Pharmacogenomics and Bioinformatics in Drug Discovery

About this Class

This lecture will present an overview of various open-source databases and servers available that support pharmacogenomics research and drug discovery. Specifically, this lecture will focus on integrated-omics and data-driven approaches for novel drug discovery, drug repositioning, and understanding the molecular basis of drug-induced adverse events. Using two case studies, the lecture will demonstrate how available data can be repurposed to find preclinical candidate therapeutics and/or understand the molecular basis for drug response. Speaker: Dr. Anil Goud Jegga, D.V.M., M.Res. Dr. Goud Jegga is a professor in the Division of Biomedical Informatics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati. His research interests are in translational bioinformatics, specifically drug discovery and drug repositioning. His team is currently focusing on developing and implementing systems biology-based novel computational approaches to find drug candidates for rare lung disorders.