ECON 341 - Drug Discovery and Development
Description
Hours: Three hours lecture per week Prerequisites: Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4) 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.
Meeting Information
| Days | Times | Room | Meeting Dates | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARR | Online | 8/19/2023 - 12/9/2023 | Maria Silva Elipe |
Status: Open
Class Number: 1116
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 8/19/2023 - 12/9/2023
Grading: Letter Grade
Class Availability
Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 42
Available Seats: 6
Wait List Capacity: 48
Wait List Total: 1
Enrollment Information
- Upper Division
- On Line
- Asynchronous online
- Interdisciplinary Approaches Mission Pillar
- Upper Div - B Scientific Inq & Quantitative Reason
- Upper Div - D Social Sciences