In 2009, the Keck Science Department at Claremont McKenna College was awarded a grant from the Fletcher-Jones Foundation to promote the development of innovative science courses for non-majors. Through this grant, a course entitled �The Science and Business of Medicinal Chemistry� was developed to provide students with an in-depth perspective into the pharmaceutical industry. A lecture course with a laboratory component, topics discussed included an introduction to the basic concepts of medicinal chemistry and the methods of biochemical analysis, such as: drug discovery, development, and commercialization; a discussion of chemical bonding and the organic functional groups found in drug molecules; and an examination of the physiochemical properties related to drug action. Student scientific literacy of the public policy debates surrounding the pharmaceutical industry and the commercialization of science was enhanced through class discussions and group-based projects. The details of this course, its implementation and assessment will be discussed.

The Science and Business of Medicinal Chemistry: A science course for undergraduate nonmajors

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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