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College Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CHEM 353 - Molecular Medicine

Cross-Listed as BIOL 353  
How are therapeutic and diagnostic agents designed? How are these chemicals used to detect and treat illnesses? In this class, we aim to answer these questions by exploring molecular medicine from a (bio)chemical perspective. We will discuss the chemical basis of different diseases and how they can be targeted by therapeutics and monitored using chemical diagnostics. We will examine the fundamentals of drug design and development and dive into primary literature to explore cutting edge research in the field of medicinal chemistry. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 351  (or concurrent registration) Alternate years. (4 Credits)