Lecture 'The concept of photopharmacology'

For whom
Alumni , Business , Employees , Private individuals
When
14-11-2025 from 11:00 to 12:30
Where
Campus Heymans - Faculteitszaal, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Ghent
Language
English
Organizer
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Contact
marie.deventer@ugent.be
Website
https://www.ugent.be/fw/nl/faculteit/description-of-the-activity-location-and-time

Lecture by Prof. Michael Decker, Würzburg University

The concept of photopharmacology is the ability to switch substances using light to change their pharmacological properties.

Photopharmacology is gaining applications in various fields, quite dominantly in the field of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).