SBRI19005U Pharma I - Drug Discovery and Preclinical Development
BRIDGE - Translational Excellence Programme
A two-year postdoctoral fellowship in translational medicine
This course gives an overview of the pre-clinical phase of discovery and development of medical drugs. The participants will be able to communicate professionally with the various specialist groups within the area of drug development.
The topics taught are:
Target evaluation and biopharmaceuticals
Identification of lead structures
Medicinal chemistry: Lead optimization and synthesis
Non-clinical safety
Animal biology and pharmacology
On completion of the course, the participants should be able to:
Knowledge
- Give a comprehensive overview of the pre-clinical phase of discovery and development of medicines
- Identify correct professional terms in drug discovery and pre-clinical development of medicines
- List major steps and elements of the pre-clinical drug development process
- Outline definitions of key concepts and the fundamentals of the major disciplines in drug discovery and pre-clinical development
Skills
- Appraise the integration of the various basic disciplines into the process of discovery and pre-clinical development of medicines
- Analyse the sequence and flow of the various steps in the process of drug discovery and pre-clinical development
Competences
- Liaise with all steps of drug discovery and pre-clinical development
- Identify critical factors and bottlenecks that influence the pre-clinical drug development process
- Promote and state milestones for the progress of the pre-clinical development of a medical product
- Communicate professionally with the various specialist groups within the area of development of medicines
Course literature is published on Absalon.
Course literature includes:
Drug Discovery and Development. Technology in Transition,
2nd edition Humphrey P. Rang, Churchill Livingstone,
978-0443064203.
The Textbook of Pharmaceutical Medicine, 7th edition,
2013. John P. Griffin (Editor), John Posner (Editor), Geoffrey R.
Barker (Editor) Blackwell BMJ Books serves as supplementary
reading.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 20
- Preparation
- 10
- Theory exercises
- 5
- Project work
- 10
- Total
- 45
Automatic registration upon appointment in the Translational Excellence Program
- Credit
- 0 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Continuous assessmentCourse participationAttendance and active participation
- Exam registration requirements
Participants are automatically registered for the Examination upon course registration.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Criteria for exam assesment
Active contribution and course participation according to the BRIDGE Guidelines.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SBRI19005U
- Credit
- 0 ECTS
- Level
- Part Time Master
- Duration
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- See course dates and course programme in Absalon
- Course capacity
- 15 participants
- Course is also available as continuing and professional education
- Study board
- Study Board for the Professionel Master´s Degree Programmes at The Faculty og Health and Medical Science
Contracting department
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Anders Bach (11-637066677475306463656a4275777066306d7730666d)