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NEUR-4914: Drug Development in Neuroscience

Description: Current approaches and pitfalls for developing therapeutics for treating disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). Theoretical issues and practical applications targeting identification, high-throughput screening, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, preclinical testing, clinical trials, and the FDA approval process. Ethical implications for drug development and testing.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: NEUR-3044 or NEUR-3914

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 5

Average GPA: 3.67 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 53.83%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.25%

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