Drug Discovery & Development (BIOT7030)
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
6 Contact hours
Assessment methods
Assignments, oral presentation, end-of-semester examination
Course enquiries
Dr Trent Woodruff
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
Recent developments in lead discovery, natural products, high throughput and high content screening, GLP/GCRP/GMP; dosage formulations, preclinical evaluation of new drug entities, assays and the drug pipeline, clinical evaluation of new drugs, human and animal ethics, registration of novel compounds from these drug discovery processes, licensing. It is strongly recommended that students have a solid background in organic chemistry before enrolling in this course.