Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Alternative primary groupings
06 - Physical and life sciences and technologies
26. - Biological and biomedical sciences
This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the biological sciences and the non-clinical biomedical sciences, and that prepare individuals for research and professional careers as biologists and biomedical scientists.
26.10 - Pharmacology and toxicology
This subseries comprises instructional program classes 26.1001 to 26.1099.
26.1001 - Pharmacology
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of drug interactions on biological systems and organisms and the sources, chemical properties, biological effects, and therapeutic uses of drugs. These programs include courses in pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, drug therapeutics, drug action, bodily responses to drug events, biochemical proliferation and differentiation, apoptosis, cell biology, medicinal chemistry, and studies of specific drugs and drug interactions.
Illustrative example(s)
- pharmacology
Exclusion(s)
- pharmaceutics and drug design(51.2003)
- pharmacology and toxicology(26.1007)
- pharmacy(51.2001)
- psychopharmacology(42.2709)
- veterinary clinical pharmacology - residency(60.0320)
26.1002 - Molecular pharmacology
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of the biochemical and biophysical characteristics of drugs at the molecular level and their interaction with, and effects on, biological macromolecules and cellular structures and processes. These programs include courses in molecular biology and biophysics; pharmacology of signal transduction, transmitters, and protein synthesis and release; receptors, protein interaction and binding; drug discovery and recognition; molecular toxicology; drug design; pharmacodynamics; developmental genetics; and studies of therapeutic strategies.
Illustrative example(s)
- molecular pharmacology
Exclusion(s)
- molecular medicine(26.1401)
- pharmacology(26.1001)
- pharmacology and toxicology(26.1007)
- pharmacy(51.2001)
- psychopharmacology(42.2709)
26.1003 - Neuropharmacology
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of drugs that modify the function of the brain and central nervous system, the effects of such drugs on health, disease, perception, motor action, and behaviour; and the development of countermeasures and treatment therapies. These programs include courses in neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, behavioural neuroscience, neurobiochemistry, neuropathology, the mechanisms of brain function, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, and studies of specific drugs and drug therapies.
Illustrative example(s)
- neuropharmacology
Exclusion(s)
- neuroscience(26.1501)
- pharmacology(26.1001)
- pharmacology and toxicology(26.1007)
- pharmacy(51.2001)
- psychopharmacology(42.2709)
26.1004 - Toxicology
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of poisons and other biohazards; their interactions with organisms and their food and respiratory systems; and their prevention, management, and counteraction. These programs include courses in toxicological biochemistry, toxic agents and transporters, toxin fate, toxicokinetics and metabolism, toxin classification, molecular toxic mechanisms, extracellular matrices and cell function, bacterial pathogenesis and mutagenesis, pathophysiology and apoptosis, cell stress and injury, studies of specific toxins, and studies of specific organ systems and physiological functions in relation to toxicological problems.
Illustrative example(s)
- biomedical toxicology
- toxicology
Exclusion(s)
- environmental toxicology(26.1006)
- hazardous waste technology(15.0508)
- medical toxicology - fellowship(61.0208)
- molecular toxicology(26.1005)
- pharmacology and toxicology(26.1007)
26.1005 - Molecular toxicology
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of the genetic determinants of susceptibility to external pollutants and poisons; the interaction of toxic agents with biological systems at the molecular and cellular levels; and the development of countermeasures and treatments. These programs include courses in pharmacogenetics, biomolecular structure, gene expression and regulation, transgenic modelling, toxic events signalling, transcriptional activation, mutagenesis and carcinogenesis, pulmonary toxicology, xenobiotic metabolism, oxidative stress, risk assessment, molecular dosimetry, and studies of specific toxins and treatment therapies.
Illustrative example(s)
- molecular toxicology
Exclusion(s)
- molecular medicine(26.1401)
- pharmacology and toxicology(26.1007)
- toxicology(26.1004)
26.1006 - Environmental toxicology
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of the health effects associated with exposure to toxic chemicals and systems occurring in the natural, work, and living environments; the management of environmental toxins and toxicity; and the development of protections for humans, animals, and plants. These programs include courses in applied ecology; microbiology; toxin transport, fate, and degradation; dermal toxicology; reproductive and genetic toxicology; atmospheric and environmental chemistry; metals toxicology; environmental mutagens and biotransformation; nutrient interaction; chemical sensitivity, disorders, and disease; risk assessment; animal waste management; environmental health; and hazardous materials management.
Illustrative example(s)
- ecotoxicology
- environmental toxicology
Exclusion(s)
- ecology(26.1301)
- environmental engineering technology(15.0507)
- environmental science(03.0104)
- environmental studies(03.0103)
- plant protection(01.1105)
- toxicology(26.1004)
26.1007 - Pharmacology and toxicology, integrated
This instructional program class comprises any program with an integrated, combined approach to the study of pharmacological and toxicological issues in biology and the biomedical sciences. These programs include courses in topics such as solvents, xenobiotic metabolism, chemical toxicity, neurotoxicology, immunopharmacology, biotransformation, tissue culture and in vitro studies, biomolecular analysis, bioactivation and inactivation, enzyme regulation, chemoprevention and chemotherapy, industrial and chemical studies, radiation health, and bioinformatics.
Illustrative example(s)
- combined pharmacology and toxicology
- pharmacology and toxicology
Exclusion(s)
- pharmacology(26.1001)
- toxicology(26.1004)
26.1099 - Pharmacology and toxicology, other
This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Pharmacology and toxicology.
Illustrative example(s)
- other pharmacology and toxicology
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