DESIGN CREATIVE SERVICES, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO EDITORIAL L. LOUGHRAN PLEASE RECYCLE C017774 CHEMISTRY MEDICINAL UNIVERSITY OFWATERLOO | FACULTY OFSCIENCE Christian works in one of our state-of-the-art chemistry labs, where students apply what they have learned in lectures to applicable experiments.
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY uwaterloo.ca/future/programs/medicinal-chemistry
SAMPLE CO-OP POSITIONS We’ve got › Research and Development Technician › Undergraduate Research Assistant great chemistry. › Quality Control Assistant Analyst › Pharmaceutical R&D › Discovery Analyst (Pharmacology) The study of chemistry in regards to pharmacology, where drug design, chemical synthesis, and drug development occurs. SAMPLE CO-OP EMPLOYERS › Sanofi Aventis Group Since the discovery, development, and distribution of Aspirin › National Research Council Canada in the late 19th century, chemists have been challenged to design › Colortech Incorporated and synthesize pharmaceuticals to treat or prevent diseases. › The Ottawa Hospital From antihistamines to vaccines, medicinal chemists research, › University of Waterloo design, and test new pharmaceutical agents so that humans and other biological creatures can lead better lives. POSSIBLE CAREER FIELDS/PATHS
Gain valuable skills in this co-op-only program, working with › Pharmacology researchers, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies that are › Industrial research and development focused on drug discovery and synthesizing new medicines. › Experimental researcher The Medicinal Chemistry program at Waterloo provides › Government agencies you with the opportunity to learn about all aspects of › Drug development and formulation drug design, with the option of focusing on a specific discipline within medicinal chemistry, be it organic synthesis, computer modelling, or biochemistry. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Member of the Chemical Institute of Canada (MCIC) requirements are fulfilled uwaterloo.ca/science with a degree in this major Available in the CO-OP stream of CHOOSING THE RIGHT study only PROGRAM FOR YOUR GOALS Drug therapy can be divided into two knowledge groups: MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY PHARMACY ››The design, organization, and development The study of drug interaction of chemical compounds for use as drugs. It is with living systems, as well as Apply via the at the interface of a variety of fields including the importance of patient care, PHYSICAL SCIENCES synthetic organic chemistry, biochemistry, communication, and comprehensive entry program on computational chemistry, and pharmacology. medication management. OUAC, selecting
Although these two disciplines overlap, please note that we do not recommend the MEDICINAL Medicinal Chemistry program as a path to the Doctor of Pharmacy degree program. CHEMISTRY Medicinal Chemistry discovers and develops medications, Pharmacy ensures the safety as the major and effectiveness of the medication with patients.
DISCOVERY NEVER ENDS SKILLS ATTAINED WITHIN THIS MAJOR CHEM 383 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY › Synthetic organic chemistry skills This course focuses on the drug › Ability to design and execute on scientific discovery process and drug synthesis – experiments safely and accurately A NATURAL providing students with a comprehensive › Analytical skills needed to identify SCIENCE understanding of enzymes, receptors, organic compounds Many hit and lead discovery, metabolism, › Ability to analyze scientific and technical data pharmaceuticals and other topics that will be of interest › Problem solving, critical thinking, and time come from natural to those wanting to work in the management skills sources, like plants. pharmaceutical industry. The rosy periwinkle FLIPPING THE LABS plant, found in CHEM 382L ADVANCED ORGANIC Advanced and highly specialized SYNTHESIS LABORATORY Madagascar, is used industry-level laboratories await those to cure leukemia in This laboratory course was specifically who choose Medicinal Chemistry. some patients. designed for Medicinal Chemistry They are not just state-of-the-art, but the students. Students will learn advanced teaching methods are forward-thinking synthetic techniques and analytical as well – challenging students to design procedures that prepare them for their own experiments, to learn research positions in industry or from their failures, and become of new drugs get past academia. Throughout the term, more confident researchers. the clinical trial phase students will devise synthetic methods 5% and have opportunities to test their methods in the laboratory. people needed, along with about 12-15 years, to bring a new drug 1,000+ from concept to market YEAR 1 (FALL) YEAR 1 (WINTER)
BIOL 130 Introductory CHEM 125/125L Chemical Reactions, Equilibria Cell Biology and Kinetics/Lab CHEM 121/121L Physical CHEM 140 Introduction to Scientific Calculations and Chemical Properties of Matter/Lab MATH 128 Calculus 2 for the Sciences ENGL/SPCOM 193 PHYS 112/112L Physics 2/Lab Communication in or PHYS 122/122L Waves, Electricity and Magnetism/Lab the Sciences 1 Elective COURSE MATH 127 Calculus 1 YEAR 2 for the Sciences CHEM 200 Introduction to Laboratory Techniques PHYS 111/111L Physics 1/Lab or PHYS 121/121L CHEM 212 Structure and Bonding OUTLINE Mechanics/Lab CHEM 220/220L Intro Analytical Chemistry/Lab CHEM 221 Multi-Component Analysis CHEM 224L Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory CHEM 233 Fundamentals of Biochemistry SAMPLE FIRST-TERM SCHEDULE Labs CHEM 240 Mathematical Methods for Chemistry MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY CHEM 250L Physical Chemistry Laboratory 1 CHEM 254 Introductory Chemical Thermodynamics CHEM 264 Organic Chemistry 1 Science Chemistry 3 hrs Communications CHEM 265/265L Organic Chemistry 2/Lab 3 hrs 1 Elective
YEAR 3 Physics Physics Physics 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr CHEM 310 Transition Element Compounds Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry and Inorganic Materials 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr CHEM 313L Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 1 Calculus Calculus Calculus 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr CHEM 331 Fundamentals of Metabolism 1 CHEM 340 Introductory Computational Chemistry Physics CHEM 350 Chemical Kinetics Biology Biology 3 hrs Biology 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr CHEM 360/360L Organic Chemistry 3/Lab CHEM 381 Bioorganic Chemistry CHEM 382L Advanced Organic Synthesis Lab CHEM 383 Medicinal Chemistry 1 Elective
YEAR 4 PLEASE RECYCLE C017774 CHEM 464 Spectroscopy in Organic Chemistry CHEM 494A Research Project CHEM 494B Research Project EDITORIAL L. LOUGHRAN Course outline and schedule are subject to change at any time. 6 Electives ugradcalendar.uwaterloo.ca/group/uwaterloo-faculty-of-science
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