Advances in Precision Medicine
BCH 2024H
This module will provide an overview of cutting-edge research in the area of Precision Medicine. Precision Medicine seeks to develop next-generation therapeutics and diagnostic approaches that target specific disease states and molecular-level alterations that occur in subsets of patients. The convergence of biology, chemistry and engineering in this area will be highlighted. Next-generation systems for drug discovery, new target identification, and diagnostic development will be some of the topics reviewed. This course is literature focused and will survey recent advances in the field.
**THIS COURSE WILL BE ONLINE ONLY**
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**THIS COURSE WILL BE ONLINE ONLY**
Add date – Deadline to submit request – November 13, 2020
Drop date – Students have until the day before the first class to drop the course. Students can only drop the course after the first class with the permission of the instructor.
Course Next Offered
Winter 2021 (March - May)
Course Time and Location
Start date: March 30th
End date: May 4th
Day(s) of the week: Tuesday
Time: 2 pm
Location: Online
Enrollment Limit
Yes — 20
Method of Student Evaluation
Students will be expected to present a research article (40% of the total grade), to participate in discussions (20% of the total grade) and write a short (5 page) review article on one of the assigned topics related to the course content (40% of the total grade).
Coordinator
Shana O. Kelley
MSB, Room 5326
1 King's College Circle
Toronto, ON M5S 1A8
Leslie Dan, 9th Floor
144 College Street
416-978-8641
shana.kelley@utoronto.ca
Stephane Angers
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
144 College Street, Room 901
Toronto, ON
416-978-4939
stephane.angers@utoronto.ca