particular, emphasis is given to the techniques available to quantify biological activity in system-independent ways such that estimates of affinity and efficacy transcend tissue type. Structure-activity analyses for primary (desired) activity and secondary (undesired toxic) activity are discussed in terms of assays and methods.  
 
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You need a high-speed connection to the Internet and an up-to-date version of your web browser. The audio portion of the live session will be provided via VOIP and US toll conference call. VOIP is dependent on the quality and speed of your internet connection so a high-speed connection is strongly recommended. Those choosing to use VOIP should also have a headset or microphone in order to interact with the instructor. If not, we recommend you choose the telephone option, or contact us to purchase a headset for $5.
 
  Fees  
 
  Early Registration: $945  
  Standard Registration: $1095  
 
  Each person attending must register individually for this course.

The course fee includes an electronic access to the course materials

Five for Four! Register five people for one course, one person for five courses, or any combination in between and your fifth registration is free. Note: This discount is only available if you register by fax or mail and mention this discount. May not be combined with any other offer.

 
 
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Key Topics
 
  • Basic Concepts and Language: Agonism and Dose-Response Curves
  • Fitting Dose-response data
  • Quantifying Agonism, Receptor Mechanisms, and Drug Receptor Theory
  • Receptor Antagonism
  • Receptor Allosterism and Allosteric Antagoists
  • Assay Formats: Quantifying Drug Activity
  • Drug Discovery and Lead Optimization
  • The role of the medicinal chemist in drug discovery
  • Pharmacology targets/polypharmacology/pharmacogenomics
  • The pharmacodynamic-pharmacokinetic interface
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Course Instructor(s)
 
Terry Kenakin in is Principal Research Investigator Molecular Discovery in the Department of Assay Development at GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development and teaches Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics: Principles and Applications in Pre-Clinical Drug Development and webcasts A Pharmacology Primer for Chemists and Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics for Chemists.
 
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