📚 Syllabus & Course Curriculum
Drug Discovery & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Module-by-module breakdown of Introduction to Computational Drug Discovery, from foundations to a certified capstone project.
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What is Computational Drug Discovery? • Role of Computational Approaches in Modern Drug Development • Applications in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research • Overview of the Drug Discovery Process (Target Identification to Clinical Trials)
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Introduction to Drug Targets (Proteins, Enzymes, Receptors) • Bioinformatics Tools for Target Identification • Databases for Drug Discovery (e.g., Protein Data Bank, DrugBank) • Basic Concepts of Protein-Ligand Interactions
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What is Virtual Screening? • Introduction to Molecular Docking Simulations • Screening Chemical Libraries for Potential Drug Candidates • Docking Algorithms and Scoring Functions
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Hit Identification and Lead Optimization • Structure-Based Drug Design (SBDD) vs Ligand-Based Drug Design (LBDD) • Computational Methods in Drug Optimization • Case Studies of Drug Design in Practice
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Emerging Trends in Computational Drug Discovery • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Drug Design • Career Opportunities in Computational Biology, Drug Discovery, and Bioinformatics • Mini Learning Activity / Concept-Based Practice
Earn government-registered certification in Introduction to Computational Drug Discovery
e-Certificate and e-Marksheet issued on successful completion.
