Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Science

School

Agriculture Food Sciences Schl

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

1 Lecture hour
2 Practical or Laboratory hours

Prerequisite

BIOL1020, BIOL1030, BIOL1040

Recommended prerequisite

Assessment methods

Draft Project Proposal 10%, Oral Presentation 10%, Final Project Proposal 30% and Final Exam: 50%

Course enquiries

Prof Peer Schenk

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.

Course description

This course focuses on drug discovery from plants (approx. 70% of medicines come from plants) and nutritional aspects (healthy food). It will also cover medicinal plants, traditional plant-based medicine and toxic plants with an emphasis on Australian natives, showcasing the value of plant and metabolic diversity. The course is highly interdisciplinary, covering all aspects from initial screening to translational research and commercialisation. Topics include the selection of plants based on their environment, screening of bioactive compounds with medical or nutritional value, compound isolation, functional characterisation, bioavailability, mode of action, and translational research, including human trials and commercialisation.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile