Universität Wien

323002 UE Introduction to Experimental Methods in Drug Discovery and Preclinical Drug Development - MPS1 (2019W)

3.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 32 - Pharmazie
Continuous assessment of course work

Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Students enrolled in the Drug Discovery Master study will be contacted and informed about the location and dates for this exercises, which will be performed in parallel to the course 323001-1 VU (see given dates there)


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Students will be given
(i) assignments to select and explain the best assay that would allow them to screen for a drug having activity against a specific target. Students will have 1.5 hours for searching the web resources or available literature and composing a short PowerPoint presentation (10 min). This will be followed by student presentation.
(ii) a (natural based or synthetic) drug for collecting Information from literature as to its source, history of identification, structure-activity relationship, mechanism of action, application, side effects. The students will present their findings the next days as a PP presentation.

Assessment and permitted materials

(i)Argumentation for the chosen assay
(ii) compilation of collected information
Quality of presentation
Participation in the discussions

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

(i) Selected assay and presentation
(ii) scientifically sound presentation, argumentation

Examination topics

Performance and quality of the presentation

Reading list

Literature as given in MPS1 VU (323001)
Handouts

Association in the course directory

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