Department of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry
me·dic·i·nal [muh-dis'-uh-nl] and bi·o·log·i·cal [bahy-uh-loj'-i-kuh l] chem·is·try [kem'-uh-stree]
- The scientific discipline involved with designing, synthesizing and developing pharmaceutical drugs
- The science that involves the invention, discovery, design, identification and preparation of biologically active compounds, the study of their metabolism, the interpretation of their mode of action at the molecular level and the construction of structure-activity relationships
- A chemistry-based discipline involving aspects of biological, medical and pharmaceutical sciences.
About the Department of Medicinal Chemistry
The Department of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry consists of 16 faculty members with a variety of research interests ranging from design and synthesis of drugs directed toward neurotransmitter receptors to the development of novel therapeutics for cancer and AIDS.
The Department is equipped with state-of-the-art computer-assisted instrumentation, including facilities for organic chemical and macromolecular analysis, molecular graphics, and radiochemical imaging. These facilities are available for use by all students involved in graduate research.
Department Chair, Dr. Marcia McInerney
Phone: (419) 530-2902
Fax: (419) 530-7946
Email: mmciner@utnet.utoledo.edu
Chair of the Graduate Program Committee
Dr. Hermann von Grafenstein hermann.grafenstein@utoledo.edu
