Module: 3

Sponsoring Program: CCB
Administrator: Julia Molla

STUDY LIST INFORMATION
Course Number: CCB 219 (BPS 135 for PharmD)
Course Name: Drug Discovery
Units: 6
Grading Option: S/U
Course Director: Michelle Arkin

MORE COURSE INFORMATION
Other faculty: TBA
Room Number: MH 2109
Campus: MB
Date: May 11 - June 17**
Schedule: Mon, Wed, 1:00-4:00p
Maximum Class Size: 8

Course Description: Introduce the process and challenges in discovery of new therapeutics. Topics may include the causes of failure, target selection, methods of compound identification and optimization, intellectual property, and drug development.  Class will include lectures, student-led discussion, and in-class workshops/homework.  The final class will include student presentations.  By the end of the course, students will understand the complex processes leading to the development of novel therapeutics.
** Please note, if you take this course it will overlap with the RCR course the week of June 8, so you will have to take the entire RCR course at Parnassus.