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Antimicrobial resistance and drug discovery

Training Provider: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Course Reference: TGS-2021004023
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About This Course

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.

What You'll Learn

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains are responsible for deadly outbreaks and hospital-acquired infections around the globe, undermining advances in health and medicine. This has lead World Health Organization (WHO) to draft the global action plan to mitigate the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) (http://www.who.int/antimicrobial-resistance/global-action-plan/en/ ), which includes more investment in drug discovery and clinical development of new antibiotics and novel interventions. Following a brief introduction to antimicrobial resistance and its impact on the clinic and healthcare, we discuss different approaches to antimicrobial drug discoveries from screening to clinical trials. Finally, we explore alternative therapies that are rapidly gaining interest based on recent technological advances and the growth of personalized medicine.

Entry Requirements

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

Course Details

Duration 58 hours
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Training Commitment Not specified
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