Pharmacogenomics and Precision Medicine

The goals and objectives of this course are to provide the students with a solid foundation of the role of pharmacogenomics on therapeutic outcomes and drug toxicities. Pharmacology and therapeutics of the future will be applied to individual genetic and molecular profiles in prognosis, prediction, cure, and prevention in pursuit of precise personalized health care. The course will focus on understanding genetic factors influencing the efficacy and toxicity of pharmacologic agents. Considerations of genomic and phenotypic information to pharmacotherapy, drug interactions and adverse effects of medications will be emphasized. Application of pharmacogenetic guidelines to select and dose medications based on individualized patient genomics will be emphasized.