Antimicrobial resistance and drug discovery

TGS-2021004023

Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

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Objectives

Antimicrobial resistance presents a critical threat to public health and medicine, projected to account for ten million annual death and a costing a GDP loss of US$100 trillion by 2050. This module which addresses both antimicrobial resistance and drug discovery, is essential in preparing young scientists to address these issues. Lectures on emerging medical technologies are addressed, including principles on mechanisms of action and resistance of antimicrobials as well as the process of drug discovery in Pharma, Biotech and Academia. Topics in drug discovery include conventional conventional screening of small molecules as well as antibody and immunotherapy, CAR-T cell therapy, phage therapy and microbiome based-therapy. Examples using bacteria, parasites and viruses are included.



Who Should Attend

1.Researchers and Clinicians in public/private hospitals working on antimicrobial resistance and chemotherapy for infections 2. Pharmaceutical company personnel interested in drug discovery 3.Lab Medicine / Infectious Diseases division personnel in hospitals




Entry Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in related fields such as Biology, Bioengineering, Life Science, Health, Medicine and Biotechnology




Class Schedule

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Tutorial Schedule

Same Day as Lecture




Lesson Delivery

a) Faciliated Learning -44 hours; b) Assessment- 14 hours




Full Fees (before GST)

S$5400.00




Nett Fees payable after SSG Funding



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Last updated: 04 October 2024

Upcoming Course Dates
TBC

Delivery Mode**
Face-to-Face

Course Code
SOM-MDG5226

Funding Type
SSG Funding
Eligible for SkillsFuture Credit (SFC)
Alumni eVoucher (L3)

Type
Short Course

Stacks/ Bundles to
NA

Audit/Graded
Graded

Area of Interest
Healthcare & Medicine
Science