BUS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW | 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | Aliso Hall 150 | 1/23/2016 - 5/27/2016 | Zhong Lu |
Status: Open
Class Number: 1068
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 1/23/2016 - 5/27/2016
Grading: Letter Grade
Class Availability
Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 49
Available Seats: 5
Wait List Capacity: 25
Wait List Total: 0
Enrollment Information
- Upper Division
- B1:Physical Sciences - Physics, Geology, Earth Sci
- D: Social Perspectives
- UDIGE: Interdisciplinary