Approved training courses
The school is designed for graduate and post-doctoral chemists with 1-5 years’ experience in the field of drug research and the intended learning outcome is to give an overview of the key topics of drug design, discovery and early development to enable the participants to acquire the essential skills required to work in this field.
The overall learning outcomes are:
• Develop clear understanding of the basic principles of the drug discovery process.
• Acquire understanding of the principles of the key scientific disciplines of drug discovery and pre-clinical development: pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, molecular biology, computational chemistry, pharmaceutical development, toxicology, medicinal chemistry
• Demonstrate ability to apply key concepts in practical settings: medicinal chemistry design, molecular modelling, data analysis
• Demonstrate understanding of key aspects of drug in-licencing and how to balance and evaluate risks
• Develop in depth understanding of the principles of drug design
The course includes the following topics:
Target Validation
Computational Chemistry
Biological Mechanisms
Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
Screening of New Compounds
Patents
Molecular Biology in Medicinal Chemistry
Exploiting a Chemical Lead
Combinatorial Chemistry and Molecular Diversity
Case Histories of Drug Discovery
Toxicology in Drug Discovery
Pharmaceutical Considerations in Drug Development
Structure-guided Drug Design
Physical Properties and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships
Hints and Tips in Medicinal Chemistry
The school is designed for graduate and post-doctoral chemists with 1-5 years’ experience in drug research. Final year PhD students from pharmaceutical or organic chemistry contemplating a career in drug discovery are also encouraged to attend.
Additional info
Registration includes:
Attendance at all lectures, tutorials and poster sessions
Refreshments throughout the meeting and lunch on each full day
Conference dinner on Thursday 9 June
Accommodation is not included but can be booked when registering.
Holywell Park Conference Centre, Loughborough University
Class/lab
United Kingdom
Loughborough
5 days
£1695.00 GBP (plus VAT)
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