CHEM 451 Mechanisms of Organic Reactions*, Dr. Paul Smith
Area: Organic Chemistry. Methods used to determine the mechanisms of organic reactions and factors affecting reactivity are discussed, along with a limited survey of specific reaction types and practice using arrow-pushing formalisms.
CHEM 470 Toxicological Chemistry*, Dr. James Fishbein
Areas: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry. Chemical/Biochemical basis of toxin action including activation and protection by metabolism.
CHEM 490 Advanced Medicinal Chemistry*, Dr. Katherine Seley-Radtke
Areas: Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry. Principles of medicinal chemistry, including modern rational approaches to drug design and development will be covered using a literature-based, discussion approach. Topics for discussion may include, for example, issues with various types and classes of drugs, current topics in the literature related to medicinal chemistry and drug design, as well as new approaches and tools for therapeutic uses, and specific case studies.
CHEM 490 Special Topics in Dynamics and Mechanisms, Dr. Bradley Arnold
Area: Physical Chemistry. Discussion of modern experimental methods and theories used to describe chemical kinetics as applied to the elucidation of mechanisms of organic and biochemical reactions.
CHEM 490 Fundamentals of Light Microscopy*, Dr. Minjoung Kyoung
Areas: Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biophysics. In this course, we focus on the principles and applications of how various types of light microscopy can be employed to understand a variety of biological processes and materials.
CHEM 490 Molecular Imaging for Drug Discovery*, Dr. Songon An
Areas: Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Cell Biology. In this class, students will learn how chemistry and biology meet together to provide new insights in basic sciences and, further, how such interdisciplinary approaches are implemented for modern drug discovery platforms for human health.
CHEM 667 Advanced Analytical Methods, Dr. Ryan White
Area: Analytical Chemistry. This course will focus on cutting-edge methods for chemical and biochemical analyses pulled from current literature. The focus of this course will be on providing insight into the fundamentals of each method as well as the molecular information that can be obtained from the various methodologies discussed as well as current cutting edge advances in these areas.
*Approved as an elective for the undergraduate major in Biochemistry
Important Notes
If you enrolled in the B.S. Chemistry Program prior to Fall 2015, you are NOT required to take CHEM420, and must replace CHEM420 with a second advanced elective; you are not required to take CHEM405L, but this can serve as one of your electives.
If you enrolled in the B.S. Chemistry Program in Fall 2015 or later, you are required to take CHEM405L and one advanced elective.
In spring 2018, both CHEM405 and 405L will be offered. In subsequent academic years, CHEM405 will be offered in spring only and CHEM405L will be offered fall only. Because 405 is a pre-requisite for 405L, B.S. Chemistry majors MUST take 405 in the spring of their junior year for on-time graduation.
