Further details of the course, and how to register

S807 is a course in the Frontiers in Medical Science strand of the MSc programme. It surveys a prominent area of contemporary medical science: the molecular understanding of disease and the use of medicinal chemistry in designing drugs to treat disease states. This subject is of fundamental importance in medical therapy because it enables both the identification of potential drug intervention strategies and also the rational design of those drugs. Such drugs, designed to help the body to cope with transient or chronic disease, can both enhance quality of life and increase longevity. Topics chosen for particular study include cancer, inflammatory disease, infectious disease, heart disease, neuropathology and drug targeting and delivery.

The course will be of interest to those with a desire to know more about the molecular basis of drug therapy. It covers issues and themes that are common to professional training schemes, but it is not specifically designed to provide such training. The course is included in the accredited pathway for Graduateship of the Royal Society of Chemistry through Open University study.