Drug Discovery Course
What will I learn?
Unlock the secrets behind discovering new drugs with our detailed course, made especially for professionals in the Biological Sciences. Dig deep into medicinal chemistry, looking at chemical synthesis and how structure affects activity. Become a master of the drug discovery journey, from finding the right target to making the best possible lead compound. Improve your skills with ways to analyse data, including using machine learning. Get good at using bioinformatics tools and designing drugs on the computer, with a focus on predicting ADMET and using molecular dynamics. Boost your knowledge of pharmacology and toxicology, making sure you properly understand pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Join us to change your career with useful, top-quality knowledge.
Develop skills
Enhance the growth of the practical skills listed below
Become skilled in chemical synthesis for creating new and innovative drugs.
Analyse Structure-Activity Relationships (SAR) for effective compound development.
Optimise lead compounds to improve how well drugs work.
Use bioinformatics for accurate protein modelling.
Apply machine learning to speed up the drug discovery process.
Suggested summary
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours
Before starting, you can modify the chapters and the workload.
- Select which chapter to commence with
- Add or remove chapters
- Increase or decrease the course workload
Examples of chapters you can include
You’ll be able to generate additional chapters similar to the examples below
This is a free course focused on personal and professional growth. It does not equate to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate qualification, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.