Department of Chemistry course timetable
June 2021
Thu 10 |
Chemistry: ST8 CDT Drug Discovery
![]() There are 8 sessions in total DD1 to DD8 starting from 18th May and ending 10th June. The sessions are listed below: DD1: Introduction to Drug Discovery and path to clinic Bobby Glen (UoC) 18th May, 10:00 - 12:00 SESSION CANCELLED DD2: Pharmacology + Biochemical and Biophysical methods Chris Stubbs (AZ) 20th May, 10:00 - 12:00 DD3: Structural Biology Gavin Collie (AZ) 25th May, 10:00 - 12:00 DD4: Hit generation methods and tactics Ben Whitehurst (AZ) 27th May, 10:00 - 12:00 DD5: Potency & thermodynamics Steve Atkinson (AZ) 1st June, 10:00 - 12:00 DD6: Computational methods (Session 1) - Modelling/MD/potency prediction/ML/AI Kathryn Giblin (AZ) 3th June, 10:00 - 12:00 DD7: Computational methods (Session 2) - Modelling/MD/potency prediction/ML/AI Bobby Glen (UoC) 8th June, 10:00 - 12:00 DD8: Impact of structures and physchem on DMPK/safety Jen Nelson (AZ) 10th June, 10:00 - 12:00 |
Fri 11 |
The University of Cambridge has a well-deserved reputation for spinning out high technology startups from its world-class science research and innovation programs. It is the home of startups on the leading edge of medical technology, biotech, semiconductors, and quantum computing, among many other scientific frontiers. Six lectures by Mukund S. Chorghade and James Skinner will take the aspiring entrepreneur through the strategic considerations for starting a company. |
Tue 15 |
The University of Cambridge has a well-deserved reputation for spinning out high technology startups from its world-class science research and innovation programs. It is the home of startups on the leading edge of medical technology, biotech, semiconductors, and quantum computing, among many other scientific frontiers. Six lectures by Mukund S. Chorghade and James Skinner will take the aspiring entrepreneur through the strategic considerations for starting a company. |
Fri 18 |
The University of Cambridge has a well-deserved reputation for spinning out high technology startups from its world-class science research and innovation programs. It is the home of startups on the leading edge of medical technology, biotech, semiconductors, and quantum computing, among many other scientific frontiers. Six lectures by Mukund S. Chorghade and James Skinner will take the aspiring entrepreneur through the strategic considerations for starting a company. |
Tue 22 |
The University of Cambridge has a well-deserved reputation for spinning out high technology startups from its world-class science research and innovation programs. It is the home of startups on the leading edge of medical technology, biotech, semiconductors, and quantum computing, among many other scientific frontiers. Six lectures by Mukund S. Chorghade and James Skinner will take the aspiring entrepreneur through the strategic considerations for starting a company. |
Fri 25 |
The University of Cambridge has a well-deserved reputation for spinning out high technology startups from its world-class science research and innovation programs. It is the home of startups on the leading edge of medical technology, biotech, semiconductors, and quantum computing, among many other scientific frontiers. Six lectures by Mukund S. Chorghade and James Skinner will take the aspiring entrepreneur through the strategic considerations for starting a company. |
February 2022
Tue 1 |
Course delivered by Lucy Colwell via Zoom. You will receive Zoom links closer to the event |
Tue 8 |
ST4 Computational Parameterization
![]() Course delivered by Lucy Colwell via Zoom You will receive Zoom links closer to the event |
Thu 10 |
Lecture by Professor Matthew Gaunt on High Throughput Synthesis In person in the Wolfson Lecture Theatre In this course, we will track the evolution of high throughput synthesis in organic chemistry. Emphasis will be placed on the technology advances that have enabled the progression of specific chemistries and also how the future looks with respect to the advent of data-driven synthesis |
ST4 Computational Parameterization
![]() Course delivered by Lucy Colwell via Zoom You will receive Zoom links closer to the event |
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Fri 11 |
Course delivered by Lucy Colwell via Zoom. You will receive Zoom links closer to the event |
March 2023
Thu 2 |
The course will be delivered by Lucy Colwell This course will be delivered in person or via Zoom. You will be informed closer to the date This course will focus on recent progress in the application of kernel-based methods, Random Forests and Deep Neural Networks to modelling in chemistry. The material will build on the content of the core Informatics course and introduce new descriptors, advanced modelling techniques and example applications drawn from the current literature. Lectures will be interactive, with students working through computational exercises during class sessions. |
Fri 3 |
The course will be delivered by Lucy Colwell This course will be delivered in person or via Zoom. You will be informed closer to the date This course will focus on recent progress in the application of kernel-based methods, Random Forests and Deep Neural Networks to modelling in chemistry. The material will build on the content of the core Informatics course and introduce new descriptors, advanced modelling techniques and example applications drawn from the current literature. Lectures will be interactive, with students working through computational exercises during class sessions. |
Wed 8 |
The course will be delivered by Lucy Colwell This course will be delivered in person or via Zoom. You will be informed closer to the date An applied introduction to probabilistic modelling, machine learning and artificial intelligence-based approaches for students with little or no background in theory and modelling. The course will be taught through a series of case studies from the current literature in which modelling approaches have been applied to large datasets from chemistry and biochemistry. Data and code will be made available to students and discussed in class. Students will become familiar with python based tools that implement the models though practical sessions and group based assignments. |
Thu 9 |
The course will be delivered by Lucy Colwell This course will be delivered in person or via Zoom. You will be informed closer to the date An applied introduction to probabilistic modelling, machine learning and artificial intelligence-based approaches for students with little or no background in theory and modelling. The course will be taught through a series of case studies from the current literature in which modelling approaches have been applied to large datasets from chemistry and biochemistry. Data and code will be made available to students and discussed in class. Students will become familiar with python based tools that implement the models though practical sessions and group based assignments. |
Wed 15 |
ST4 Computational Parameterization
![]() The course will be delivered by Lucy Colwell This course will be delivered in person or via Zoom. You will be informed closer to the date This course will introduce students to the central question of how to encode molecules and molecular properties in a computational model. Building on the compulsory informatics course (see previous table entry), it will focus on reactivity parameterisation and prediction. The basics of DFT calculations will be introduced, together with how DFT can be used to model reactions (including flaws, assumptions, drawbacks etc). Lecture based format will be complemented by practical sessions in setting up different DFT-based calculations. |
Thu 16 |
ST4 Computational Parameterization
![]() The course will be delivered by Lucy Colwell This course will be delivered in person or via Zoom. You will be informed closer to the date This course will introduce students to the central question of how to encode molecules and molecular properties in a computational model. Building on the compulsory informatics course (see previous table entry), it will focus on reactivity parameterisation and prediction. The basics of DFT calculations will be introduced, together with how DFT can be used to model reactions (including flaws, assumptions, drawbacks etc). Lecture based format will be complemented by practical sessions in setting up different DFT-based calculations. |
May 2023
Wed 3 |
ST9: Next Generation Therapeutics
![]() This course will introduce the new generation of molecules, including novel peptides, oligonucleotides, hybrids, and molecular conjugates, that are enabling novel strategies to address challenging targets and biological processes. This workshop will review these next generation therapeutics, and will highlight progress in this area towards a range of novel drug candidates. |
Wed 10 |
ST10: Asymmetric Catalysis
![]() These lectures will provide an introduction to the field with relevant background and theory, a survey of main strategies that have been used and are most widely practised and finally will cover current challenges and latest approaches in the area. |
Mon 15 |
ST10: Asymmetric Catalysis
![]() These lectures will provide an introduction to the field with relevant background and theory, a survey of main strategies that have been used and are most widely practised and finally will cover current challenges and latest approaches in the area. |
Wed 17 |
In this course we will give a brief introduction to the theory and simulation of molecules and materials. The focus will be on explaining at an introductory level the types of problems and properties that can be tackled with current techniques in theoretical chemistry. Limitations of current methods and future perspectives of where the field is heading and its intersection with modern experimental methods will also be discussed. |
Wed 24 |
In these introductory lectures, you will learn how machine learning inspired methods have been making inroads into molecular modelling, particularly first principles modelling. The focus will be on descriptors and representations of atomic geometry and modelling potential energy surfaces. |
Thu 25 |
ST10: Asymmetric Catalysis
![]() These lectures will provide an introduction to the field with relevant background and theory, a survey of main strategies that have been used and are most widely practised and finally will cover current challenges and latest approaches in the area. |
In these introductory lectures, you will learn how machine learning inspired methods have been making inroads into molecular modelling, particularly first principles modelling. The focus will be on descriptors and representations of atomic geometry and modelling potential energy surfaces. |
June 2023
Mon 5 |
This course explores how to write a paper and improve your writing style in Chemistry papers. The course will be particularly useful for those working on their first year report, MPhil thesis or an article. This event is in-person only. |