CHEM 4471 - Medicinal Chemistry I

3 Credit(s)

This course provides an introduction to medicinal chemistry while integrating the concepts of biochemistry and pharmacology. Throughout the course, students will integrate knowledge using specific industry examples with the goal to identify critical decision points in the drug design platform that eventually led to a new approved drug use. Topics include discussion on drug targets, receptor efficacy and potency and finally principles of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME). Relevant case studies will be included to underline how these drug targets were eventually drugged using traditional and classical medicinal chemistry approaches.

Selective
Advanced Biology Selective. Advanced Chemistry Selective.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 3321, CHEM 3322L