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Medicinal Chemistry

Important Note: This is the archived version of the 2012–2014 Graduate Catalog. The information on these pages was archived on August 22, 2012 and will not be updated as requirement and/or program changes are approved.

Admission Requirements Degree Requirements

Mailing Address:
Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy (MC 781)
833 South Wood Street
Chicago, IL 60612-7231

Campus Location: 539 PHARM
Program Codes: 20FS1454MS (MS); 20FS1454PHD (PhD)
Telephone: (312) 996-7245
Fax: (312) 996-7107

E-mail: medchem@uic.edu, pap4@uic.edu
Web Site: http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Medicinal_Chemistry_and_Pharmacognosy/index.php
Head of the Department: Judy Bolton
Director of Graduate Studies: Pavel A. Petukhov

The Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy offers work leading to degrees in Medicinal Chemistry at both the master’s and doctoral levels. Medicinal chemistry is focused on the discovery and development of biologically active agents with potential therapeutic application. The program is focused on the following areas - Analytical and Chemical Toxicology, Biomedicinal Chemistry, Computational Medicinal Chemistry, Structural Biology, and Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry. Medicinal chemistry also participates in a joint PharmD/PhD program; see the Joint PharmD/PhD information in this section of the catalog. The department also offers a graduate program in Pharmacognosy; consult Pharmacognosy in this section of the catalog for more information on that program.

Admission Requirements

In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, applicants must meet the following program requirements:

Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Requirements

In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:

Master of Science

Doctor of Philosophy

Students applying to the department are encouraged to check the Web site for program updates http://www.uic.edu/pharmacy/depts/Medicinal_Chemistry_and_Pharmacognosy/index.php.