This unit follows on from NPU2104 Drug Discovery and Development and examines the modern approaches used to discover and design drug and to bring pharmaceutical products to market. Students will undertake studies in rational structure-based drug design (SBDD) utilizing computational chemistry techniques.

Unit details

Location:
Footscray Park
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
12
Unit code:
NPU3102

Prerequisites

NPU2103 - Organic Synthesis

NPU2104 - Drug Discovery and Development

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. Review pharmaceutical methodology for the design of new drugs;  
  2. Devise appropriate methodology for the design of new drugs;  
  3. Using a representative computational chemistry software package, construct/ model potential drug molecules in terms of their structures and properties; and  
  4. Conceptualize how pharmaceutical products are brought to market.  

Assessment

Assessment type Description Grade
Assignment Selection of topic for investigation and outline of plan for article 10%
Assignment Article on topic of choice (1000 words) 20%
Project Computer-aided drug modelling including i) progress and ii) final assessment 40%
Test Short answer test based on class material and modelling experience (120mins) 30%

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As part of a course

You can choose to study this unit as part of the following courses. Refer to the course page for information on how to structure your course to include this unit.

Course Study as part of
Bachelor of Science Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Discipline Minor

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