Chemistry 4205: Medicinal Chemistry

Dr. Caroline Clower


Spring 2008 Course Syllabus (including Course Schedule)

Project Information:
        Description
        Topics and presentations

Assignments and Quizzes: check back often for updates to this list

Assignment # points Due Date
Project Proposal 5 January 23
Chapters 2-4 Assignment 15 January 30
Oxamniquine Summary 5 March 12
Quiz Questions 10 Day of presentation
Quiz on Presentations 20 March 26
Herb Poster 15 April 14
Final Exam Questions 5 April 28
Lectures and Handouts:
        Introduction to medicinal chemistry (Chapter 1)
        Why and where do drugs work? (Chapter 2)
        Proteins as drug targets (Chapter 3)
        Proteins as drug targets: enzymes (Chapter 4)
        Drug action at receptors (Chapters 5 and 6)
        Pharmacokinetics (Chapters 8 and 11)
        Drug design and development (Chapters 9, 10 and 12) (updated last three slides 2/27)
                Goya picture from Thalidomide article
        Contraception (Dr. Melissa Fritsche guest lecture)
        Herbal medicine
        Opium analgesics
        Herb posters
        Drug testing
        Polymers in medicine
        Obesity
       
Exam Info:
     
   Mid-term study sheet
        Midterm review questions
        Final exam study sheet
        Final exam review questions
Helpful Links, Tutorials, etc.:
       
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