Postgraduate Course: Medicinal Chemistry (LISC11054)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
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Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
| Home subject area |
Life Sciences |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/gradschool |
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| Course description |
The key underpinning discipline for any medicinal chemist involved in the discovery of new drugs is a solid grounding in organic synthesis. To this end this course will provide students with the opportunity to expand their knowledge in the field of medicinal chemistry by attendance at core lectures in Industrial Medicinal Chemistry (5 lectures), and Advanced Heterocyclic Chemistry (5 lectures). This training will be augmented by attendance at an additional 10 lectures with options in Structure Based Drug Design (10 lectures), Metals in Medicine (10 lectures), Case Studies in Medicinal Chemistry (10 lectures), Biocatalysis in Synthesis (5 lectures), Molecular Enzymology (5 lectures), Carbohydrates (5 lectures), and Bioinorganic Chemistry (5 lectures). Students will conduct a mini-project in medicinal chemistry; thus acquiring expertise in the hands-on practical research skills required for at least one of the drug discovery techniques listed above.
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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 |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| At the end of this course students should: i.) have a thorough knowledge of medicinal chemistry relevant to their mini-project through attendance at lectures and seminars; and ii.) be able to make a critical appraisal of key material in the literature, accurately reporting the work already done and its significance and hence be able to place their own mini-project in its context. |
Assessment Information
| Students will produce a report at the end of the mini-project for assessment in the form of a scientific paper (no more than 5000 words) to provide practice in accurate and concise writing. The miniproject report should be prepared to high standard. Students will also be asked to include in this report a brief critique, spelling out the strengths and weaknesses of the project design or experimental approach. |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Margarete Heck
Tel: 0131 242 6694
Email: Margarete.Heck@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Marie Manson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3723
Email: Marie.Manson@ed.ac.uk |
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