UCL - Active molecules

[FARI2100]

[50h] 6 credits

Teacher(s): Joëlle Leclercq

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

The aim is to explain the different sources of our medicines and methodologies to search for new drugs from natural origin (plants or isolated active molecules), from biotechnology, from research in medicinal chemistry or radiopharmaceuticals

Main themes

The main themes are :
- Substances from natural origin (purified molecules or extracts)
- Substances from research in medicinal chemistry
- Substances from biotechnology
- Radiopharmaceutical drugs

Content and teaching methods

Each theme will be developed by a teacher or a group of teacher specialized in each domain from the three participating universities: UCL, ULg and ULB. Theoretical courses will be given on chosen examples and for some cases on a personal work of the students. Courses will be given on the three universities sites.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisite: course from the master in pharmaceutical sciences

Evaluation : Evaluation will be performed by an oral exam, successively with a teacher or group of teachers of each part of the course. Its total length should not exceed 45 min. At least one teacher of each part will be present for the evaluation.