Systems Biology in Drug Discovery and Development (eBook)

The first book to focus on comprehensive systems biology as applied
to drug discovery and development

Drawing on real-life examples, Systems Biology in Drug Discovery
and Development presents practical applications of systems biology
to the multiple phases of drug discovery and development. This book
explains how the integration of knowledge from multiple sources,
and the models that best represent that integration, inform the
drug research processes that are most relevant to the
pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

The first book to focus on comprehensive systems biology and its
applications in drug discovery and development, it offers
comprehensive and multidisciplinary coverage of all phases of
discovery and design, including target identification and
validation, lead identification and optimization, and clinical
trial design and execution, as well as the complementary systems
approaches that make these processes more efficient. It also
provides models for applying systems biology to pharmacokinetics,
pharmacodynamics, and candidate biomarker identification.

Introducing and explaining key methods and technical approaches
to the use of comprehensive systems biology on drug development,
the book addresses the challenges currently facing the
pharmaceutical industry. As a result, it is essential reading for
pharmaceutical and biotech scientists, pharmacologists,
computational modelers, bioinformaticians, and graduate students in
systems biology, pharmaceutical science, and other related
fields.