Medicinal Chemistry Kaunas University of Technology

Overview

The scope of the Medicinal Chemistry at Kaunas University of Technology  is preparation of qualified, motivated and creative specialists, who have deep knowledge of chemistry and research skills, are able to formulate and solve the issues of medicinal chemistry science and pharmaceutical industry, seeking to work at the high tech scientific and industrial companies, which produce and supply pharmaceutical preparations, or to continue their education in doctoral studies.

Career opportunities

Student’s skills:

• Able to formulate a research hypothesis, objective, problem, tasks, to select the appropriate methods for implementation of the tasks, to analyse and summarise the obtained research results, to formulate conclusions and to plan further research;

• Able to identify types of interaction between biological molecules–targets and medicines;

• Able to conduct metabolic analysis of medicinal substances according to the compounds chemical structure;

• Able to apply principles of good laboratory practice and present his/her work results orally and in writing.

You may become:

• Medical and pharmaceutical manager;

• Chemist;

• Chemical engineer;

• Technology and production engineer.