This degree programme combines intriguing sciences that can be described as the 'chemistry of life and medicine. With its enormous impact on biology and medicine, Chemical Biology will undoubtedly lead to further discoveries and inventions that will become widely adopted in clinical practice. Consider such Nobel Prize-winning accomplishments as the discovery of penicillin (Fleming, Florey and Chain, Hodgkin) and the determination of the structure of DNA (Watson and Crick).
Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry are fields populated by chemists who have a good understanding of biology at the molecular level. They will be of increasing importance for decades to come to address existing and emerging healthcare problems (for example, cancer, AIDS, TB and avian flu). Chemical biologists and medicinal chemists will develop the next generation of medicines to solve such problems and will have an impact across a wide range of areas, including the development of environmentally friendly approaches to process chemistry. |
These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.
Domestic applicants require passes in six subjects (including two at minimum HC3) including: Irish, English, Mathematics (minimum Grade B3 LC Ordinary Level / D3 LC Higher Level), one laboratory science subject, and two other recognised subjects.
Grade 12 Secondary School Diploma: The minimum for consideration is minimum score of C in six subjects, which includes a minimum of B in two subjects, with English and specific programme requirements. |
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