Drug Discovery and Development: Multidisciplinary Science for Next Generation Therapeutics

Imperial College London Faculty of Natural Sciences

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Full time September MRes 1 year full-time

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About the course

Gain a deeper understanding of the current global state of drug discovery and development on this one-year stand-alone course.

You'll enhance your knowledge of the drug discovery process and explore emerging technologies as well as the future direction of the industry.

Teaching is guided by leaders in the field, on a versatile programme that incorporates talks on clinical trials and the regulatory process.

You'll develop ideas on how to focus research to meet the pressing challenges of drug discovery through Journal Club meetings and an extended research project.

Research training takes place within a multidisciplinary environment which will give you the opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills to work in industry or go into further research.

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Imperial College London

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Faculty of Natural Sciences

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