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CHEM 168Drug Synthesis and Design

4 units · CHEM · UC San Diego

Practical methods to make drugs currently in use and to design future drugs. Treats both chemical synthesis and biologics like monoclonal antibodies. Topics include fragment-based screening, solid phase synthesis, directed evolution, and bioconjugation as well as efficacy, metabolism, and toxicity.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “CHEM 40C, 40CH, or 41C and CHEM 114A.”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Required in (1)

  • Pharmacological Chemistry (B.S.)

One of the options in (1)

  • Biochemistry (B.S.)