在对疾病发展的分子方面有了更深入的了解之后，出现了激动人心的化学干预新机会。药物发现结合了将对疾病进展的分子方面的了解转化为合适的化学实体的识别所需的药物化学家的专业知识，以及最终导致发现新药物的优化过程。癌症治疗研究所开办的这一激动人心的课程旨在为学生提供现代药物发现方面的“最新技术”教育，以满足制药行业雇主的需求。提供了学习最新药物发现创新的机会，包括计算机辅助药物设计和并行合成技术以及电子数据管理。
Exciting new opportunities for chemical intervention in disease have emerged based on a greater understanding of the molecular aspects of disease progression. Drug discovery combines the expertise of medicinal chemists required in translating the understanding of the molecular aspects of disease progression to the identification of suitable chemical entities, and the process of optimisation that ultimately leads to the discovery of new medicines. This exciting course run by the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics is designed to provide you with a 'state-of-the-art' education in modern drug discovery, which meets the demand of employers in the pharmaceutical industry. Opportunities to learn the latest innovations in drug discovery are provided, including computer-aided drug design and techniques in parallel synthesis, as well as electronic data management.