DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT
DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2021/2022 | 4 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Andrea Duranti | Any working day (it is advisable to make an appointment by email) |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course is finalized to examine the problems encountered and the strategies adopted to obtain a new drug. To achieve this aim, general information and specific examples will be given, considering the various steps that, starting from an original idea, lead to the realization of a new therapeutic agent and to the approval of the medicinal product that contains it.
Program
1. Drug discovery and development: an overview
2. CNS drug discovery: From the discovery of safinamide to the current research paradigm
3. Critical analysis of the errors reported in scientific articles of pharmaceutical interest
4. The Covid-19 pandemic: causes, social impact, preventive interventions and pharmacological treatments
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
At the end of the formative activity related to the discipline, the student is supposed to know and understand the problems related to drug discovery and development. Through the expertise acquired, the student will be able to develop critical skills, independence of judgment and communication skills that allow him/her to produce reasoning on the topics covered.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lessons will be developed through general information and the analysis of studies published in scientific journals/reports relevant to the topic of the course, and the participation of field experts, which will pass on their specific experience to the students.
- Course books
There are no textbooks but the material for the study is the one uploaded to the Moodle platform.
- Assessment
Verification of learning will be carried out through a structured test with multiple choice and true/false quizzes.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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