Welcome to the course blog for Designing Drugs: From Chemistry to Cure.
This is intended to be a place to engage with your fellow students about the course. As you write and respond to each other, keep in mind that you will be working together throughout the semester and possibly through the summer.
Please take a moment to introduce yourself in the comments. Here are a few optional questions to help you get started:
- What is your background?
- What is your career plan?
- Why are you taking this course?
- What topics do you think will be the most interesting?
Designing Drugs: From Chemistry to Cure 
Hi, my name is Kiran and I am in my final year of the BSPS program. I plan on going to pharmacy school after completing my bachelor’s degree because I am interested in becoming a pharmacist. I am taking this course because it is required for me to graduate, but I am also want to learn more about how to design drugs for a certain target. The topics that are the most interesting to me are finding drug targets on proteins and designing a drug based on the protein structure. I am looking forward to a great semester.
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Hello friends! My name is Izzy and I am a senior in the BSPS program. I recently got admitted into the UA College of Pharmacy so I will be starting in August. My plan, for now, is to either get a PharmD/MBA dual degree or specialize in psychiatric pharmacy. I am not 100% sure yet, but I’ll definitely explore my options in pharmacy school. I am taking this course because it is a requirement in the pharmaceutical sciences major. I think all of the topics will be interesting especially because I don’t really know what to expect. I can’t wait to spend this last semester with you all!
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Hi, my name is Nicole. I am a senior in the BSPS program. I was recently accepted to U of A pharmacy school Phoenix campus. I am excited to move to phoenix and work toward my goal of being a pharmacist. I am taking this class to further my education and prepare myself for pharmacy school. I am looking forward to learning about the process of finding a lead molecule and turning it into a drug. I am excited for what this class entails.
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Hi everyone. My name is Ariana and I am a senior in the new BSPS program. I will be starting the PharmD program in the fall. As of right now, my goal is to get my PharmD and become a pharmacist, however, I am thinking about a dual PhD/PharmD degree. The research side of pharmacy is super interesting to me but I am still unsure on what I want to do.
I am taking this course to fulfill the requirement in the BSPS program but also to gain more knowledge on the process of finding a drug target and what it takes to create a new drug. The topics that I am looking forward to the most are mapping out binding pockets of specific targets. I am excited to learn. 🙂
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Hey guys! I’m Sam and I’m a senior in the BSPS major. After graduation, I will be attending the University of Arizona Pharm.D program in Tucson, hoping to specialize in Emergency Medicine Pharmacy, but that might change, so we will see where pharmacy school takes me. I am taking this course to finish off the major class requirements needed for the BSPS degree. I am super excited to explore the in depth process of developing a drug and discovering druggable targets with all of you!
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Hi everyone, I am Samantha ( or feel free to call me Sam) and I am a senior in the BSPS major. I plan to go to pharmacy school here at the U of A after taking a little time off. I am not sure which field of pharmacy that I would like to pursue, and I am still exploring my options. I am taking this course to fulfill my requirements for the BSPS program. One topic that I think I am most excited to learn about is the extensive process of designing a drug in the lab and bringing it out on the market for the patient’s benefit.
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Hello, my name is Leah friends call me Leah, I am a senior in the BSPS major but was interested in veterinary science prior to this. After graduating from pharmacy school I plan to specialize in emergency room pharmacy care however I am open to pursuing other areas of pharmacy. I am taking this course as a requirement to graduate and am very much excited to learn more about drug targets for terminal diseases such as Alzheimers.
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Hi guys! I’m Skylar! I’m also a senior and in May I will be graduating with a BSPS and Physiology degree which I am very excited about. In the fall I will be going to the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy here in Tucson which has been my goal since I came to the UA. I am taking this class as a requirement for the BSPS program but I am excited to learn more about the process in which to find a targeted drug.
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Hi everyone, I’m Christina! I am a senior in the BSPS program with minors in Biochemistry and Spanish. I will be graduating in May and will be going to the UofA College of Pharmacy in Tucson next year. After pharmacy school, I hope to become a pharmacist in emergency medicine or oncology. I am taking this course for my major requirement, but I am excited to see the detailed process of drug discovery that we’ve been studying for a few years now!
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Hi, my name is Alycia and I’m a senior in the BSPS major. I will be attending pharmacy school at the U of A in the fall this year. In the future, I plan on working in the hospital as a pharmacist, however, I am not entirely sure what area of pharmacy I would like to pursue. I am taking this course because it is required in the BSPS program. I am interested in learning about different drug targets, interactions, and drug designs!
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Hello, My name is Lubna Khaleefa and I’m from Baghdad Iraq, I moved to America in 2011. I’m a senior in the BSPS program. I am taking this course because it’s required for the program and because I want to learn more about drugs and drug discovery. I’m taking a year off school so I’m not sure what I’m going to do after, maybe something in the drug discovery. 🙂
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