Aims
The mission of Division VII is to promote pure and applied chemistry in the service of human health and well-being.
Major aspects are the development of therapeutic drugs, the standardization of clinical laboratory methods and the protection of humans from potential harmful substances. All three sectors have seen many new developments in the past 20 years, and Division VII helps IUPAC and the chemical community to keep up with the rapid changes in the health-related areas.
Description
The Division VII has interests ranging from research and training in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery, engineered nanomaterials, emerging problems with the use of ‘designer drugs’, explanatory dictionaries, terminology and nomenclature of properties in clinical laboratory science, advances in immunochemistry and applications to human health among others.
Recent News
John Macor is Awarded the 2020 IUPAC-Richter Prize (22 Jan 2020)
Subcommittees and Commissions
Current Projects
- 2021-012-2-400 - Personal Protective Equipment Disposal for the Future
- 2021-004-2-700 - Gold Book Update of Terms for Chemistry and Human Health
- 2020-020-2-600 - Enhancing capabilities for the mitigation of chemical risk: the dissemination of the Emergency Response Guidebook in Russian-speaking countries
- 2020-017-2-700 - A database of chemical structures and identifiers used in the control of WADA Prohibited Substances
- 2020-019-4-050 - Examples of the introduction of sustainable development as well as green industrial processes for Secondary School Chemistry and Introductory Chemistry
- 2020-016-3-020 - The Gender Gap in Chemistry – Building on the ISC Gender Gap Project
- 2019-018-2-700 - D3 Subcommittee Newsletter
- 2019-026-2-600 - The Environment, Health and Food Safety Impact of Microplastics
- 2019-029-1-600 - Per and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the environment: Information for emerging economies on PFASs analyses in environmental media and their impacts on human health
- 2019-019-2-700 - Impact of Objective Analysis of Clinical Trial Failures on Drug Discovery and Development Processes
- 2019-021-1-700 - Successful Drug Discovery Vol. 5
- 2017-035-2-600 - Human Health Risk Consideration of Nano-enabled Pesticides for Industry and Regulators
- 2017-040-1-700 - Chemistry in the classroom
- 2017-005-3-500 - Analytical chemistry of nanomaterials -- critical evaluation
- 2016-044-2-700 - Online Dynamic NPU Manual
- 2015-019-2-800 - Identifying International Chemical Identifier (InChI) Enhancements -- QR codes and Industry Applications
- 2014-019-1-700 - The emerging problem of Novel Psychoactive Substances
- 2014-017-1-700 - Piloting NPU-SNOMED CT mapping
- 2011-018-1-700 - Human Drug Metabolism Database (hDMdb)
- 2010-035-3-700 - Establishing definitions for non-referenced terms in the NPU terminology
- 2003-044-1-700 - Glossary of terms used in combinatorial chemistry
Meeting Minutes
Activity Reports
- Report 2020, by Prof. Rita Cornelis (pdf 1MB)
- Report 2019, by Prof. Rita Cornelis (pdf 92KB)
- Report 2018, by Prof. Rita Cornelis (pdf 88KB)
- Report 2016 (prepared for Bureau in Montreal) by Dr. Tom Perun (pdf 94 KB)
- Report 2014-2015 (prepared for Council in Busan) by Dr. Tom Perun (pdf 91 KB)
- Report 2013, by Prof. D.M. Templeton (pdf 136 KB)
- Report 2012, by Prof. D.M. Templeton (pdf 237 KB)
- Report 2011, by Prof. D.M. Templeton (pdf 183 KB)
- Report 2010-2011, by Prof. D.M. Templeton (pdf 255 KB)
- Report 2010, by Prof. D.M. Templeton (pdf 226 KB)
Publications
Gerhardt, P., “Medicinal Chemistry in the New Millenium,” Chemistry International, Vol. 24, No. 5, p. 4, September 2002 (PDF)
Ganellin, R., “Accomplishments During the Past Decade and Relationships with Industry,” Chemistry International, Vol. 24, No. 5, p. 8, September 2002 (PDF)
Gerhardt, P., “On the Reality of Virtual Libraries,” Chemistry International, Vol. 24, No. 4, p. 16, July 2002 (PDF)
An Ontology on Property – For Physical, Chemical and Biological Systems, by Dr René Dybkær (2004)
Links to related Organizations
Emeritus Fellows
The Division of Chemistry and Human Health awards the status of Emeritus Fellow to former members of the Division and its erstwhile Commissions and Subcommittees who have made outstanding contributions to IUPAC and, through chemistry, to the health sciences in general. See more