Drug Discovery and Development, Third Edition

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Product Description Drug Discovery and Development, Third Edition presents up-to-date scientific information for maximizing the ability of a multidisciplinary research team to discover and bring new drugs to the marketplace. It explores many scientific advances in new drug discovery and development for areas such as screening technologies, biotechnology approaches, and evaluation of efficacy and safety of drug candidates through preclinical testing. This book also greatly expands the focus on the clinical pharmacology, regulatory, and business aspects of bringing new drugs to the market and offers coverage of essential topics for companies involved in drug development. Historical perspectives and predicted trends are also provided. Features: Highlights emerging scientific fields relevant to drug discovery such as the microbiome, nanotechnology, and cancer immunotherapy; and novel research tools such as CRISPR and DNA-encoded libraries Case study detailing the discovery of the anti-cancer drug, lorlatinib Venture capitalist commentary on trends and best practices in drug discovery and development Comprehensive review of regulations and their impact on drug development, highlighting special populations, orphan drugs, and pharmaceutical compounding Multidiscipline functioning of an Academic Research Enterprise, plus a chapter on Ethical Concerns in Research Contributions by 70+ experts from industry and academia specialists who developed and are practitioners of the science and business   About the Author James John O’Donnell III, MS, PhD is a chemist and research pharmacologist in Chicago. He is Assistant Professor / Pharmacology, Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacology at the Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, IL, as well as the Co-Editor of O’Donnell’s Drug Injury, Fourth Edition (2016). He served as an NIH T32 Training Grant Postdoctoral Fellow in Respiratory Biology at the University of Chicago. He also held a postdoctoral appointment at the Indiana University School of Medicine at South Bend. His medical research principally focused on inflammatory diseases. Additionally, he conducted organometallic chemistry research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Dr. O’Donnell is a member of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, American College of Clinical Pharmacology, and the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology. He has particular interests in the microbiome research, computational research in pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and analytical toxicology. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a Masters Degree in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology from Rush University Medical Center-Chicago. He recently joined the Pharmaconsultant Inc. firm, and consults in drug injury, analytical toxicology, and other related matters. John Somberg MD is Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology and Director of Clinical Pharmacology at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Somberg is the former editor of the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and the Founding Editor of the Journal of Therapeutics. A consultant and reviewer for the FDA, Dr. Somberg also holds patents on new uses for drugs, and operates Academic Pharmaceuticals, a company specializing in the development of new dosage forms and new indications for drugs.   Vincent Idemyor PharmD is a Clinical Professor of Pharmacology with a special interest in Infectious Diseases and HIV Therapy. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Port Hartcourt University in Nigeria, and has extensive international public Health Experiences. Dr. Idemyor received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Minnesota. James T. O’Donnell, Pharm.D., M.S., FCP, ABCP, FACN, R.Ph. is a pharmacologist, pharmacist and nutritionist in