BB523: Pharmaceutical Toxicology A (5 ECTS)

STADS: 04014011

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.

Teacher responsible
Email: jbuch@biology.sdu.dk

Timetable
Group Type Day Time Classroom Weeks Comment
Common I Monday 08-10 U20 10
Common I Monday 12-14 U48A 12-13
Common I Monday 16-18 U20 14
Common I Monday 10-12 U55 24 BB523 Spørgetime, Johannes Lørup Buch
Common I Wednesday 16-18 U140 13
Common I Wednesday 10-12 U46 14,16
Common I Thursday 14-16 U20 10
Common I Thursday 12-14 U20 16
Common I Friday 08-10 U55 10
Common I Friday 08-10 U150 11
Common I Friday 10-12 U55 23 BB523 Spørgetime Johannes Lørup Buch
H1 TE Monday 08-10 U141 11
H1 TL Monday 14-18 Yellow Lab 17-19
H1 TE Wednesday 08-10 U146 11
H1 TL Wednesday 14-18 Yellow Lab 20
H1 TE Thursday 16-18 U146 13
H1 TE Friday 08-10 U23A 14,16
H2 TE Monday 12-14 U145 11
H2 TE Wednesday 10-12 U146 11
H2 TE Wednesday 12-14 U20 14
H2 TE Wednesday 12-14 T9 16
H2 TE Thursday 08-10 U146 13
H2 TL Thursday 14-18 Yellow Lab 17-20
H3 TE Monday 16-18 U145 11
H3 TE Wednesday 12-14 U20 14
H3 TE Wednesday 08-10 U146 16
H3 TE Thursday 14-16 U146 11,13
H3 TL Thursday 10-14 Yellow Lab 17-20
H4 TL Tuesday 14-18 Yellow Lab 19-20
H4 TL Wednesday 14-18 Yellow Lab 17
H4 TL Wednesday 08-12 Yellow Lab 18
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Students taking the course are expected to:
  • Have knowledge of scientific databases, academic oral presentations and basic laboratory skills.
  • Be able to use excel.


Course introduction
The aim of the course is to introduce the student to fundamental toxicological terms, as well as the associated biochemical and physiological mechanisms. Design and analysis of basic toxicology experiments is introduced in the laboratory course at the end of the semester.

The course builds on the knowledge acquired in the courses FF500, FF503, BMB504, BMB530, SU514 and KE527.

For students admitted prior to 2012, the following courses apply: BB508, BMB501, BMB530, SU514, BMB504 and KE501



Expected learning outcome
The learning objective of the course is that the student demonstrates the ability to:
  • Analyse toxicokinetic data
  • Describe the central organs and mechanisms involved in human xenobiotic metabolism.
  • Present scientific material in a structured and well formulated manner.
  • Read primary literacy.
  • Cary out and analyse basic experiments within the field of toxicology.
Subject overview
The following main topics are contained in the course:
  • Toxicology
  • Biology
  • Physiology
  • Biochemistry
 


Literature
  • Mulder og Dencker: Pharmaceutical Toxicology.


Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
  1. 4 hours written test. External censorship; grades according to the Danish 7-mark scale. (5 ECTS). It-tools: Excel, chembiodraw, wordmat, CAS TI-nspire, Maple, paint (og OS/X analog), software lommeregner. (04014002).
Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 20 hours
Skills training phase: 26 hours, hereof:
 - Tutorials: 10 hours
 - Laboratory exercises: 16 hours

Educational activities Study phase: 50 hours
Educational form

Language
This course is taught in Danish or English, depending on the lecturer.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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