GPCR Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Targeting

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a large protein family of transmembrane receptors vital in dictating cellular responses. GPCRs are involved in many diseases, but are also the target of around half of all modern medicinal drugs.  Shifting Paradigms in G Protein Coupled Receptors takes a look at the way GPCRs are examined today, how they react, how their mutations lead to disease, and the many ways in which they can be screened for compounds that modulate them. Chemists, pharmacologists, and biologists will find essential information in this comprehensive reference.

Annette Gilchrist, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Midwestern Univeristy’s Chicago of Pharmacy, and Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry. Previously, she cofounded and was chief scientific officer for Caden Biosciences, and cofounded and was president of Cue BIOtech, companies committed to GPCR discovery efforts. A life sciences industry consultant and regular speaker at ACS, SBS, DIA, BIO, and CHI conferences, she has twenty-four peer-reviewed publications and four issued patents.