Translational Science and Medicine Courses

This course is an overview of human health, disease, and remedies that presents an overview of drug design, preclinical testing, medicines development, manufacture and supply, biologics and advanced therapies, digital medicines, and regulatory submission.

This course offers a workplace-based internship or practicum where students will integrate principles learned throughout their Interdisciplinary Master's coursework into a real-world setting. Students will tackle a specific problem, known as the capstone project, applying their knowledge to find practical solutions. Under the guidance of an advisory committee, students will develop their project and present their results in both written and oral formats, demonstrating their ability to translate theoretical understanding into tangible outcomes.

This independent research course is designed to fulfill a portion of the required research component for the Master of Science in Translational Science and Medicine degree. Under the direct guidance of the thesis advisor, students will engage in advanced study and research, culminating in a significant research project or thesis. Material covered will be of an advanced nature aimed at providing master’s students with an understanding of the latest research and current developments within the field. Discussion and advisor guidance will be directed towards readings of research articles and development of research methodology, with the aim of producing an original research contribution that represents a novel development in the field, or a novel perspective on a pre-existing topic in the field.

This course provides an overview of drug discovery, formulation, and delivery with efforts to reflect on the past and peek into the future drug development. This course requires substantial knowledge of chemistry, mathematics, and physics, and basic courses in biological sciences.

This course presents topics designed to bring together divergent thinking (imaginary) with convergent thinkers (logical) to provide a platform to train the next generation of students to think horizontally to overcome the valley of death in drug discovery and bring new therapies to clinic. As a career preparation course, it aims to provide students the depth and breadth of understanding in drug discovery and development that will be applicable throughout their careers, regardless of their research focus.

This research-based laboratory course provides training in the of drug delivery systems through a broad spectrum of techniques including synthesis of polyesters and their bioconjugation, characterization of polyesters using the state-of-the-art analytical tools, processing the polyesters into nanoparticulate drug carrier systems encapsulating diverse model drugs, and characterization of the nanoparticles for size, loading, encapsulation, release, and stability. This course will provide basic training and experience for a smooth start for future laboratory work. This course requires substantial knowledge of chemistry, mathematics, and physics, and basic courses in biological sciences.

This research-based laboratory course that focuses on training students in testing the next generation of drug delivery systems. Students will be exposed to a broad spectrum of techniques (e.g., in vitro, ex vivo, in vivo). Students will be exposed to a variety of techniques including tissue processing for tissue mechanics, drugestimation, particle tracking, receptor binding, and histology and immunohistochemical analysis, and in vitro and ex vivo study designs. Students will have hands-on experience in a wide variety of microscopy and histology equipment. This course will provide basic training and experience for a smooth start for future laboratory work involving pharmacology testing. This course requires substantial knowledge of chemistry, mathematics, and physics, and basic courses in biological sciences.

This course provides individual training on the use of different equipment in the bioanalytical core in support of graduate student research in advanced drug delivery. This lab-based course trains students to develop and adapt bioanalytical methods that are pivotal for in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo testing of experimental therapeutics.

This course is designed to offer individualized training to students in advanced drug delivery, focusing on the use of various equipment in the bioanalytical core. Through this lab-based course, students will learn how to develop and adapt bioanalytical methods crucial for in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo testing of experimental therapeutics.