Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery and Development Nptel Answers All Weeks [1-12]

This 12-week course, Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery and Development, is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to leverage AI in the realm of drug discovery and development which itself is a daunting, expensive, time-consuming, and resource intensive task. The program starts with foundational concepts, including the drug discovery pipeline and core AI/ML techniques, progressing to cutting-edge topics like predictive modeling, generative AI-based drug design, and drug repurposing. Alongside theoretical lectures, participants will gain practical experience with widely used AI tools and software through hands-on tutorials. The course emphasizes on hands-on sessions, offering practical experience and enabling participants to apply AI-driven methodologies to real-world challenges in drug discovery.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Pharmacy professional, computational biologists, computational chemists, Biotechnologists

PREREQUISITES: The participants should have basic knowledge of biology, chemistry, and pharmacology. The keen interest in the domain of drug discovery and a basic introduction to Python programming language is desirable.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Pharmaceutical industry such as TCS Life Science, Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories, Reliance Life Science, Suven Life Sciences Ltd