Chemical Biology II
CHBIO510
Provides a broad overview of the field of chemical biology, with a focus on small molecule drug discovery
Course Directors: Thomas Kodadek and Christopher Parker
Term: Spring
Credits: 3.0
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is a 3-credit course focused on the discovery and characterization of bioactive small molecules and their use as probes and drug leads. Some of the topics covered include high-throughput screening, chemical proteomics, biophysics of small molecule-biomolecule interactions, and the use of natural products in biology. Didactic lectures from the course instructors will be presented on Mondays and Wednesdays. Key papers dealing with the topics discussed that week will be presented by students on Fridays.
