This comprehensive volume covers critical domains such as transcriptomics, proteomics, genomics, genetics, and cell signaling pathways, providing an in-depth understanding of their pivotal roles in drug development. It is an invaluable reference for researchers and advanced students working in these areas across molecular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, biotechnology, and related fields.
Table of Contents
1. Application and recent developments of molecular biology tools in drug discovery2. Multi-omics approaches and their applications in molecular biology
3. Applications of biomarkers to molecular biology and drug discovery
4. Biophysical techniques and their applications in molecular biology
5. Genetic engineering, gene cloning and gene therapy
6. Cell cycle and tumor biology
7. Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine
8. Developmental biology and regenerative medicine
9. Immunity in infectious diseases and drug discovery
10. Immunity in inflammatory diseases and drug discovery
11. Immunity in cancer and drug discovery
12. Molecular immunology and vaccine development
13. Molecular diagnostics
14. Biomedical engineering
15. Chemical biology and drug discovery
16. Drug target identification, validation and discovery
17. Databases and bioinformatics
18. Structural and computational biology
19. Systems biology and network pharmacology
20. Molecular toxicology in drug discovery
21. Epigenetics and epigenomics
22. Microbiome and host-microbe interactions
23. Neurobiology and neuropharmacology
24. RNA biology and therapeutics
25. Metabolomics/ lipidomics and metabolic regulation
26. Nanomedicine and nanotechnology
27. Single-cell biology and analysis
28. AI-powered molecular and cellular biology in drug discovery
Authors
Mithun Rudrapal Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences School of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research, Guntur, India.Mithun Rudrapal, PhD, FIC, FICS, CChem (India), is Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research (Deemed to be University), Guntur, India. Dr. Rudrapal has been actively engaged in teaching and research in the field of Pharmaceutical and Allied Sciences for more than 13 years. He has over a hundred publications in peer-reviewed international journals to his credit and has filed a number of Indian and International patents. In addition, Dr. Rudrapal is the author of dozen published or forthcoming books. Dr. Rudrapal works in the areas of Medicinal Chemistry, CADD, Drug Repurposing, Phytochemistry, Herbal Drugs and Dietary Polyphenols.
Chukwuebuka Egbuna Africa Centre of Excellence in Public Health and Toxicological Research, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.Chukwuebuka Egbuna (PhD) is a chartered chemist and academic researcher. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON), the Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB), and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) (United Kingdom). Dr. Egbuna is the founder and editor of the Elsevier book series on Drug Discovery Update. The series includes books, monographs, and edited collections from all areas of drug discovery including emerging therapeutic claims for the treatment of diseases. He has published research articles in many international journals of repute and is ranked among the top 500 Nigerian scientists in SciVal/SCOPUS. He has edited more than 25 books with Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, and Taylor & Francis. His most recent book is the three volume Coronavirus Drug Discovery, published by Elsevier. Dr. Egbuna is the founder and the publishing director of IPS Intelligentsia Publishing Services.
