Catalog of Electives

Description

Students work with faculty investigators, participating in research projects in basic and/or clinical pharmacology. Depending on the stage of advancement and desire of the individual, the student chooses their own project or participates in a project already in progress. In either case, the student has close supervision from one or more faculty members. Arrangements for a research elective must be made with the individual faculty member under whom the student wishes to study. The student receives a grade on the basis of faculty observation of performance and a written paper on the research project.

Course objectives

• Learn how to read and evaluate scientific literature
• Learn how to design experiments and the techniques necessary to conduct them
• Learn how to analyze and interpret results
• Learn how to generate hypotheses from the literature and one's own data

Instructional methodology

Students work with faculty in either basic research laboratories or in the Clinical Research Center. The methods for designing and conducting a research project are emphasized.