Course Overview
Delivered by EBO Bio Solution (UK) as an official in-kind educational contribution to the UK Association for Biotechnology & Computational Science (UKABCS), this course provides a structured English-language introduction to the computational pipelines transforming modern drug discovery.
Curriculum Structure
The course comprises five concise, video-based lectures:
- Lecture 1: Introduction to Computer-Aided Drug Discovery (46 mins)
- Overview of drug pipeline timelines, high-throughput screening vs. in silico filtering.
- Lecture 2: Fundamentals of Molecular Modeling & Chemoinformatics (30 mins)
- Representation of chemical structures (SMILES, SDF, PDBQT) and descriptor calculation.
- Lecture 3: Molecular Docking & Virtual Screening Protocols (30 mins)
- Target preparation, grid generation, docking algorithms, and affinity scoring.
- Lecture 4: Molecular Dynamics Simulations for Biological Targets (27 mins)
- Trajectory analysis, RMSD, RMSF, hydrogen-bond persistence, and solvent models.
- Lecture 5: Scientific Writing, Method Reporting & International Collaboration (30 mins)
- Publishing computational papers in indexed open-access journals and adhering to FAIR research guidelines.
Course Access & Verification
- Tuition Fee: 100% Free of charge.
- Access Mode: Instant enrollment, self-paced video streaming.
- Enrollment Link: Access Course on EBO Bio Solution Portal
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