Undergraduate Course: Chemical Medicine Level 11 (CHEM11044)
Course Outline
| School | School of Chemistry |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Chemistry |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A course of lectures and a workshop covering applications of chemistry in medicine, with emphasis on pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. The course will engender an appreciation of the importance of structure-activity relationships in modern day drug design and development, cover the design and synthesis of diverse compound libraries, compare rational design vs high throughput screening as routes to drug leads, show how a knowledge of modes and mechanisms of action allows screening and elaboration of leads, engender appreciation of how chemists contribute new molecular entities with applications in diagnostics, drug delivery, biomaterials and tissue engineering.
Either the Level 10 or Level 11 version of this course version of this course (as specified in the degree programme tables) is a compulsory requirement for Year 4/5 students on degrees in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, but can be taken by Year 4/5 students on any Chemistry degree programme.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course students should be able to:
- show an understanding of how the physicochemical properties of drugs relate to their biological properties
- appreciate how the field of chemical biology has impacted the discovery of new therapeutics in terms of enhanced understanding of protein-ligand interactions, new approaches to lead discovery and new methods for drug delivery
- understand how the use of chemoinformatics, virtual screening and docking can impact upon drug design
- describe the biomedical periodic table and the uses of metals in medicine
- describe common routes of administration of drugs and drug delivery systems
- describe common metabolic pathways and how they may be exploited in the design of drugs, prodrugs and soft drugs
- show understanding of rational approaches towards the design of important drugs and the biological implications of such therapeutic agents including the use of enzymes to inhibit protein processing as a concept for the design of new pharmaceuticals
Learning outcomes specific to attainment of a pass at Level 11 include:
- ability to integrate all, or most, of the main areas of the course
- development of original and creative responses to problems and issues within the course
- application of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to issues at the forefront of the subject area
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Assessment Information
| One 3 hour exam |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alison Hulme
Tel: (0131 6)50 4711
Email: Alison.Hulme@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sarah Mcneil
Tel: (0131 6)50 4707
Email: Sarah.F.McNeil@ed.ac.uk |
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