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| PHAC0430-2 | Special pharmacology
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Julien Hanson |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course describes the pharmacological basis of therapeutics. Each chapter begins with a short description of pathophysiology. Therapeutic targets and the drugs acting on them are highlighted. Novel directions in therapeutic strategy may also be described. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of this course, the students are supposed:
- To know the main targets of drugs that are used in therapeutics,
- To understand why it is interesting to act on such targets,
- To be able to give a few examples of drugs that are used clinically,
- To describe innovative strategies for the discovery of new drugs. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Notions of general pharmacology, physiology and pathophysiology. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face to face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A copy of all the slides displayed during the lectures is available. Textbooks are indicated. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam consisting of two general questions, that the student can prepare during twenty minutes, as well as three short questions. |
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Work placement(s) :
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| None |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Dr. Julien Hanson, Ph.D.
F.R.S.-FNRS Research Associate
Molecular Pharmacology
GIGA-Signal Transduction
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Medicinal Chemistry
Drug Research Centre (CIRM)
University of Liege
CHU, B34, Tour GIGA (+4)
1, av. de l'Hopital
B-4000 Liege
Belgium
Phone: +3243664748
Fax: +3243664362
e-mail : J.Hanson@ulg.ac.be |
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