This unit chooses examples of disease where the origins and pathogenesis have now been well revealed by research. It concentrates on drugs and diseases affecting the cardiovascular system, the hormonal systems and the central nervous system. The unit uses these to develop in students an understanding of the reasoning processes that underlie the discipline of pathology and which guide drug development. Students learn how understanding pathogenesis reveals targets for developing curative or preventative drugs and how an understanding of established disease allows development of drugs that counter the suffering it brings. Instruction includes examples where the first clue to pathogenesis... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Vimal Kapoor
Prerequisites: Biomedical Science major Level 2 units
