Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design
College of Letters and Science
- Bachelor of Science
Do you want to be on the forefront of modern pharmaceuticals? The demand for pharmaceutical chemists is high and is anticipated to grow as modern chemistry and biology provide us with increasingly accurate tools to develop unique therapies. The medicinal chemistry and drug design major provides students with an in-depth understanding of the processes and societal issues surrounding the design and development of modern pharmaceuticals. Students in this major will learn how drugs work and how to synthesize, design and deliver them, as well as the ethical issues surrounding pharmaceutical development.
Major Requirements
The medicinal chemistry and drug design program at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis provides a strong foundation in biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics. The major focuses on design principles and experimental methods used in pharmaceutical and medical chemistry. Undergraduate research and study abroad are strongly encouraged and may apply to major requirements.
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Careers
- Analyst
- Research Associate
- Facilities TCM Engineer
- STEM Educator
- Junior Specialist of Pathology and Lab Medicine
Graduate Study
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Medicinal chemistry
- Pharmaceutical sciences
- Chemical physics
Alumni Employers
- Origin Materials
- Terracon Consultants Incorporated
- Gilead Sciences
- Genentech, Inc.
- California Department of Justice, Santa Rosa
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