INTRODUCTION

This introductory course, Toxicology (G23.1006), will provide students, both advanced undergraduate and graduate, with a useful overview of the science of Poison, study of poisonous substances and their effects on the human body. The course will cover a broad range of toxic compounds and clinical symptoms, as well as examine the various aspects of toxicology. The course is organized to cover the essential fundamentals of toxicology through the presentation and exploration of clinical applications of the "science of poisons".

Students are encouraged to participate through class attendance and discussions, through weekly homework assignments and by accessing web resources. In addition to such activities, a substantial term paper will afford an opportunity for each student to thoroughly examine a topic of particular interest to them.

This course in Toxicology strives to be unique among NYU classes in that it is a three-hour lecture and seminar-discussion that meets once a week. The Faculty is derived largely from the Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine at the NYU Medical School.  Through the Web, resources identified in class are accessible outside of class room hours.  Each lecture-seminar consists of a formal topic delivered by a speaker with a high level of technical expertise in the particular topic being discussed that day; this is includes and opportunity for question and answer session. Students are required to have completed the reading prior to each lecture in order to facilitate intelligent discussion.

The links page enables NYU students and others who access this site to explore Internet resources in toxicology. Other information relevant to the course including other areas of environmental interest are featured as well.