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Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSCI)
- http://www.usc.edu/schools/pharmacy/graduate/pharmsci/
- D class assignments for graduate students available in PSC713; phone (323) 442-1474.
- For a complete schedule for classes available for the Doctor of Pharmacy program, contact USC School of Pharmacy Graduate Affairs, 1985 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033.
Principles of drug formulation, delivery, metabolism and transport; influence of physicochemical properties, physiology, and pharmacogenetics on these properties; drug-drug interactions; and pharmacokinetics.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49001D | 005 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 16 of 20 | Ian Haworth | OFFICE |  |
Principles of mechanisms of actions of common drug classes, medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, drug interactions with protein targets, biologics, drug targeting and nanotechnology.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49002D | 005 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 16 of 20 | Roger Duncan | OFFICE | |
Current perspectives on major research areas in cell biology. Emphasis will be on in-depth examination of cellular structures, regulatory processes, intracellular routing and targeting, and cell/environmental interactions. Cross-listed as BIOC 531, MICB 531, MPTX 531, PATH 531, PHBI 531, PSCI 531
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the INTD department but may qualify for major credit in PSCI. To register, enroll in INTD 531.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40654D | 046 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 54 of 90 | Axel Schonthal, Pinghui Feng, Robert Chow, Amir Goldkorn, Chengyu Liang, Florence Hofman,Austin Mircheff, Ralf Langen, Sarah Hamm-Alvarez, Curtis Okamoto, Yves Declerck, Tai-Lan Tuan, Randall Widelitz, Steve Swenson, Muller Fabbri, Qilong Ying,Joyce Perez, Ebrahim Zandi, Roger Duncan | PDF (638150 KB) | |
Familiarizes new graduate students with basic approaches used in biomedical research, with a focus on approaches in pharmaceutical, pharmacological and translational sciences. Provides an understanding of what to expect in the coming years as a graduate student doing biomedical research and in scientific writing.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49056D | 005 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Wed, Fri | 14 of 25 | Bangyan Stiles | OFFICE | |
Biochemistry and molecular biology of replication, transcription, RNA processing, translation, and regulation of gene expression with emphasis on multicellular eukaryotic organisms and comparisons to prokaryotes.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the INTD department but may qualify for major credit in PSCI. To register, enroll in INTD 561.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40664D | 046 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 37 of 85 | Woojin An, Sita Reddy, Judd Rice, Ebrahim Zandi, Robert Maxson, Stanley Tahara, Muller Fabbri, Roger Duncan, Guo-Min Li | TBA | |
Physical-chemical basis of life processes: protein structure and enzyme function; synthesis and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, and nucleotides.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the INTD department but may qualify for major credit in PSCI. To register, enroll in INTD 571.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40670D | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 2 of 65 | Vijay Kalra | | ||
| 40691D | 046 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 38 of 50 | Vijay Kalra | |
Research leading to the master`s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49020D | 005 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 30 | Clay Wang | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49024D | 005 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 30 | Clay Wang | OFFICE | |
Lectures and discussion sessions on pharmaceutics-related immunology, including drugs affecting the immune system, antibodies and cytokines as drugs, and new developments in immunobiotechnology.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49035D | 005 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 11 of 25 | Wei-Chiang Shen, Jianming Xie | OFFICE | |
Principles of advanced pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics. Mathematical description of drug disposition processes. Design and evaluation of pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic studies. Advanced approaches to parameter estimates.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49028D | 005 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Monday | 9 of 50 | Andrew MacKay, Paul Beringer, Irving Steinberg, David D'Argenio | TBA | |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum untis which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49060D | 005 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 32 of 50 | Clay Wang | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49070D | 005 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 30 | Clay Wang | OFFICE | |