Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Science

School

Agriculture Food Sciences Schl

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

2L 2P

Incompatible

AGRC3037

Prerequisite

BIOL1020, BIOL1030, BIOL1040

Recommended prerequisite

AGRC1040

Assessment methods

Draft Project Proposal

Oral Presentation

Final Project Proposal

Final Examination

Course enquiries

Professor 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, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile