University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

BIOTECH 7001 - Drug Discovery and Development

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: 4310
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 4 hours per week
Restriction: Available to Graduate Certificate & Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology (Biomedical), Master of Biotechnology (Biomedical), Master of Biotechnology (Biomedical) (Advanced) and Master of Biopharmaceutical Engineering students only
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Assumed Knowledge: BIOCHEM 2500 or equivalent
Assessment: Essay, written assignment, tests, and group presentation
Syllabus:

Societies across the world are looking to combat a greater range of human diseases but at the same time contain spiralling healthcare costs. This, together with global competition and increasing regulatory standards, puts enormous pressure on the pharmaceutical industry to discover and develop a greater number of therapeutic candidates even faster and cheaper than ever before. This course develops the key themes in the drug discovery and development pipeline and highlights the multi-disciplinary nature of the research and development process. Topics include: Target identification and validation, Hit discovery, Hit-to-lead optimisation, pre-clinical and clinical testing, regulatory and manufacturing considerations.

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Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4310 Tue 14/03/2023 Thu 23/03/2023 Fri 05/05/2023 Fri 09/06/2023


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
13667 LE01 100 61 28 Feb - 4 Apr Tuesday 1pm - 2pm Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
1 Mar - 5 Apr Wednesday 11am - 12pm Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
25 Apr - 30 May Tuesday 1pm - 2pm Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
26 Apr - 7 Jun Wednesday 11am - 12pm Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
10218 WR01 42 3 2 Mar - 6 Apr Thursday 11am - 1pm Benham, G25, Peter Martin Room
27 Apr - 8 Jun Thursday 11am - 1pm Benham, G25, Peter Martin Room