Pharmaceutical chemistry is a field of chemistry that studies organic chemistry (molecules and compounds) in conjunction with structural and chemical biology and pharmacology in order to develop pharmaceutical drugs and therapies. The design (drug design) and synthesis of physiologically active compounds is the focus of pharmaceutical (medicinal) chemistry. The goal is to obtain new chemical molecules that can be used to find new pharmaceuticals or to improve existing drug structures, hence expanding the chemical drug portfolio. The introduction of molecular biology changed pharmacokinetics (the study of how a drug and its metabolites behave in the body) and pharmacodynamics (the study of how a drug and its metabolites behave in the body). The development of computer techniques and approaches in molecular modelling approaches, as well as advances in analytical evaluation of new molecules, have all considerably broadened the reach and use of pharmaceutical chemistry, allowing for the development of a wider array of innovative drugs with new therapeutic potential.
Title : The design and development of isoform-selective inhibitors of Hsp90
Brian Blagg, University of Notre Dame, United States
Title : Stroboscopic flashes on the netherworld
Pier Giorgio Righetti, Milan Polytechnic, Italy
Title : Novel therapeutics for common and devastating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Yong Xiao Wang, Albany Medical College, United States
Title : Theoretical modeling in organic nanophotonic
Alexander Bagaturyants, Russian Academy of Science, Russian Federation
Title : Transfer of chirality: From supramolecular chirality to intrinsic chirality and vice versa
Gerard Coquerel, University of Rouen Normandy, France
Title : Distal functionalization via transition metal catalysis
Haibo Ge, Texas Tech University, United States