gsw235 - Practical Molecular Pharmacology (Complete module description)

5 SWS
ca. 70 h (two weeks practical seminar/laboratory exercise)

Enrolment in Master´s programme
admission requirement is attendance of the gsw230 module (“Lecture Molecular Pharmacology”)
Places are based on attended module “Lecture Molecular Pharmacology” and given grades. Knowledge of physiology and biochemistry is required.

Upon completion of this module, students
- have fundamental knowledge of good laboratory practice.
- have an in-depth understanding of different working methods in the laboratory.
- understand basic parameters of studies and the importance for basic research and therapeutic approaches.

Skills to be acquired/ competencies:
++ deepened biological expertise
++ deepened clinical expertise
++ deepened knowledge of biological working methods
++ data analysis skills
++ critical and analytical thinking
+ deepened knowledge of clinical diagnostics
+ interdisciplinary thinking
+ independent searching and knowledge of scientific literature
+ data presentation and discussion (written and spoken)
+ teamwork
+ ethics and professional behavior

• Fundamentals of experimental pharmacology, common analytical laboratory techniques in this area
• Explanation of the pathophysiological mechanisms of diseases and the corresponding molecular drugs targets
• Specific knowledge on selected current research topic in the field of experimental pharmacology
• Knowledge of basic parameters of clinical studies and understanding of the importance of clinical studies for therapeutic approaches

Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (Basic and Clinical Pharmacology), McGraw-Hill Education (2020)
For German speaking students: Kurzlehrbuch Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Herdegen, Thieme (2019)

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