Department of Molecular Medicine

College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University



Pharmacology Graduate Lecture Course Outlines/Schedules




VETPR 610 Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
Two 50 min lectures per week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:10 - 11:00 am; two in-class exams. Fewtrell and faculty.

Fall 2004 schedule: pdf


VETMM 611 Systems Pharmacology

Two 50 minute lectures per week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00 - 9:50 am; two closed-book, in-class exams and a final take-home essay question. Fewtrell and faculty.

Spring 2006 course information and schedule: pdf


VETMM 700 Calcium as a Second Messenger in Cell Activation

Each week there will be a one hour lecture and a 90 minute student-led discussion of two relevant papers from the primary research literature. Fewtrell.

Introduction to Calcium
Techniques for Measuring Intracellular Ca2+
Receptor-Coupled Signal Transduction and G-Proteins
Phosphatidylinositol Breakdown
Voltage-Sensitive Calcium Channels
Plasma Membrane: Calcium Influx and Efflux Pathways
Calcium Stores: Release and Reuptake Mechanisms
Techniques for Measuring Calcium in Individual Cells
Ca2+ Oscillations
Ca2+ Gradients and Diffusion
Ca2+-Binding Proteins as Effectors
The Role of Ca2+ in Secretion



VETMM 701 Organ System Toxicology

One hour lecture each week. Schwark.

Introductory Lecture; General Considerations
Neurotoxicity
Hepatotoxicity
Nephrotoxicity
Cardiac Toxicity
Musculoskeletal Toxicity
Toxicity to Skin, Eyes and Special Senses
Reproductive Toxicity; Teratogenesis
Digestive System Toxicity
Toxicity to Blood and Bone Marrow



VETMM 703 Receptor-Ligand Interactions

One 60 min lecture and a 60 min student-led discussion each week; final exam. Weiland and Oswald.

Fall 2005 schedule: pdf, html



VETMM 704 CNS Neuropharmacology: Mechanisms of Synaptic Transmission

One 50 min lecture and 90 min student presentation/discussion per week; final exam. Nowak.

Spring 2002 Schedule: pdf, html


VETMM 705 The Chemistry and Biology behind Cell Signaling

Two 50 min lectures per week; final exam. Cerione and faculty

Spring 2008 schedule: pdf


VETMM 707 Protein NMR Spectroscopy

Two 50 min lectures per week; final exam. Oswald and Nicholson.

Spring 2003 SYLLABUS [.html] and Course Notes.



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