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Drug Hunting: The Science of Making New Medicines Specialization
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Drug Hunting: The Science of Making New Medicines Specialization

Understanding Drug Discovery and Development

Erland Stevens, PhD
W. Ross Tracey, PhD
Douglas S. Auld, PhD

Instructors: Erland Stevens, PhD

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4.9

(82 reviews)

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 month
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • You will learn the science and considerations behind the complex, challenging, and iterative hunt for novel new medicines to address the unmet medical needs of patients. Preclinical topics such as drug targets, molecular libraries, screening, assays, drug optimization, structure-activity relationships, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, safety, and formulation will be covered.

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Specialization - 6 course series

Introduction to Drug Hunting

Course 19 hours4.9 (48 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • The different steps of preclinical drug discovery and clinical trials; introduction to the subject of drug hunting.

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Category: Drug Discovery

Targets, Assays & Screening

Course 28 hours4.8 (10 ratings)

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  • Promising compounds used in the hunt for novel drugs.  Types of assays & methods used to screen molecule libraries.  Methods for hit validation.

Pharmacokinetics

Course 312 hours4.9 (32 ratings)

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Category: Drug Discovery

Preclinical Safety

Course 46 hours5.0 (17 ratings)

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Category: Drug Development

Lead Selection & Optimization

Course 58 hours5.0 (12 ratings)

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Pre-formulation

Course 68 hours4.7 (17 ratings)

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Category: Drug Discovery

Instructors

Erland Stevens, PhD
6 Courses4,109 learners
W. Ross Tracey, PhD
Novartis
6 Courses4,109 learners
Douglas S. Auld, PhD
Novartis
6 Courses4,109 learners

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