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Professional Certificate in
Drug Discovery and Lead Optimization
DavidsonX

What you will learn

  • Analyze the economic, legal, and regulatory factors that drive pharmaceutical innovation.
  • Understand the progression of clinical trials and interpret data collected at each stage.
  • Apply methods for measuring and quantifying drug-target interactions and biological activity.
  • Master the principles of pharmacokinetics, including ADME properties and PK/PD modeling.
  • Evaluate drug safety using both in vitro and in vivo study approaches.
  • Calculate appropriate first-in-human doses and predict human efficacy from preclinical data.
  • Implement approaches to lead discovery and optimization for improved efficacy and safety.
  • Navigate the role of patents and intellectual property in pharmaceutical development.
  • Identify how regulatory designations can accelerate approval for critical therapies.
  • Apply real-world insights from case studies drawn directly from the pharmaceutical research literature.
Expert instruction
6 skill-building courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
5 months
5 - 9 hours per week
Discounted price: $489.60
Pre-discounted price: $544USD
For the full program experience

Courses in this program

  1. DavidsonX's Drug Discovery and Lead Optimization Professional Certificate

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from Davidson College (DavidsonX)

Erland Stevens
Faculty, Chemistry
Davidson College

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Discounted price: $489.60
Pre-discounted price: $544USD
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