Undergraduate Course: Drug Discovery (BICH10016)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Biological Sciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Biochemistry |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Pharmaceutical drugs have traditionally developed from herbal remedies or from the random screening for beneficial effects of natural or synthetic chemicals. We now have a detailed understanding of many diseases at a molecular level. The aim of this course is to explain how we can use the structure and function of proteins involved in a disease to design new potential drug molecules. There are now over ten examples of drugs which are now in the clinic which have been devised and developed using this so called 'Rational Drug Design' approach. Some better known examples will be discussed including inhibitors for HIV-protease (AIDS), neuraminidase (influenza), thrombin (thrombosis) and collagenase (degenerative diseases). We will also look at some of the computer-graphics methods used to design and model potential inhibitor ligands into the binding pockets of target proteins. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Notepads |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 3 (Sem 2), Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-6 | | | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-6 | | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Increased understanding of Biological processes. Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later. |
Assessment Information
| Essay |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Paul Mclaughlin
Tel: (0131 6)50 7060
Email: paul.mclaughlin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Vicky Mactaggart
Tel: (0131 6)51 7052
Email: Vicky.Mactaggart@ed.ac.uk |
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