UMass Amherst
   Chem/Biochem 597A: Drug Design Spring 09
T&Th 1:00pm
ISB 321

Instructors:   Lila M. Gierasch (gierasch@biochem.umass.edu, 1224 Lederle Tower, 5-6094)
  Scott C. Garman (garman@biochem.umass.edu, 1021K Lederle Tower, 7-4488)

Today is
Glossary

 

Date Topic Notes

Reading:

required and optional

  Introductory material Course_Syllabus
Instructions for Final Paper
Drug design glossary;
Petsko and Ringe
   (from UMass sites only)
T Jan 27 LMG: Introduction to course; Drug discovery timeline part 1 Lecture1 pdf Drug discovery tutorial;
DrugResearcher.com
Th Jan 29 LMG: Introduction to protein-ligand binding Lecture2 pdf

Drug discovery tutorial;
   (up to Lead Opt/Med Chem)

Petsko and Ringe
   1.4, 1.9, 1.12, 1.14, 1.15,

   2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 3.0-3.6

T Feb 3 LMG: Physical methods in drug discovery Lecture3 pdf

Petsko and Ringe
   5.1-5.3

Lim, Mayer, & Pawson
   (update to Petsko & Ringe)
   3.0-3.7, 3.10, 3.8-3.9
Fluorescence html;
Cooper SPR pdf;

Freire ITC pdf;
Blundell X-ray pdf;
Giralt NMR pdf;
Pellecchia NMR pdf
   (or .doc version)

Th Feb 5 SCG: Drug discovery timeline part 2: Lead optimization to clinical trials Lecture4 pdf Drug discovery tutorial;
   (from Lead Opt/Med Chem)
Phase 1 mishap html;
Phase 3 withdrawal html
;
ClinicalTrials.gov
T Feb 10 SCG: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics Lecture5 pdf Goodman chapt1 pdf;
Th Feb 12 SCG: Introduction to transmembrane receptors Lecture6 pdf SSprang G prot primer pdf;
Fillmore_GPCR_2004 pdf;
Kroeze GPCR pdf
T Feb 17 Quiz   Practice Quiz
Th Feb 19 Preston Hensley, Consultant: Drug Discovery Challenges Hensley pdf Pharma Report pdf
T Feb 24 Discussion: Drug discovery pipeline    
Th Feb 26 Jean Lachowicz, Schering Plough Research Institute: GPCRs as Drug Targets Lachowicz pdf
Lachowicz_all pdf
Rodent learning pdf;
GPCR structures 2009 pdf
T Mar 3 Discussion: GPCRs    
Th Mar 5 Angela Cacace, Bristol-Myers Squibb: High Throughput Screening

Cacace pdf

HTS history pdf;
HTS stats pdf;
HTS assays pdf
T Mar 10 Discussion: HTS    
Th Mar 12 Chris Lipinski, Melior Discovery: Reducing Lead Time Lipinski pdf Chemical space pdf;
Network pharmacology pdf;
Drug target numbers pdf;
Outsourcing pdf;
Lipinski profile;
Lipinski laureation;
  Spring Break    
T Mar 24 Discussion: Lead Time    
Th Mar 26 Field Trip to Vertex Pharmaceuticals Directions to Vertex pdf;
Vertex schedule pdf
 
T Mar 31 Discussion: Field Trip    
Th Apr 2 Jonathan Greer, Abbott: Structure-Based Drug Design   Fragment based DD pdf
T Apr 7 Discussion: Structure-based drug design    
Th Apr 9 Pat Walters, Vertex: Combinatorial Libraries Walters pdf Virtual screening pdf;
Chemical libraries pdf
T Apr 14 Discussion: Combinatorial libraries, computational chem    
Th Apr 16 Joanna Swain, Adnexus: Protein Pharmaceuticals Swain preview pdf Alternate scaffolds pdf;
Screening libraries pdf
T Apr 21 No Class: Monday class schedule    
Th Apr 23 Discussion: Biologicals    
T Apr 28 John Talley, Ironwood Pharma: Discovery and Development of COX-2 Inhibitors Talley_2008 pdf;
Talley_pdf

NSAIDs and NO pdf;
NSAIDs and NO 2 pdf;
Celecoxib cardio pdf;
Ulcer study pdf;
Celebrex clinical trial pdf;
Binding studies pdf;
Myocardial infarct pdf;
Cardio risk pdf;
Breast cancer pdf;
Cox2 safety pdf;
Forbes profile;
Whitehead story

Th Apr 30 Discussion: Cox-2 inhibitors    
T May 5 Stewart Fisher, Astra Zeneca: Identifying New Antibacterial Agents Fisher pdf MurI pdf;
MurI review pdf
Th May 7 Discussion: Antibacterials    
T May 12 Wrap up;
Papers due
   

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