Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design

Undergraduate

This course explores the history and evolution of drug discovery and regulation, alongside modern drug design principles. Topics include target selection, hit identification, lead optimization, preclinical studies, and clinical trials. Emphasis is placed on diverse design strategies such as ethnopharmacology, in silico modeling, combinatorial chemistry, high-throughput screening, and structure activity relationship studies to develop effective therapeutics. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 3513 and CHEM 3723, or permission of the instructor.