Fall 2026

Introduction to Drug Development

Introduction to the scientific process of drug development from discovery through clinical trials, with a focus on neurological diseases.

offering recorded2 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Ardala KatzfussLeslie Dickmann

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.90 GPA, 93.5% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=51 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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Declared in MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation

  • Declared in MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation
PHMSCI 757 used by

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  • Declared in MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation

Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.90 GPA, 93.5% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=51 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ARDALA KATZFUSS is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LESLIE DICKMANN is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Online Only29 / 400

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=54 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.90 GPA, 93.5% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=51 letter grades).

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Topics

  • History of drug development
  • Drug discovery, preclinical, and clinical activities
  • Development of drugs for neurological diseases

Skills

  • Understanding the scientific process of drug development from discovery through clinical trials
  • Applying drug development knowledge to real-world scenarios and challenges

Grades

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UW–Madison

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PHMSCI 757 · Fall 2026

Introduction to Drug Development

Recorded 2026-09-07
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