CHEM 253. Antibiotics (4 units)
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Description
The course focuses on the discovery and development of modern antibiotics. We will discuss the discovery, synthesis, medicinal chemistry, mechanism of action studies, and preclinical as well as clinical development of drugs that are currently being used in the therapy of bacterial infections. Emphasis will be given to compounds approved over the last three decades and investigational drugs that are in clinical trials.
Prerequisite courses
CHEM 253 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have CHEM 253 as a prerequisite.