Advanced Drug Discovery & Development I
| Numbering Code | G-PHA02 67001 LJ86 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Irregular, year-round | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | 1st to 3rd year doctoral students | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | ||
| Instructor name | Instructors of Bioinformatics and Chemical Genomics Dept. (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
Academic supervisors and visiting lecturers from pharmaceutical companies will give lectures on the latest, most advanced and specialist topics related to project planning, project management, and general IST within pharmaceutical IT businesses in drug discovery projects. Foreign lecturers will occasionally be asked to give lectures or partake in research presentations and discussions in order to cultivate students' English communication skills and international approach. Through special lectures, this course aims to equip students with important knowledge about various areas of pioneering research in the interdisciplinary fusion field of life sciences and information science; the course also aims to equip students with the applied foundations they will need in drug discovery. |
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| Course Goals | To acquire important knowledge about the various areas of pioneering research in the interdisciplinary fusion field of life sciences and information science, and establish the applied foundations necessary for drug discovery. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
Each of the following subjects is anticipated to account for 2 weeks of classes: 1. State and prospects of pharmaceutical sciences research and education in graduate schools 2. Latest reaction and synthesis in organic compounds 3. Latest information in natural products chemistry, Chinese herbal medicines, and crude drugs 4. Recent chemical biology research in drug discovery research 5. Latest in chiral technologies and green chemistry 6. Latest process chemistry in drug discovery research 7. Foundations of information technology 8. Overview of research in medicine and pharmaceutical sciences regarding statistical science and knowledge science 9. Overview of research in medicine and pharmaceutical sciences regarding intellectual property and business models 10. Overview of research in medicine and pharmaceutical sciences of IT businesses through calculation exercises 11. Genomic drug discovery sciences and pharmacological genomics 12. Genomic drug discovery sciences and personalized medicine 13. State of clinical research and themes in medical practice 14. State and prospects of drug discovery project research in pharmaceutical companies 15. Discussion |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Students will be comprehensively evaluated based on attendance and subject reports assigned based on class content. | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students should prepare in advance and thoroughly review each class, aiming to be familiar with cutting-edge knowledge and aiming to establish a foundation for research activity skills. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Others; printouts will be distributed where appropriate. | ||
| References, etc. |
Inshiriko Souyaku Kagaku: Genomu Jouhou kara Souyaku he, (Kyoto Hirokawa Shoten). Academic journals in the fields of chemistry, biology, and information science, including Nature, Cell, Science, J. Am. Chem. Soc. Others, may be specified according to class content. |
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