Drug development, pharmacokinetics and imaging
- Pharmacokinetics; absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination.
- Single intravenous and oral dose kinetics.
- Multiple oral dose kinetics, bioavailability and dosing regimens.
- Role of PK in drug development and regulatory approval.
- In vivo/in vitro assessments.
- Screening and target validation strategies.
- Rational drug design using protein structures.
- Principles of medicinal chemistry and modulation of drug properties.
- Use of non-invasive imaging to assess clinical response.
- Drug development using case studies.