The medicinal chemistry track encompasses drug development and discovery and prepares you with the means to study the behavior of chemical substances at the molecular level. You will:

• Use computational, biochemical and cell-based screening technologies to identify natural and synthetic compounds with pharmacological activity
• Analyze structure-activity relationships that govern mechanisms of drug action
• Design and test new and existing compounds for pharmacological effect

Your research will be directed toward the identification, synthesis and development of new chemical molecules suitable for biological studies and eventually therapeutic use.

Primary contacts:

Billy W. Day, PhD
Professor,
10017 BST3
Phone: 412-648-9706
bday@pitt.edu

Xiangqun Xie, PhD, MBA
Professor,
10016 BST3
Phone: 412-383-5276
xix15@pitt.edu

Faculty affiliated with the Medicinal Chemistry track:

• Billy W. Day, PhD
• Xiangqun Xie, PhD, MBA
• Barry Gold, PhD
• Alexander Doemling, PhD
• Peter Wipf, PhD