PEC349: Molecular Design

A variety of approaches to the design of molecules will be introduced. Topics: Organic synthesis, biosynthesis, drug design principles, and aspects of nanotechnology. The content of the unit will be of interest to students in wide ranging disciplines where knowledge of molecular design and the behaviour of synthesised molecules in biological systems are relevant. Such disciplines include organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, drug discovery, biological and biomedical sciences, environmental science, forensics, bioprocess engineering, biotechnology and nanoscience.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external
Contact Time	Lectures/workshops: up to 4 hours per week; laboratories: up to 4 hours per week for up to 10 weeks. External: Internet access and compulsory 5 day on-campus laboratory session. Due to the nature of offering this unit students are recommended to seek con
Prerequisites	PEC238 Biological Chemistry. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
Exclusions	Students who have successfully completed PEC349 Biomolecular Design may not enrol in this unit for credit.
School	School of Chemical and Mathematical Sciences
Unit Coordinator	Dr Kate Rowen Position: Lecturer E-mail: K.Rowen@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Physical Sciences Room 2.018 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2090
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Kate Rowen Lecturer (K.Rowen@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2090 Murdoch Campus Physical Sciences Room 2.018 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)   MURDOCH S2: External (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)