The goal of the Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Major is to cultivate talented individuals with on-site experience who specialize in developing new drugs in creative ways. In this major, students learn theories and core technologies essential to new drug development while conducting research projects on candidate substances for new drugs (to treat cancer, infections, diabetes, etc.) Students are conducting candidate substance discovery research by researching compound molecule designs based on organic chemistry, organic synthesis, optimization through a quantitative-structure activity relationship analysis, and the efficacy screening, mechanisms, pharmacokinetic properties, medicamentous properties and delivery of synthesis compounds.