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Learn the Drug Dicovery and Development Process

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the process of drug discovery and development. Students will gain an understanding of the key stages involved in bringing a new drug to market, from initial target identification through to clinical trials and regulatory approval. Students will begin with the end in mind by reviewing a package insert for a drug (small molecule, biologic, gene therapy).

By the end of this course, students will be able to: 

  • Understand the modern drug dicovery and development process
  • Understand how drug targets are chosedn and evaluated 
  • Be familiar with the four major drug modalities: small molecules, biologics, nucleic acids, and cell therapies 
  • Understand the clinical trials process and how it is conducted 

Course Number: BIOL-40379
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
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