PHSC 5400 — Principles of Drug Design
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: FBostonTraditional
Studies important aspects of drug discovery and development with a focus on drug design. Covers basic organic medicinal chemistry concepts and seeks to build students’ skills in lead compound discovery, structure-activity relationship studies, and lead optimization strategies. Topics include the fundamentals of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of therapeutic agents relevant to the drug-structure optimization. These skills often help develop a strong foundation in the concepts that govern the multidisciplinary process of drug discovery. Uses lectures and peer-reviewed seminar presentations to help students to incrementally increase their knowledge required to identify new, marketable therapeutic agents. Requires organic or medicinal chemistry at the undergraduate level.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 32% | 17.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 24% | 19.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 40% | 18.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 100%
Common patterns: F (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Raymond Booth (54% of students) · reviews
- Lori Ferrins (46% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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