Research in the organic chemistry has, as its major theme, the synthesis of medicinally important compounds. The design of new drugs necessarily implies an understanding of the mechanism involved, and this has also led to new research avenues involving biomimetic systems, host-guest chemistry, and the synthesis of enzyme mimics. Dysfunction in intercellular and intracellular communication pathways underlies the pathophysiology behind numerous disease conditions.

see also: biological, chemistry, organic, research