VETMI 7458

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 15, 2026 7:07PM EDT

VETMI 7458
Drug Discovery and Vaccines: The Process and Parasiticides

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This course is intended to introduce students to foundational principles in the discovery of drugs and vaccines for parasite control, including historic examples. The complexity and resource intensiveness of drug discovery and vaccines will be explored. Drug discovery topics will include basic principles of turning chemistry into a drug, identifying a target, and the complexity of developing a lead molecule into a product. Parasite vaccine topics will include the different categories, general formulation and testing and a critique of some current vaccines. Students will develop a sense of what is required for drug and vaccine development, including pitfalls and challenges.


Enrollment Information Enrollment limited to: Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Veterinary Parasitology program students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  1498 VETMI 7458   LEC 001

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Epe, C

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous