MDC Connects: A Guide to Drug Discovery

Published by Medicines Discovery Catapult

Drug DiscoveryTarget IdentificationSmall Molecules

This guideline is a summary presentation from the Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) webinars. The aim was to create a resource of modern drug discovery knowledge to support small companies who are developing their own medicines. The guideline is focused on preclinical research with an emphasis on small molecules in the following topics:
• What makes, and how to identify, a good target
• Methods to identify the chemical compound which would become the drug
• How to optimise that drug
• How to test it works in models of disease
• And how to demonstrate that it would be safe to dose in humans

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Assay Development and Screening Technology (ADST)

Published by NCATS

Small MoleculeNCATSHigh Throughput Screening

One of the first steps in the drug development process is creating test systems — called assays — on which researchers assess the effects of chemical compounds on cellular, molecular or biochemical processes of interest. At NCATS, the experts in the Assay Development and Screening Technology (ADST) program work to optimize assays requested or submitted by the biomedical research community for high-throughput small-molecule screening

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Functional Genomics Lab

Published by NCATS

NCATSTarget IdentificationRNAi Screening

NCATS’ Functional Genomics Lab is designed to develop and improve RNAi Screening approaches to better understand gene function and identify treatment targets. Gene silencing through RNAi has emerged as a powerful tool for understanding gene function. Over the past several years, high-throughput RNAi screens have illuminated a wide variety of biological processes, ranging from genes that affect the activity of therapeutic agents to novel components of signaling pathways.

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Exploring The Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) of Drugs

Published by AZO LIFE SCIENCE

Lead OptimisationTarget ValidationIn Silico ToolStructure-Activity Relationship

The Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) aids in understanding various aspects of drug discovery, from screening drug candidates to optimizing their properties. The effective biological activity is contributed by the various geometric and electrostatic interactions. This article introduce in a briefly way the diferent uses of The Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) in drug discovery.

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The retrospective identification of the drug targets that underlie an observed phenotypic response is termed Target Deconvolution. Target Deconvolution can be achieved by numerous methods including; Affinity Chromatography, Expression-Cloning, Protein Microarray, ‘reverse transfected’ Cell Microarray, and Biochemical Suppression

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