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Applying Pharmacology to Drug Discovery
Dr. Terry Kenakin
The main objective of this course is to give the registrant a good overall understanding of the unique science of pharmacology and how it can describe drug action in system-independent ways. This allows predictions of drug activity in all physiological systems, not only the system where testing is done. Techniques will be described to quantify drug activity in terms of affinity, efficacy, and allosteric function.
Pharmacology is a unique discipline and is critical to drug discovery.
Registrants will learn:
Methods to characterize the three major drug types.
What makes each drug type unique to therapeutic pharmacology?
3. Essential information is needed to characterize a drug's profile aimed at therapy.
Modules:
Week 1 - Fundamentals of Pharmacology
Week 2 - Characterizing Agonists
Week 3 - Characterizing Antagonists
Week 4 - Characterizing Allosteric Modulators
Good to know
Registrations start on December 15th and close on February 2nd.
Classes will be live from Zoom on Thursdays from 10 am to 11:30 am EST.
Sessions will include a 1-hour live lecture plus 30 minutes of Q&A.
Every participant will also get the chance to have a 1:1 meeting with Dr. Kenakin during the four weeks, scheduled according to the professor's availability.
Participants who complete the course will get an online certification signed by the professor and the Dr.GPCR Team.
A splendid time is guaranteed for all.
What others are saying about the courses
Dr. Hoare is very experienced in the field. What came as a pleasant surprise was how didactical and well-thought-out his course was—highly recommended. The really unexpected was that the Q&A sessions reached the highest level—beyond excellent.
I am a convert! I will keep Dr. GPCR and the offered resources in my work sphere
Anonymous
Dr. Hoare's extensive and elaborative explanation of the topics at hand was excellent and very digestible. Thoroughly enjoyed learning from him
Anonymous
Thank you for bringing this course with Dr. Kenakin. I wish Dr. GPCR the best for the sake of promoting more educational opportunities that are sorely needed in the field
Anonymous
Dr. Kenakin is a leading expert in the field. Aside from his vast experience in drug development, not to mention his extensive publication record, Dr. Kenakin is a masterful teacher and communicator.
Anonymous
The content had enough depth to satisfy the hunger for theory while being full of practical knowledge
Anonymous
The course was very practical and easily translatable to experiments that we could do in our own labs. It was clear that Dr. Hoare is very in touch with the technical and human challenges we encounter in our work
Anonymous
The best pharmacology teacher teaming up with the best GPCR community platform to help train and inspire the next generation of scientists. Also super-valuable for those of us learning how to teach pharmacology
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