Call for papers: 'Pharmaceutical innovation after World War II: from rational drug discovery to biopharmaceuticals'
Pharmaceutical innovation after World War II: from rational drug discovery to biopharmaceuticals’.
The twentieth century has witnessed an
unprecedented advancement of biomedical sciences, especially in drug
discovery and design. After World War II, life-saving pharmaceutical
innovation has materialised primarily through systematic research,
and has consisted of a series of thematic developments that have been
tightly-linked not only to the contemporary technological advances, but
also particularly to the contemporary understanding of human physiology
and pathophysiology.
This Research Topic aims to delineate and
conceptualise pharmaceutical innovation within the twentieth century,
with an emphasis on the post-World War II era, and to highlight its
roots and pathways throughout that period. From the systematic
assessment of botanicals and vital stains to the era of structural
biology and computational modelling, authors are invited to contribute
to the analysis of the historical and scientific details that have
shaped pharmaceutical innovation.
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