This unit of study aims to provide the background to the study of drugs and the important interactions of drugs and their targets. Learning about the molecular bases of such interactions requires consideration of the fundamental processes as replication, transcription and translation involving the macromolecules of life: proteins, DNA and RNA. The course also covers fundamental protein actions and mechanisms of the regulation of such targets, and proteomics, as well as fundamental molecular interactions important for understanding the action of, the detection of, and also diagnostic approaches applied to drugs and metabolites. Fuel metabolism and storage is considered, including metabolic adaptation and disorders of metabolism. Students get experience with a variety of practical techniques to assist learning in the course.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Pharmacy |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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(CHEM1611 or CHEM11X2 or CHEM19X2 or CHEM1904) and (CHEM1612 or CHEM11X1 or CHEM19X1 or CHEM1903) and PHAR1812 and (BIOL1XX7 or MBLG1XX1) |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Thomas Balle, thomas.balle@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Hien Duong, hien.duong@sydney.edu.au |
David Hibbs, david.hibbs@sydney.edu.au | |
Matthew Clemson, matthew.clemson@sydney.edu.au | |
Thomas Balle, thomas.balle@sydney.edu.au | |
Joel Mackay, joel.mackay@sydney.edu.au | |
Jacqueline Matthews, jacqueline.matthews@sydney.edu.au |