Drug Design

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course examines pharmacology in the context of biochemistry and organic chemistry. Topics include the discovery, design, and metabolism of drugs with a focus upon various mechanisms of action by which small organic molecule drugs serve as therapeutics for treating human diseases. Requisite Courses: CHEM-2502, or CHEM-3502 and CHEM-3503 [prerequisite(s)].