February 13, 2015
What is Chemical Biology? and
What is Biochemistry?
I extracted the following description from a RSC book, New Frontiers in Chemical Biology
"Chemical biology is an emerging field at the interface between chemistry and biology. It utilises the tools and techniques of chemical synthesis to study and influence biological systems. Recent developments in this area have great potential in addressing the productivity challenges expressed above. For example, chemical biology studies have already led to the identification of novel targets with exciting therapeutic potential and it is clear that the field will prove a key enabler of target discovery in the future. Moreover, the precise synthetic manipulation of biological molecules involved in many chemical biology approaches is now fuelling a new wave of chemically-modified biologics, 'chemologics', with unique properties. In these, and many other ways, chemical biology is a key discipline within 21st century drug discovery and the purpose of this book is to highlight the most important developments. It provides a valuable resource for scientists in academia and industry who are looking to build their knowledge of this hot topic."
You may get more ideas from the following:
Institute of Chemical Biology, Imperial College.
Chemical Biology Graduate @ UC Berkeley
Chemical Biology PHD Program
To review what is biochemistry, try Biochemical Society.
Its booklet describes what is biochemistry:
http://www.biochemistry.org/Portals/0/Education/Docs/Biochem_Booklet_web.pdf
"explore the chemical process that take place inside all living things, from bacteria to plants and animals"
image source: The Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program
