Pharmacogenomic is defined as <span>the study of the role of the </span>genome<span> in </span>drug<span> response. It is a combination of Pharmacology and Genomics.
It studies how the genetic makeup of an individual affects his or her response to drugs. For example, a certain drug is administered to two individuals. One doesn't have any adverse reaction while the other one has. Pharmacogenomics will then conduct tests and study its results on why two individuals given the same drug have different reaction to it.</span>
Dr. Alvarez is doing research on the subfield of psychology called the behavioral neuroscience. Scientists from the field study the biological foundation of human behavioral characteristics. These scientists are trying to find out what physiological processes and anatomical structures are involved in certain aspects of human behavior.
