Medicinal and Biological Chemistry is concerned with understanding biological mechanisms and processes at the level of the atoms and molecules involved. In doing so, alongside the tools of synthetic chemistry and genetic manipulation, we can design and deliver pharmaceutical interventions.

You will learn how breakthroughs in the understanding of the molecular basis of diseases are being combined with cross-disciplinary advances in:

chemistry
biology
nanotechnology
In addition, you will understand how these advances are helping to create new generations of innovative therapeutics.

The programme teaches a thorough understanding of the diverse range of molecules and macromolecules needed to build a living organism, including their:

structures
properties
syntheses (in the lab and in vivo)