Back To School Thursday (for me!)

A bit of a crazy day (maybe because it is 01/18/18).  We dropped off our car for a 60K service and have a 2017 Honda CRV as a loaner. And we still have it since they didn't get to our car. We are hoping to pick it up tomorrow.

And an online graduate course for me through Rutgers courtesy of work. What course you ask? 

"Dermaceutics" is an in-depth full semester course designed for graduate level students as well as scientists in the pharmaceutical/personal care and cosmetic industries who need to learn more about the fundamentals of skin, skin absorption, topical/transdermal compound delivery and methodologies for testing the penetration of compounds into skin. We will cover in vivo clinical testing as well as issues with regulatory and intellectual property/patent aspects of formulations and actives applied to the skin.

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain general in vitro testing procedures for topicals and transdermals

• Discuss regulatory requirements for in vitro absorption testing

• Understand the complexities in setting up in vivo testing panels

• List the different stages of percutaneous absorption

• Be familiar with skin penetration parameters

• Understand the approaches of enhancing and retarding percutaneous absorption of actives

• Discuss the barrier properties of skin, skin biology, skin metabolism of actives

Buenas noches!

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