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.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
A copy of the Spartan Tutorial and User Guide will be loaned to each student for the period of the block.
This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.