AT 9-001_FA21: Course Alias: at9-1-fa@eckerd.edu
Approximately 75% of our top 150 pharmaceuticals are actually derived from molecules found in plants, fungi, bacteria, and animals; those molecules are commonly called natural products. This class will explore how these natural products are extracted, how they are sometime modified or synthesized in labs, and, perhaps most importantly, how they act therapeutically to alleviate diseases and conditions. Learning about the potential medicinal properties that exist in plants will help students in this class gain a better understanding of what they hear in media and social settings about pharmaceuticals. We will read, watch, and hear from some important people leading the field of natural product drug development and gain a working knowledge of the drug discovery and development process that ultimately brings these natural products to market for the people who need them.
Approximately 75% of our top 150 pharmaceuticals are actually derived from molecules found in plants, fungi, bacteria, and animals; those molecules are commonly called natural products. This class will explore how these natural products are extracted, how they are sometime modified or synthesized in labs, and, perhaps most importantly, how they act therapeutically to alleviate diseases and conditions. Learning about the potential medicinal properties that exist in plants will help students in this class gain a better understanding of what they hear in media and social settings about pharmaceuticals. We will read, watch, and hear from some important people leading the field of natural product drug development and gain a working knowledge of the drug discovery and development process that ultimately brings these natural products to market for the people who need them.
- Profesor: Jalisa Ferguson