Pharmacology
This course provides essential exposure to the development of drugs and their application in clinical practice. Clinical pharmacology is key to translating these discoveries into new treatments for patients so that they can benefit from improvements in drug efficacy and side effect profile. By studying the role of molecular, cellular and whole system techniques in the process of drug discovery, the programme will provide you with an insight into the drug discovery process, and an appreciation of where new drugs are likely to come from.
The Pharmacology Department at King’s includes world-renowned experts in a number of research fields including Parkinson’s disease, asthma, inflammation and cardiovascular pharmacology.
The course includes a core modules, Cell and Molecular Pharmacology or Cellular Basis of Drug Dependence, a variety of optional modules and a research project. An experimental laboratory-based project is optional, but strongly encouraged.
Further information:
Programme Adviser
Dr Stewart Paterson
Room 1.23
Henriette Raphael House,
Guy’s Campus
Telephone: 020 7848 6084
Email: stewart.paterson@kcl.ac.uk
Administrative Contact
Angela Lewis
Academic Centre,
1st Floor
Henriette Raphael House,
Guy’s Campus
Telephone: 020 7848 6366
Email: pharmacology-admin@kcl.ac.uk
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