About This Major
A program that focuses on the scientific study of biologically active compounds found in naturally occurring sources such as plants, animals, and microbes and their use and/or modification as medicinal substances. Includes instruction in medicinal chemistry, organic medicinals, pharmacological therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, molecular biology, structural chemistry, enzymes, nucleic acids, economic botany, ethnobotany, bioprospecting, bioassay, compound identification and isolation, mass spectrometry, and analytical instrumentation and techniques.
Program Examples
- Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy (MS)
- Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy (PhD)
At a Glance
- CIP Code
- 51.2005
- CIP Family
- 51
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