Oliver Grundmann, PhD

Distance Education Programs
Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy
University of Florida

Teaching

Teaching is always a two-way process - both for the teacher and the student. Both are coming together with the same goal - knowledge transfer. And although it might appear that the student is always the one who receives knowledge I believe that both student and teacher can learn from each other.

More information about the distance education programs offered at the University of Florida can be found here:
http://www.distancelearning.ufl.edu/

2009-2011

Instructor on record (University of Florida)

PHA6935 Organic Structure Elucidation
This course introduces the use of spectroscopic methods and tools (IR, NMR, MS, UV) for the accurate determination of molecular structure. This skill is essential for chemists in many areas, such as medicinal chemistry, process chemistry, natural products chemistry, forensic chemistry, and many other sub-specialties of analytical chemistry.

PHA6935 Herbal and Dietary Supplements
This course provides healthcare professionals interested in advancing their knowledge in the field of dietary and herbal supplements. The course covers the most important and commonly used herbal and dietary supplements currently on the market and provides up-to-date information.

PHA6354 Natural Medicinal Products
An introduction to the isolation, characterization, and use of medicinal plants.

VME6766 Laboratory QA/QC
This course provides students with the theoretical knowledge for work in a laboratory that utilized or wants to utilize a quality assurance/quality control system.

PHA6840 Medicinal Chemistry of Drugs of Abuse
This course introduces students to the chemical and pharmacological properties of significant illicit drugs, the Controlled Substances Act, and a brief overview of the legal and forensic implications.

PHA6417 Pharmaceutical Analysis 2
Various analytical methods currently utilized in forensic and pharmaceutical laboratories for the identification and quantification of drugs will be presented in this course.

PHA5433 Fundamentals of Medicinal Chemistry
This is a foundation course whose aims are to provide an introduction to the principles of Medicinal chemistry.

PHA5437 Medicinal Chemistry 1
Students are shown how to predict the solubilities, structure-activity relationships, basic synthesis routes for selected structures, metabolism and pharmacological activity/potency of drug classes and individual members of classes based on the contribution of their functional groups to their structures.

PHA5438 Medicinal Chemistry 2
Students are shown how to predict the solubilities, structure-activity relationships, basic synthesis routes for selected structures, metabolism and pharmacological activity/potency of drug classes and individual members of classes based on the contribution of their functional groups to their structures.

2007-2008

Teaching assistant (University of Florida)

PHA6354 Natural Medicinal Products
An introduction to the isolation, characterization, and use of medicinal plants.

VME6766 Laboratory QA/QC
This course prepares students for work in a laboratory that utilized or wants to utilize a quality assurance/quality control system.

2005-2007

Teaching assistant (University of Florida)

PHA5943 Integrated Case Studies in Pharmacotherapy
Case studies relevant to clinical practice and providing all areas of a specific condition or drug class are presented by students to their peers.

2004

Teaching assistant (University of Florida)

PHA5109 Pharmaceutical Skills Laboratory
Practical laboratory to provide students with the skills to operate and explain common medical devices to patients.

Links

Substance crystals
Molecular Expressions of the crystalline structure of various drugs and substances - looks very pretty

WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) provides many up-to-date news on health related topics

DEA
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) - your source for anything illicit

NIH
Similar to the DEA, but the US National Institutes of Health deal with a broader spectrum of mostly legal substances

FDA
The oversight of drug and food regulation in the United States is in the hands of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)