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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
With the Drug Discovery & Medicinal Chemistry course, candidates can get a deep insight into the drug development industry & various crucial intricacies involved in the overall funnel of drug development. The course, strictly designed to stick to crucial case studies, ensures that the learners can thoroughly and swiftly apply all the theoretical knowledge being shared in the lectures throughout the course delivery.
Drug Discovery & Medicinal Chemistry certification course empowers the candidates with the ability to interpret & predict structural changes in a molecule to influence half-life & how its addition to a specific drug affects the concerned patient. Course takers will also be able to understand how to improve various properties of a drug to achieve maximum efficiency & minimum toxicity by tweaking their chemical composition & various other factors/processes. The self-paced versions of the course have limited accessibility during the audit mode whereas the verified mode has unlimited access.
The Highlights
- Free course enrolment
- Relevant course handouts
- Certification by edX
- Introductory level course
- An extensive course extending up to 5 weeks
- A weekly effort of 5-7 hours is required
- In association with Davidson College
Programme Offerings
- video lectures
- Graded Assignments
- Case Studies
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 9994 | yes | Davidson College, Davidson |
The fee structure for the Drug Discovery & Medicinal Chemistry course is as follows:
The course enrollment is possible without any payment.
edX certification for the course is priced at Rs. 9,994 .
Tax charges might be excluded.
Fee category | Amount in Rupees |
Certification fee | 9,994 |
Eligibility Criteria
Education
Candidates pursuing this course ought to have the basic knowledge of – high school algebra (i.e. logarithmic & exponential functions), biology (i.e. general anatomy & basic cell structure), general chemistry (i.e. equilibrium & intermolecular forces) & introductory knowledge of organic chemistry (i.e. functional group recognition and line-angle structures).
Certification Qualifying Details
The candidates who opt for ‘Verified track’ by doing the required payment & succeed in securing at least 50% in the test conducted at the end of the course, shall be eligible for Drug Discovery & Medicinal Chemistry certification by edX.
What you will learn
With the Drug Discovery & Medicinal Chemistry course:
- Candidates get to develop the skills required to assess literature reports concerning drug development.
- Candidates will understand how to prioritize the molecules which are weakly active as potential drug candidates.
- Course takers will get to understand how to tweak various properties of drugs.
- Candidates will thoroughly learn how to reduce toxicity during the medication of a drug.
- Candidates will also learn how to achieve maximum efficiency through a specific chemical composition.
- Candidates will be able to determine factors that generally affect the drug flow through the body.
- Course takers will be able to interpret the drug dosage necessary for various scenarios.
- Candidates will be able to better understand the border between a patent and a generic drug.
- Course takers will also be eventually able to formulate steps for drug discovery.
- Candidates will be able to predict structural changes affecting the drug implementation.
Who it is for
The Drug Discovery & Medicinal Chemistry course is strongly recommended for:
- Any individual is interested in drug development.
- Anyone particularly interested in the practices of medicinal chemistry.
Admission Details
The admission procedure for the Drug Discovery & Medicinal Chemistry course is very easy. The candidates opting ‘verified track’ are required to keep their billing details & payment method ready & near them.
Candidates may follow the mentioned steps:
Step 1: Candidates are required to visit the URL of the course: https://www.edx.org/learn/drugs/davidson-college-drug-discovery-medicinal-chemistry
Step 2: Candidates need to create an account/sign-in on the edX website.
Step 3: After logging in, candidates are required to click on ‘enrol’.
Step 4: Candidates are required to choose their suitable approach from ‘audit access’ & ‘verified track’.
Step 5: After payment, the candidates will have the access to the course.
The Syllabus
- Welcome materials
- Pre-test
- Survey
- Welcome to module 1
- Pre-clinical research
- Selecting a disease
- Drug costs & failure
- Clinical trials & approvals
- Intellectual property
- Module review
- Welcome to module 2
- Enzymes & inhibitors
- Proteins structure
- Potency & binding
- Receptors & ligands
- Efficacy
- Module review
- Welcome to module 4
- Finding hits
- Structure-activity relationships
- Lead selection
- Toxicity
- ADME optimization
- Module review
- Welcome to module 5
- Case study 1
- Case study 2
- Welcome to module 6
- Post-test
- Survey
- Farewell video
Instructors
Davidson College, Davidson Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
A basic grasp of high school biology (i.e. general anatomy knowledge & basic cell structure) is recommended.
A weekly input of 5-7 hours per week is suggested for maximum learning.
No activity related to this course shall be held offline.
This course is taught by Prof. Erland Stevens (Faculty, Chemistry, Davidson college).
Every edX course is provided with a limited window of audit access. Candidates are suggested to regularly keep an eye on the course schedule.
The course doesn’t have any exclusive technical prerequisites.
Whole course content is posted for a self-paced basis.
Any individual having a genuine interest in the field of Medicinal chemistry & drug development can freely opt for this course.
The course thoroughly includes various regulatory agencies, regulations & ethical procedures for the drug development & selection.
Precise case based-studies are a part of the Drug Discovery & Medicinal Chemistry course, which provide a first-hand experience to the candidates.