Drug Discovery and Safety Leiden University

Overview

This Drug Discovery and Safety MSc programme at Leiden University provides you research-oriented education into the discovery of new drug targets and safe and effective lead molecules, particularly in the field of cancer, through a combination of advanced imaging techniques (‘systems microscopy’), in vitro and in vivo model systems, organic synthesis, molecular biology and pharmacology, and computational approaches.

Why study the Drug Discovery and Safety MSc programme at Leiden University?

• The Drug Discovery and Safety specialisation is offered by the interdisciplinary research Division Drug Discovery and Safety of the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research  (LACDR) focusing on a wide variety of research themes from Drug Safety Sciences and Cancer Drug Target Discovery to Computational Biology, Chem- and Bioinformatics of Drug Targets, and Synthesis of Novel Tailored Drugs.

• The strength of the programme is the research-oriented approach and the tailored programme designed for each student individually.

• You study in an internationally, top-ranked research institute.