Postgraduate Course: Druggable Systems (PGBI11067)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | **Online Distance Learning Course**
Some targets are more likely to have a successful drug developed against them than others. In Next Generation Drug Discovery, drug targets are likely to be chosen on a more rationale basis. This course will introduce some targets to which successful drugs have been developed and will compare these with failures. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to:
&ˇ Acquire advanced knowledge of the structural characteristics of successful drug binding sites;
&ˇ Appreciate the kinetic characteristics of successful drug targets;
&ˇ Gauge the characteristics of protein&Šs place in a pathway, or system of interacting proteins, for its likelihood to be a good drug target.
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Assessment Information
50% = Group Assessment (including maximum 20% variation for Peer Assessment of contribution)
50% = Electronic Portfolio (comprising of learning log and contribution to skills profile)
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Linda Gilmore
Tel: (0131 6)50 7047
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Course secretary | Miss Vicky Mactaggart
Tel: (0131 6)51 7052
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