Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (DEPM)
Toxicology Course Offerings
TOXI 601 and 602 Advanced Toxicology I and II (3 credits each)
A two-semester course which includes lectures and discussions covering basic principles of toxicology and mechanisms by which chemicals cause diseases and environmental damage. Topics include target organ toxicity, major classes of toxic agents, and mechanisms of cell injury and cell death. Offered in sequence in fall and spring semesters.
TOXI 604 Biochemical Pharmacology (3 credits)
Covers biochemical and molecular mechanisms of drug, xenobiotic, and hormone action on cells and tissues. Emphasis is on methodology in pharmacological research. Topics include mechanisms of drug metabolism, enzymes as targets of drug action, interactions of drugs with channels and carriers, and drugs that interact with nuclear receptors. Offered spring semester in even-numbered years.
TOXI 607 Forensic Toxicology (3 credits)
Lectures include discussion of principles underlying forensic and clinical toxicology, mechanism of action of drugs and other poisons, methods of detection and quantitation of drugs and poisons in tissues and body fluids, and interpretation of analytical procedures for the detection and estimation of drugs and chemicals in biological samples. Offered fall semester in even-numbered years.
TOXI 609 Methods in Toxicology (1-3 credits)
Permission and credit arranged individually. Students become familiar with laboratory methods used by faculty members to study the effect of toxins and environmental pollutants on living systems. May be taken for credit more than once. Offered spring semester.
New:TOXI 611 Exposure, Risk and Public Health (2 Credits)
Offered Spring 2005, Thursdays, 10 –12. This course is open to graduate students in toxicology, epidemiology, public health, nursing and related fields of interest. For More Information Contact Course Master: Cal Baier-Anderson, PhD
TOXI 615 Toxic Cell Injury (2 credits)
Lectures concerning mechanisms of cell injury from toxic agents attempt to further integrate ideas from TOXI 601 and 602 using a cell biology approach to understanding how organic and inorganic toxicants produce cellular damage.
TOXI 618 Seminar in Toxicology (1 credit)
Students, guests, and faculty members review and discuss original works and recent advances in toxicology. May be taken for credit more than once. Offered fall and spring semesters.
TOXI 620 Joint Environmental Law-Toxicology Seminar Series on Special Topics (2 credits)
Examines real-world problems involving toxic chemicals from both the legal and scientific perspectives. Law and toxicology students work as teams to develop innovative approaches to solving complex problems of regional and national interest. Topics include the effects of toxic chemicals on the Chesapeake Bay and public health problems associated with lead exposure.
TOXI 625 Principles of Aquatic Toxicology (3 credits)
Considers the effects and mechanisms by which chemicals produce toxic effects in aquatic organisms. The course covers toxicology testing methods, chemical disposition in aquatic species, metabolism, and biochemical effects at the subcellular level. Offered spring semester.
TOXI 675 Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology (2 credits)
Provides an overview of normal and abnormal male and female reproduction and embryo, fetal, and neonatal development, and covers regulatory toxicology issues, in particular focusing on the risk assessment process.
For More Information Contact
Dr. Katherine S. Squibb
Director
(410) 706-8196
ksquibb@umaryland.edu