This course focuses on the general principles and current approaches involved in modern drug discovery and development, with an emphasis on basic concepts in drug actions, drug delivery, and drug metabolism. There is a further emphasis on identifying novel techniques in drug discovery and discussing emerging therapeutics that are not based on standard drug design (RNAi, stem cell etc.). Selected drugs will be used to examine the pathway from discovery through development for clinical use. The format will include both lecture and student presentation. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.

Please feel free to contact Ning Zheng or Edith Wang with any questions about the class.

Credits: 2

Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 11th Edition, Chapter 1 to 5.

Available online via the McGraw-Hill AccessMedcine Collection (UW Restricted).