Academic Programs



Academic course responsibilities

Course
Instructor(s)
Basic Science for Neurology Residents Yeh
  • Biochemistry (IGP 401)
  • Gross, Shoichet (Director), Watterson Biochemistry I (1) Structures and properties of proteins, nucleic acids, and polymers, complex and simple carbohydrates, and lipids; thermodynamic principles applied to biologic systems; molecules; structural correlates and functional expressions.
    DoD Breast Cancer Training Grant Jordan (Principal Investigator)
    Drug Discovery Program Training Grant Watterson (Principal Investigator)
    Fundamentals of Membrane Excitability Narahashi
    Ion Channels Yeh
    Macromolecular Structure and Function (IGP 465) Freymann, Gross, Shoichet Selected topics in the structure and function of proteins and nucleic acids; conformational studies of GTP binding proteins and kinases, enzyme mechanisms and active site ligands, structural basis of protein DNA interaction, catalytic RNA.
    Medical Scientist Training Program Research Seminar Gross
    Molecular Basis of Drug Action (IGP 420) Shoichet, Silinsky (Co-Director), Stern, Wu (Co-Director), Yeh General principles of drug action at the molecular level. Topics: receptor theory, drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, drug discovery, pharmacology of various important classes of therapeutic agents.
    Nerve Excitation and Synpatic Transmission Narahashi
    Receptors and Effectors (IGP 435) Silinsky, Stern (Co-Director) Integrated discussion of different superfamilies of signaling receptors and their effectors. Pathways discussed include G-protein linked, growth factors and cytokines, nuclear receptors and transcription factors.
    Scientific Basis of Medicine Narahashi, Shoichet, Silinsky (Chair for Autonomic/
    Neuromuscular Section), Stern, Wu (Director), Yeh
    Signal Transduction Training Grant Jordan (Principal Investigator)

    Libraries