Medicinal chemistry Puns

Medicinal inorganic chemistry is an area of medicine that is still new. We are continually learning about the many ways inorganic chemistry can be applied to medicine and advancing the techniques.

So I graduated 4 years ago with a B.S. in chemistry. I was planning on furthering my career by going into PA school, so I got a job as an EMT for a bit, followed by being an ER tech, and currently working in health insurance. The more I worked, the less I wanted to do direct patient care, which I’m happy I found out before I went to PA school. I find myself missing studying chemistry and math based topics and would like to head in that direction as a career. I still like medicine, just not the patient care aspect, so in terms of broad picture I would like to be in some type of medicinal chemistry/research/engineering/statistics position. I know this is pretty vague, but I’m well aware I won’t be getting anywhere with just a B.S. in chemistry, but I would like to flesh out some possible options I have here. My main concern is that I have no real research history, especially in the past 4 years. I am getting older now and would prefer to have a job that could at least pay the bills while I go to school part time. I’m curious about the possibility of any sort of post bacc type programs or something that would let me be more qualified as a chemical engineering candidate or something. I’m also curious about trying to go back to school for statistics, and maybe getting a more broadly applicable degree. I know this is a very open ended question, and I still have a lot to figure out, but I’m wondering if anyone has broken into the engineering field after being out of the game for a while, or if anyone has any ideas for a better pathway to get into a decent career path which would scratch the chemistry/medicine/math itch. Please let me know what other information would help.

Don't give me the "don't do it" - I've seen and am aware of the warnings, but it's my passion and I've decided to pursue it. With that, what steps should I take to ensure I'm not 35 making $50k/yr in an endless postdoc or unable to find a job years after getting a PhD?

I have a BS in chem/bio, good grades and good research experience/letters and expect to be able to get into at least a top 30 org/medchem (advice seems to lean toward not pursuing a medchem PhD, though) program, it's just a matter of lab fit. T5/10 would be difficult but possible, I think. I enjoy teaching and academia is a consideration but not a need.

Basically, I have my own interests in the field (total synthesis, pharmaceutical process chemistry, various chembio-ish fields etc.). But what specific subfields, skills etc. might I look into in order to increase my career success after my PhD? In a perfect world I kno what I'd work on, but I want to give some consideration to employability, income, etc. - you know, the things most people care about who aren't crazy and pursuing an organic PhD.

Hi! If someone is in their final semester of a med chem major, or has the lecture recordings from over the years, would you mind sharing them (e.g., MCHM3001, CHEM2521, CHEM3118) with me?

I would be happy to pay 50 bucks for your help :)) thanks!

please if anyone has this book’s PDF can send me the link or the PDF i’m looking for 8th edition but i can’t find it nowhere. Thank you so much!

Hi I'm going to UOA next year to major in Medicinal Chemistry but I can't seem to find too much about it. Are there any current or past students who can tell me their experience about this major and if they enjoyed it? Also if I find it's not for me, would it be easy to switch majors?

Hey!

I'm applying to PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry/Medicinal chemistry for the Fall 22 term in North America.

TOEFL: 110/120 GRE - Not giving

Currently working in R&D as a research scientist: 1 year exp during time of application

Masters degree: GPA: 3.5/4 from India Published 2 papers and have a master's thesis.

Bachelors degree: GPA: 3.3/4 from India Published one paper and a bachelor's thesis.

I intend to apply to the following colleges:

1. University of Washington
2. University of Illinois, Chicago
3. University of Buffalo
4. University of Michigan
5. University of Toronto
6. University of California, San Francisco

I'd love to know how are my chances in these colleges and any other colleges that you guys think I should apply to.

Thanks for your help!

has anyone taken these classes and can tell me what it’s like?

"You cannot categorize mitragynine as being the same as a classical opioid receptor full agonist like fentanyl, like heroin, like morphine. I think that is something that the FDA continues to ignore in their considerations."

“I think we can all agree that kratom is not innocuous. It’s not to be taken like chocolate. It’s not like gummy bears. It is definitely something that has pharmacological effects, and it should be treated as such.”

https://www.kratomscience.com/2021/06/10/interview-with-dr-oliver-grundmann-professor-of-medicinal-chemistry-and-kratom-researcher-university-of-florida/

I‘m planning to go into the pharmaceutical industry later on, and was wondering how the med chem program is at Waterloo and if it would be a good starting point for this pathway. How is the work load, especially with co-op?

Thanks so much in advance!

Hello everyone, are there any free computational tools that could source for potential small molecule drugs against protein targets in a high throughput fashion? i.e. Using computational models to compare possible small molecule drugs which could target a specific protein. What are commonly used computational tools in medicinal chemistry?

Any input is greatly appreciated!

Hey guys, Just looking for general thoughts about medicinal chemistry! Do you enjoy it? Wish you did something else? Workload is too much?

Literally any info I will take!! Thanks heaps

Hey all, our group has a panel of potent inhibitors we identified from virtual screens and natural sources. They inhibit a cell surface receptor overexpressed in several cancers but not normal tissue. We've seen strong potency in several solid and heme cancers -- we're looking for medicinal chemistry expertise to suggest analogs and work with our in silico team to design better inhibitors. We have a solid pipeline and are a few experiments away from some solid publications. Happy to send over more information and data to any interested parties.

Also please help a brother out and send this to anyone you know who might be interested.

Hey Guys,

I've been trying to do my research but am still a bit confused. What is the difference between getting a PhD in chemistry vs a PhD in medicinal chemistry? I noticed that there are pharmacy schools that offer degrees outside of their usual PharmD degree, specifically a PhD in medicinal chemistry.

Is there a difference between the two: Chemistry PhD vs Medicinal Chemistry PhD?

I apologize for being a noob in advance!

love your work! what a brilliant idea. folding@home is fantastic, AI is the future of drug design. long live banano.

edit: if anyone could tell me when folding points get converted to banano and deposited that would be great, I've been folding most of the day and have 135k points but no banano:(

Medicinal inorganic chemistry is an area of medicine that is still new. We are continually learning about the many ways inorganic chemistry can be applied to medicine and advancing the techniques.

Medicinal inorganic chemistry is an area of medicine that is still new. We are continually learning about the many ways inorganic chemistry can be applied to medicine and advancing the techniques.

Curious

Job opportunities? Postgrad? Content?