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Predicting & Selecting Promising Drug Compounds

BIOL-40219

Learn the process and considerations in predicting and selecting the most promising alternative among various candidate drug compounds. In a very practical way, this course applies the principles taught in previous courses related to the likelihood of positive absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicology/patient safety outcomes of each compound. This course will include the use of in vitro studies utilized to predict in vivo outcomes in both test animals and humans

Course Information

2.00 units
TBD
Notes: A preliminary background in drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics and toxicology is recommended.

Course sessions

Please contact the Science & Technology department at 858-534-3229 or unex-sciencetech@ucsd.edu for information about this course and upcoming sections.