ECON 341 - Drug Discovery And Development

Class Number: 2309

Description: Hours: Three hours lecture per week Prerequisites: Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (1A, 1B, 1C, 2) Description: How are drugs discovered? What determines the price for a drug? What is the difference between a generic and non-generic drug? These questions will be examined with an interdisciplinary approach. Topics include the isolation of compounds from natural sources, the screening of compounds for biological activity, structure-activity relationships of drugs, computer-assisted drug design, combinatorial chemistry, bioinformatics, the FDA approval process for new drugs, and the economic and business aspects of pharmaceutical investment and development.

Status: Open

Session: Regular Academic Session

Units: 3.00

Class Components: Lecture

Career: Undergraduate

Start Date: 01/17/2025

End Date: 05/16/2025

Grading: Letter Grade

Enrollment Total: 46

Available Seats: 2

Wait List Capacity: 2

Wait List Total: 1