Computer-Aided Drug Designing

• Introduction to CADD and its importance
• Introduction to essential databases involved in CADD and primary data collection = PubMed, PubChem, UniProt, KEGG, PDB, DrugBank
• Structural File Formats = SDF, Mol2, PDB
• Overview of Types of CADD = Ligand-Based Drug Designing, Structure-based Drug Designing
• Ligand-Based Drug Designing = Pharmacophore Preparation, Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR)
• Structure-based drug Designing = Target Identification and Optimization, Compound selection, Preparation of inputs for Molecular Docking, Analysis of Docking Results, Understanding the importance of Molecular Dynamics Simulation

Linux Basics- Hands-on

• Introduction to Linux = Brief overview of Linux and its significance.
• Getting Started with Linux = Logging in and basic command-line navigation.
• File and Directory Operations = Creating, copying, moving, and deleting files and directories.
• Working with Text Files = Basic text editing and file creation.
• Managing Users and Groups = User account creation.
• Process Management = Introduction to processes and process termination.
• File Permissions and Ownership = Overview of file permissions.
• Networking Basics = Basic network commands.
• Conclusion and Further Resources = Summarizing key concepts and recommending further learning resources.