Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design II

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This course focuses on concepts and strategies in medicinal chemistry, and how it is applied to modern drug discovery and development. Med Chem II builds on the material in Med Chem I and focuses on specific drug targets such as enzyme, G-protein coupled receptors, channels, nucleic acids and protein-protein interactions. Additionally, therapeutics area specific medicinal chemistry and drug discovery applications will be covered including anti-cancer agents, anti-infectives (antibiotics and anti-virals), and therapeutics to treat psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. This course is geared to upper level undergraduate students in chemistry or biochemistry and graduate students. Completion of Session I is a prerequisite.