Medicinal chemistry is a chemistry-based discipline, involving aspects of biological, medical, and pharmaceutical sciences. It involves the application of chemical research techniques for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals. It is always geared toward drug discovery and development. Medicinal chemists apply their chemistry training to the process of designing and synthesizing new pharmaceutical candidates. Medicinal chemists who are engaged in drug discovery are part of interdisciplinary teams. 

Four things to know about the department of medicinal chemistry;

1. Medicinal chemistry is a Chemistry-based discipline, involving aspects of biological, medical and pharmaceutical sciences. It involves the application of chemical research techniques for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.
2. Medicinal chemistry is almost always geared toward drug discovery and development.
3. Medicinal chemists apply their chemistry training to the process of designing and synthesizing new pharmaceutical candidates.
4. Medicinal chemists who are engaged in drug discovery are part of interdisciplinary teams. Understand not only the field of organic chemistry, but also a range of other disciplines to anticipate problems and interpret developments to help move the project forward.

Laboratory

We have a specialized laboratory for computer-aided drug design provided with an internationally well-established program. This program is known as Molecular Operating Environment (MOE) affords essential topics in drug design for undergraduate students as well as highly sophisticated methods for research activities. Through this facility the department succeeded in arrangement of several national and international training workshops in the field of drug design. Moreover, several studies have been done which enables the publication of research results in highly ranked journals.

Contact us

E-mail: Phrm_head_mech@aun.edu.eg