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Mechanisms of Drug Actions OpenCourseWare: MIT's Free Graduate Level Course on Drug Metabolism and Drug Distribution

Published Jan 05, 2009

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Learn about chemical and biological processes of drugs and toxins in animal and human bodies with the 'Mechanisms of Drug Actions' OpenCourseWare offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This free course serves as a research area for graduate students pursuing a Ph.D. in Applied Bioscience, such as the degree program of the Biological Engineering Department at MIT.

Mechanisms of Drug Actions: Course Specifics

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Mechanisms of Drug Actions: Course Description

Taught by MIT Professors Peter Dedon and Steven Tannenbaum, the 'Mechanisms of Drug Actions' OpenCourseWare shows graduate students how toxins, chemicals and drugs are chemically and biologically processed in the metabolisms of animals and humans. The course also discusses the therapeutic and toxic responses of various drug mechanisms. The free course uses the required textbook Principles of Pharmacology: The Pathophysiologic Basis of Drug Therapy, by David E. Golan, and the recommended textbook Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons, by Curtis D. Klaassen. Some of the lecture topics discussed include drug transporters, drug metabolism, drug development, pharmacokinetics and case studies. Students using the free course should have previous knowledge of biochemistry, in areas such as bonding, oxidation, enzymes, nucleophiles, electrophiles, lipids and proteins. Graduate students in the on-campus course also have the opportunity to work in group projects to investigate a specific drug, its mechanisms and developmental process. This OpenCourseWare helps graduate students gain an understanding about drugs on a chemical level and is part of the biological engineering field.

The free online course materials include reading lists, assignment information and some lecture notes. If you are interested in taking this OpenCourseWare, visit the drug mechanisms course page.

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