• Principles of targets, models and drug screening. • Drug screening of samples from different sources. • High-throughput drug screening. • High-content drug screening. • Targets and models for anti-cancer compounds screening. • Targets and models for anti-microorganism compounds screening. • Targets and models for neuro-protective compounds screening. • Targets and models for immune-regulation compounds screening. • Targets and models for screening compounds for treatment of cardiovascular diseases. • Screening of biological active compounds from Chinese medicine. Pre-requisite: None

CILO-1: Describe the concepts and principles of drug targets and screening. CILO-2: Describe the classical and most current targets for drug discovery. CILO-3: Master the models at different levels for drug screening. CILO-4: Apply the knowledge learned to solve real-world problems in drug discovery.