Description
This module will provide a perspective in pharmacogenomics applied to clinical and pharmaceutical research, with particular emphasis on patient-centric medicine. The focus of the module will be on the development and use of personalised medicine for the treatment of diseases. The module will also provide an introduction to the use of personalised medicine for prevention and diagnosis of diseases. Students will develop a theoretical knowledge and understanding of personalised medicine in pharmaceutical sciences alongside drug discovery, clinical pharmacology, pharmacogenetics, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, tailored drug delivery, epidemiology, ethics and governance of individualized therapies.
List of lectures:
- Defining personalised medicine
- Use of formulation sciences in personalised drug product development
- Use of pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics in personalised drug product development
- Use of PK/PD modelling in personalised medicine drug product development
- Use of biomarkers in personalised drug product development
- Integrating pharmaceutical science into personalised medicine: 3D printing
- Integrating biochemical science into personalised medicine: (chronobiological) anticancer personalised medicine
- Integrating pharmacogenetic science into personalised medicine: gender and drug response
- Integrating pharmacy practice into science: paediatric medicine
- Clinical translation in personalised medicine from lab scale production to clinical product
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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