16:663:501Medicinal Chemistry: Research Techniques and Principles (3) Basic course for students preparing to do research in medicinal chemistry. Information management, computer methods, basic laboratory techniques, and principles of medicinal chemistry. Rice. Prerequisite: 01:160:305, 306, or equivalent. |
16:663:502Principles of Drug Design (3) Identifying new drug leads, drug absorption and distribution, pharmacomodulation, enzymes and receptors as targets, peptidomimetics, computer-aided drug design, and combinatorial chemistry. Hu, Kerrigan. Prerequisite: 16:160:305, 306, or equivalent. |
16:663:504Strategies and Tactics in Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry (3) Design of syntheses for complex organic medicinal agents. Preparation of series of analogs for structure-activity investigations. Rice. Prerequisite: 16:160:503 or equivalent. |
16:663:505Drugs: Structure and Function (3) A survey of the major pharmaceutical agents in clinical use. Emphasis on the influence of chemical structure in the elicitation of pharmacological effects. LaVoie. Prerequisites: 01:160:305, 306, or equivalent. |
16:663:508Laboratory Rotation in Medicinal Chemistry (3) Students gain familiarity with the instrumentation and research facilities of the department by participating in research projects in the laboratories of two or three faculty members. Restricted to first-year graduate students. |
16:663:511Analytical Medicinal Chemistry (3) Fundamental concepts of analytical chemistry applied to drug discovery and development. Analysis of small and large molecules in the pharmaceutical industry. Hu |
16:663:540Independent Research Proposal (3) The student must prepare a research proposal (NIH format) on a topic not directly related to his/her research project. Following completion of the written proposal, the student is required to defend the proposal to his/her dissertation committee. |
16:663:601,602Seminar in Medicinal Chemistry (3,3) Students prepare and present a discussion of a recent topic in medicinal chemistry. |
16:663:607,608Special Topics in Medicinal Chemistry (3,3) Selected topics in medicinal chemistry. |
16:663:610,611Independent Study in Medicinal Chemistry (3) No more than 3 credits may be taken as part of a student's program. Independent library research into special topics in medicinal chemistry; arranged under the supervision of a faculty member. |
16:663:612,613Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry (3,3) Selected current topics in medicinal chemistry presented in seminar format. |
16:663:701,702Research in Medicinal Chemistry (3,3) Thesis or dissertation in medicinal chemistry under the supervision of a faculty member. |
