33rd Annual ResMed Course: The Residential School on Medicinal Chemistry and Biology in Drug Discovery

ResMed is a week-long graduate/professional-level course providing an accelerated program for medicinal chemists, biologists and other industrial and academic scientists who choose to broaden their knowledge of the drug discovery and development process. The course concentrates on the fundamentals of drug discovery spanning initial target validation through clinical development. The course is taught by distinguished faculty from industry and academia and provides ample opportunity for discussion and networking.

Topics Covered:

Basic Principles of Medicinal Chemistry
Molecular Modeling
Principles of Lead Optimization
Drug Metabolism
Target Identification and Validation
Enzyme Inhibition
Cheminformatics
Preclinical Toxicology
Kinase Inhibitors
G-Protein Coupled Receptors
Fragment-Based Drug Design
Improving Drug Candidates by Design
Drugs Affecting Ion Channels
Epigenetic Targets
Drug-like Properties
Clinical Development
Bioisosteres
Hit-to-Lead Process in Drug Discovery
Protein Binding
Case History Presentations
Pharmacokinetics
Structure-Based Drug Design
Designing Around Toxicophores

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