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AI & Cheminformatics in Drug Discovery
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AI & Cheminformatics in Drug Discovery

Learn how cheminformatics and AI speed up drug discovery: RDKit, virtual screening, AutoDock Vina docking, QSAR models and generative molecule design.

Drug Discovery
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Course Information

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MODE OF LEARNINGSelf-Paced
LANGUAGEEnglish

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Recorded Access Plan

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  • Certificate of completion
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About This Course

Modern drug discovery relies on computers long before a compound reaches the lab. In this course you learn the cheminformatics and AI workflow that research teams use to find, test and improve drug candidates on screen.

You start by representing molecules as SMILES and calculating their properties with RDKit, then screen chemical libraries, dock ligands into protein targets with AutoDock Vina, build QSAR and ADMET prediction models with scikit-learn, and finish by generating and filtering new molecules with AI.

Who this course is for

  • Pharmacy, chemistry, biotechnology and life-science students
  • Researchers who want to add computational methods to medicinal chemistry work
  • Beginners: Python basics are taught as you go
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What You’ll Learn

✓Understand the modern drug discovery pipeline.
✓Work with chemical data including SMILES and SDF files.
✓Calculate molecular properties and physicochemical descriptors.
✓Apply Lipinski’s Rule of Five for drug-likeness screening.
✓Generate molecular fingerprints and perform similarity searches.
✓Visualize small molecules and protein structures.
✓Generate 3D molecular conformers using RDKit.
✓Prepare proteins and ligands for molecular docking.
✓Perform molecular docking using AutoDock Vina.
✓Analyze docking scores and ligand binding poses.
✓Build basic cheminformatics workflows using KNIME.
✓Understand QSAR and machine learning approaches in drug discovery.
✓Build a Random Forest model for molecular property prediction.
✓Understand and predict ADMET properties.
✓Apply generative AI concepts to drug-like molecule generation.
✓Integrate cheminformatics, docking, machine learning, and AI into an end-to-end drug discovery workflow.
✓Present and interpret results from a mini drug discovery project.
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Tools & Technologies

PythonMinicondaRDKitPandasNumPyMatplotlibJupyter NotebookPubChemChEMBLPyMOLUCSF ChimeraAutoDock VinaKNIMEscikit-learnADMETLab
Course Curriculum

What you will learn, module by module

5 modules 5 hours of training 27 topics Certificate on completion
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Frequently Asked Questions

18 answers about this course

Who can join this course?

Students, researchers, PhD scholars, biotechnology, pharmacy, chemistry, bioinformatics, computational biology, and life science learners can join.

Do I need prior knowledge to join?

No specific prerequisite knowledge is required.

How long is the course?

The course is organised into 5 recorded modules that you can complete at your own pace.

When can I watch the sessions?

Anytime. All sessions are recorded, so you can learn on your own schedule.

What is the mode of training?

The course is delivered through recorded sessions.

Will I learn RDKit?

Yes. RDKit is used for chemical data handling, molecular properties, fingerprints, conformer generation, and drug-likeness analysis.

Will molecular docking be covered?

Yes. The course includes protein–ligand preparation, AutoDock Vina docking, docking scores, binding poses, and result analysis.

Which docking software will be used?

AutoDock Vina is used for docking, with PyMOL or UCSF Chimera for visualization and analysis.

Will virtual screening be covered?

Yes. The course covers chemical-space exploration, molecular fingerprints, similarity searching, and virtual screening concepts.

Will machine learning be covered?

Yes. The course introduces QSAR modeling and machine learning using scikit-learn.

Which machine learning model will be taught?

A Random Forest Regressor is used for molecular property prediction.

Will ADMET prediction be covered?

Yes. ADMET concepts and practical prediction using ADMETLab are included.

Will generative AI be covered?

Yes. The final session introduces AI-driven molecular generation using pre-trained generative models.

Will I work on a project?

Yes. Each module includes project tasks that build toward a complete mini drug discovery project.

What will the final project include?

The project integrates compound selection, screening, docking, QSAR/ML, ADMET prediction, and selection of potential lead compounds.

Will I receive a certificate?

Yes. A certificate of completion is provided.

How will I access the recorded sessions?

Access details are shared after registration. If you need help, message us on WhatsApp at +91 78280 25951.

How long will I have access to the course?

You get full access to all course materials for 3 months from the date of enrollment.

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