This module will teach you the basic principles of the pharmacology of the main protein targets in drug discovery. In addition, you will learn how to measure...

The Biology of Drug Discovery Programmes 1 (MEDC0076)

This module will teach you the basic principles of the pharmacology of the main protein targets in drug discovery. In addition, you will learn how to measure biological data for these targets.

The unique tutorial and practical sections will equip you with good skills in special statistics for biology, and how to measure and interpret the biological data, such as Kd, IC50, etc.

There will be two journal clubs to discuss these topics with specialists.

The questions we are asking:

What is the pharmacology of the main drug targets? How many are there? And what diseases are involved.
 What are the common biological data for drug discovery, especially how to measure them?
 What kind of statistics should be used for these biological data?
 How do we identify the drug targets?

This module is the Term 2 counterpart to the Term 1 module GERM0060.

The areas covered in GERM0060 will not overlap with those in GERM0063, so that interested...

German: Translation from and into English 2 (GERM0063)

This module is the Term 2 counterpart to the Term 1 module GERM0060.

The areas covered in GERM0060 will not overlap with those in GERM0063, so that interested affiliate students who are staying at UCL for the whole academic year can take both modules if they wish. Alternatively, they may take just one; either can be chosen since GERM0060 is not a prerequisite for GERM0063. Likewise, affiliate students joining UCL in term 2 can take GERM0063.

This is an enhanced module in translation from and into German and English. The material used is taken from literary works and journalistic texts, reflecting different styles of writing, and varying linguistic registers. All material can be accessed via Moodle.

CELL CULTURE|VIRAL VECTORS|GENE THERAPY|CELL THERAPY|CELL SEPARATION

The aim of this module is to teach students the basic scientific concepts which underlie cell and gene therapy. The module will introduce aspects of genetics,...