Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology Spring, 2017

University of California at Berkeley

NST 11
Introduction to Toxicology
3 units
General Information

Class Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 10-11am, 105 Stanley Hall

Discussion sections: See online schedule of classes

Course website: See: https://bcourses.berkeley.edu/courses/

Required Text: none

Instructors:
Daniel Nomura, 127 Morgan Hall
Phone: 643-2184
Email: dnomura@berkeley.edu
Office Hours: T/Th 11-12pm, 4-5pm

Jen-Chywan (Wally) Wang, 315 Morgan Hall

Phone: 643-1039
e-mail: walwang@berkeley.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday 1-2pm

Sona Kang, 316 Morgan Hall

Phone: 664-7524
Email: kangs@berkeley.edu
Office Hours: Th 2:30-4pm

Graduate student instructors:

Kim Anderson
Email: keanders@berkeley.edu
Office Hours: by appointment
Discussion sessions:
Monday 3-4pm, 141 Giannini
Monday 4-5pm, 103 GPB
Wednesday 11am-12pm, 107 GPB

Rebecca Lee
Email: rebeccaalee@berkeley.edu
Office Hours: by appointment
Discussion sessions:
Wednesday 12-1pm, 103 GPB
Friday 8am-9am, 103 GPB
 Friday 9am-10am, 107 GPB

Course Objectives:

1. To become familiar with the fundamental concepts toxicology.

2. To become aware of important toxic hazards in the local environment.

3. To develop knowledge of the impact of toxins in the world.

Examinations:

There are three examinations in this class and each is 100 points. The attendance for lecture will
be 20 points. Discussion pop quizzes and attendance will be worth a total of 80 points for the
semester. The maximum total points for the examinations and quizzes for the semester will be
400 points. For grade, total points 380-400 is A+, 340-379 is A, 320-339 is A-, 300-319 is B+,
260-299 is B, and 240-259 is B-. The exams will cover material from the previous 4-5 weeks of
the course, including guest lectures.

Midterm Exams: Two quizzes on the following dates: February 16 and March 23.

Final Exam: Exam group 19: Friday May 12th, 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology NST 11 Spring, 2016
University of California at Berkeley Lecture: T,Th 10-11 am
Room: Stanley 105

Introduction to Toxicology

COURSE OUTLINE

Lecture Day Date Topic

1. Tues. Jan. 17 Introduction of toxicology-1 (WW)

2. Thurs. Jan. 19 Fundamental concepts of toxicology-1 (WW)

3. Tues. Jan. 24 Fundamental concepts of toxicology-2 (WW)

4. Thurs. Jan. 26 Carcinogenesis-1 (WW)

5. Tues. Jan 31 Guest Lecture—Tyrone Hayes (Professor, Integrative Biology)

6. Thurs. Feb. 2 Carcinogenesis-2 (WW)

7. Tues. Feb. 7 Guest Lecture—Sue Celniker (Professor, LBNL)

8. Thurs. Feb. 9 Ethanol, Nicotine, and Caffeine-1 (SK)

9. Tues. Feb. 14 Ethanol, Nicotine, and Caffeine-2 (SK)

10. Thurs. Feb. 16 Quiz #1 (WW and SK)

11. Tues. Feb. 21 Guest Lecture-Martyn Smith (Professor, SPH)-Toxic Trades

12. Thurs. Feb. 23 Guest Lecture—John Casida (Professor, NST)

13. Tues. Feb 28 The Concept of Toxicogenomics/Pharmacogenomics (WW)

14. Thurs. Mar. 2 Neurotoxins (DN)

15. Tues. Mar. 7 Street Drugs and Addiction (DN)

16. Thurs. Mar. 9 Street Drugs and Addiction (DN)

17. Tues. Mar. 14 Pesticides and GMO’s vs Organic Foods (DN)

18. Thurs. Mar. 16 Drug Development and Toxicology (DN)

19. Tues. Mar. 21 Drug Development and Toxicology (DN)

20. Thurs Mar. 23 Quiz #2 (DN and WW)

 21. March 27-31 Spring Break

22. Tues. Apr. 4 Food Additive (WW)

23. Thurs. Apr. 6 Guest Lecture—Len Bjeldanes (Professor, NST)

24. Tues. Apr. 11 Heavy Metal-1 (SK)

25. Thurs. Apr. 13 Guest Lecture—Tom Carlson (Professor, Integrative Biology)

26. Tues. Apr. 18 Heavy Metal-2 (SK)

27. Thurs. Apr. 20 Endocrine Disrupter-1 (SK)

28. Tues. Apr. 25 Endocrine Disrupter-2 (SK)

29. Thurs. Apr. 27 Obesogens (WW)

30. May 1- 5 Reading and Review

Final Exam: Group, Friday May 12th, 3:00-6:00 p.m. (WW and SK)