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CH 638 - Special Topics Course on Industrial Chemistry

Time & Location: Spring Term, 2008 - MWF 11 am to noon in Gilbert 324
Instructor: Professor Rich G. Carter

Additional information will be posted soon. Stay tuned....

April 7-11

Dr. Neal Anderson
Anderson's Process Solutions
Jacksonville, OR
(1) Fundamental Differences between Chemical Research in Academia & the Pharmaceutical Industry; (2) Case Studies in the Preparation of Captopril, Fosinopril Sodium, and other APIs; (3) Case Studies in the Preparation of Irbesartan, an Anti-Migraine Candidate, and other APIs
April 21-25 Dr. Rick Poniaszek
Senior Director of Chemical Development
Gilead Sciences
Foster Lake, CA
Process Research and Development, antiviral programs, AIDS candidates, HIV protease inhibitors
May 5-9 Dr. Mike Garst
Vice President of Chemical Sciences
Allergan Inc.
Irvine, CA
(1) Discovery of Lumigan - A Drug for Glaucoma; (2) Next Generation Proton Pump Inhibitors; (3) Recent Adventures in Imidazole Chemistry

May 19-23

Dr. Tae-Seong Kim
Amgen Inc.
Thousand Oaks, CA
(1) A Novel Class of Non-covalent Cathepsins Inhibitors; (2) Structure-based Design of VEGFR2 Inhibitors; (3) Going after Tumor Metastasis:  Discovery of AMG 458
June 2-6
Dr. Kevin Hodgetts
Project Leader
Neurogen Corporation
Branford, CT
(1) The design, synthesis and optimization of novel heterocyclic CRF-1 receptor antagonists for the treatment of depression and anxiety; (2) From arylureas to biarylamides to aminoquinazolines: The evolution of TRPV1 antagonists for the treatment of pain; (3) The discovery of MCH-1 receptor antagonists for the treatment of obesity