BPS3031 Computational drug design

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Apply fundamental programming skills using the programming language Python, including using use of variables, conditionals, loops, functions and data visualisation

2. 2

   Utilise molecular modelling techniques including molecular docking, molecular dynamics, and basic quantum mechanical calculations using computational chemistry software

3. 3

   Use QSAR and chemoinformatics techniques to analyse molecular and biological data.

4. 4

   Build, validate, and interpret statistical and machine learning models for regression and classification in chemistry

5. 5

   Perform bioinformatics tasks such as sequence alignment and BLAST searches

6. 6

   Critically analyse the use of computational methods in drug development