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Drug Discovery Courses

Drug discovery courses can help you learn the drug development process, target identification, lead optimization, and clinical trial design. You can build skills in molecular modeling, high-throughput screening, and data analysis techniques. Many courses introduce tools like cheminformatics software, bioinformatics platforms, and laboratory techniques that are crucial for analyzing compounds and assessing their effectiveness.


Popular Drug Discovery Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of Glasgow

    Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Industry

    Skills you'll gain: Pharmaceuticals, Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Clinical Research Ethics, Clinical Research, Healthcare Ethics, Regulatory Requirements, Pharmacology, Regulatory Affairs, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Medical Science and Research, Emerging Technologies, Good Manufacturing Practices, Pre-Clinical Development, Regulatory Compliance, Precision Medicine, Biotechnology, Compliance Management

    ★ 4.7 (64) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • N

    Novartis

    Targets, Assays & Screening

    Skills you'll gain: Drug Development, Pharmaceuticals, Pre-Clinical Development, Pharmacology, Biochemical Assays, Laboratory Research, Biochemistry, Verification And Validation, Chemistry, Molecular Biology

    ★ 4.9 (37) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • N

    Novartis

    Preclinical Safety

    Skills you'll gain: Pre-Clinical Development, Patient Safety, Pharmacology, Drug Development, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Pharmaceuticals, Risk Management, Risk Analysis

    ★ 4.9 (34) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • R

    Rice University

    Fundamentals of Immunology

    Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Anatomy, Pharmacology, Preventative Care, Molecular Biology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Biological Engineering, Physiology, Hematology, Medical Terminology, Oncology, Microbiology, Pharmaceuticals, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Drug Development

    ★ 4.7 (2.2K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Introduction to Data Analysis using Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Microsoft Office, Data Mining

    ★ 4.7 (4.7K) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • I
    U
    I

    Multiple educators

    Data Science Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard Creation, Web Scraping, Pseudocode, Jupyter, Algorithms, Data Literacy, Data Mining, Data Analysis, R (Software), Data Presentation, Correlation Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Analytical Skills, Predictive Modeling, Python Programming, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Science, Machine Learning, Project Management

    ★ 4.6 (117K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials

    Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Clinical Research Ethics, Clinical Research, Healthcare Ethics, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Scientific Methods, Statistical Reporting, Informed Consent, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Drug Development, Sample Size Determination, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference

    ★ 4.7 (4.3K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Geneva

    Precision Medicine

    Skills you'll gain: Precision Medicine, Medical Science and Research, Data Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, Pharmacology, Health Informatics, Bioinformatics, Clinical Research, Biomedical Technology, Primary Care, Biotechnology, Clinical Research Ethics, General Medicine, Oncology, Pharmaceuticals, Health Policy, Pharmacotherapy, Molecular Biology, Diagnostic Tests, Patient Education And Counseling

    ★ 4.5 (416) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Manchester

    Industrial Biotechnology

    Skills you'll gain: Biotechnology, Biological Engineering, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Sustainable Technologies, Process Engineering, Molecular Biology, Chemical Engineering, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Biomedical Technology, Sustainable Engineering, Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Pharmaceuticals, Cell Cultures, Materials science, Drug Development, Scalability

    ★ 4.7 (3.6K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • T

    Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

    Antimicrobial resistance - theory and methods

    Skills you'll gain: Laboratory Testing, Quality Assurance, Infection Control, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Diagnostic Tests, Bioinformatics, Medical Laboratory, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology

    ★ 4.7 (2.6K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • G

    Genentech

    Data Sciences in Pharma - Patient Centered Outcomes Research

    Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Clinical Research, Pharmaceuticals, Drug Development, Psychological Evaluations, Patient Evaluation, Pharmaceutical Terminology, Clinical Assessment, Quantitative Research, Psychosocial Assessments, Data Literacy, Patient Observation, Patient-centered Care, Oncology, Statistical Methods, Data Science, Statistical Analysis

    ★ 4.5 (22) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    Stanford University

    AI in Healthcare

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Healthcare Ethics, Pharmaceuticals, Data Ethics, Clinical Research, Clinical Data Management, Health Systems, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Medical Records, Machine Learning Methods, Unstructured Data, Model Deployment, Health Informatics, Data Mining, Managed Care, Model Evaluation, Health Care, Responsible AI, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence

    ★ 4.7 (2.5K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular drug discovery courses

  • Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Industry: University of Glasgow
  • Targets, Assays & Screening: Novartis
  • Preclinical Safety: Novartis
  • Fundamentals of Immunology: Rice University
  • Introduction to Data Analysis using Microsoft Excel: Coursera
  • Data Science Foundations: IBM
  • Design and Interpretation of Clinical Trials: Johns Hopkins University
  • Precision Medicine: University of Geneva
  • Industrial Biotechnology: University of Manchester
  • Antimicrobial resistance - theory and methods: Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

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