1. CZ3253: Computer Aided Drug design Introduction about the module Prof
CZ3253: Computer Aided Drug design Introduction about the module Prof. Chen Yu Zong Tel: Room 07-24, level 7, SOC1, National University of Singapore

2. What is expected: To learn the fundamentals of drugs and pharmacology
To learn the theoretical basis of drug design methods
To learn through real-case studies, to use drug design methods for solving problems

3. Labs, Exams and Textbook:
Projects:
Development of chem-informatics system (25%).
Development of a computer aided drug design system (25%).
Final Exams (50%)
Textbook and web:

4. Topics covered: Lecture 1-2: Drugs (Pharmacology) and Drug Development
Lecture 3: Drug and Chem-informatics Databases
Lecture 4: Structural modeling of chemical molecules
Lecture 5-6: Drug Design Methods I: QSAR
Lecture 7-8: Drug Design Methods II: SVM
Lecture 9-10: Drug Design Methods III: Ligand-Protein Docking
Lecture 11: Overview of Drug Testing Methods (ADME and Toxicity)