Translational Pharmacology

Code:

MI031

Acronym:

MI031

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2014/2015 - SP

Active?	No
Responsible unit:	Departamento de Farmacologia e Terapêutica
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	0	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina 2007	6	-	3	32	81
		Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	6	-	3	32	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Promote translation pharmacological interventions in cell and molecular models of disease into effective drug therapies.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the course, the student shall better understand the role of pharmacological interventions in the course of the disease and that pathophysiological mechanisms of the disease constitute opportunities to interfere upon new biological targets.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Discovery, development and evaluation of new drugs. Molecular and cellular pharmacology. Phrmacodinamics and pharmacokinetics in experimental models of disease. Organ and systems pharmacology. Experimental models of neurological and psychiatric, cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal and ostheomuscular disorders. Gene therapy.

Mandatory literature

Brunton L, Chabner B, Knoliman B(eds); Goodman & Gilman´s The Pharmacological Basis of therapeutics, 12th edition, Mcgraw-Hill, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-07-175352-4

Complementary Bibliography

Rang HP, Dale MM, Ritter JM, Flower RJ, Henderson G; Rang and Dale´s Pharmacology, 7th edition, Churchill livingstone, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-7020-3471-8
Katzung Bg, Masters SB, Trevor AJ,(eds); Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, 12th edition, Lange, Mcgraw-Hill, 2012. ISBN: 978-1-259-00932-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

Individual work oriented by a tutor, workshops, lectures and seminars. Final written examination.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Final exam.

Calculation formula of final grade

Individual work oriented by a tutor, workshops, lectures and seminars. Final written examination.