Week |
Course Content |
Week 1 |
Introduction to Coronavirus structure: Genome structure and organization |
Week 2 |
Introduction to Coronavirus replication I |
Week 3 |
Introduction to Coronavirus replication II |
Week 4 |
Structure and functions of Coronavirus nucleocapsid protein I |
Week 5 |
Structure and functions of Coronavirus nucleocapsid protein II |
Week 6 |
Introduction to antiviral drug discovery I |
Week 7 |
Introduction to antiviral drug discovery II |
Week 8 |
Assignment, Group discussion and Student presentations I |
Week 9 |
Assignment, Group discussion and Student presentations II |
Week 10 |
Current strategies of antiviral drug discovery for Coronaviruses I |
Week 11 |
Current strategies of antiviral drug discovery for Coronaviruses II |
Week 12 |
Structure-based design of novel antiviral agents I |
Week 13 |
Structure-based design of novel antiviral agents II |
Week 14 |
Applications of X-ray crystallography in drug discovery I |
Week 15 |
Applications of X-ray crystallography in drug discovery II |
Week 16 |
Development of diagnostic tools based on Structural Biology I |
Week 17 |
Development of diagnostic tools based on Structural Biology II |
Week 18 |
Assignment, Group discussion and Student presentation III |