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    Explore drug discovery processes for developing new medications. Learn about target identification, screening, and clinical trials.

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      Johns Hopkins University

      PrEParing: PrEP for Providers and Patients

      Skills you'll gain: Preventative Care, Patient Education And Counseling, Pharmacology, Primary Care, Medication Administration, Health Disparities, Public Health, Community Health, Health Assessment, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Testing, Cultural Responsiveness

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      150 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Business Intelligence (BI) Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Business Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Mining, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Visualization, Data Management, Data Collection, Data Visualization, Data Warehousing, Data Wrangling, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Visualization Software, Data Transformation, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      344 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      National Academy of Sports Medicine

      Making Sense of Supplements

      Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Education, Regulatory Compliance, Clinical Nutrition, Medical Science and Research

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      39 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Novartis

      Fundamentals of Good Clinical Practice: Prep and Personnel

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Trials, Clinical Research, Healthcare Ethics, Medical Science and Research, Document Management, Regulatory Compliance, Record Keeping, Risk Management

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      128 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of California, Davis

      Google SEO Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Keyword Research, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Content Development and Management, Verbal Communication Skills, Client Services, Content Strategy, Presentations, Digital Marketing, Project Management, Prioritization, Competitive Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      478 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of California San Diego

      Hacking COVID-19 — Course 1: Identifying a Deadly Pathogen

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Computational Thinking, Microbiology

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      56 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Unsupervised Machine Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning Algorithms, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Text Mining, Data Mining, Data Science, Big Data, NumPy, Data Analysis, Algorithms, Natural Language Processing, Linear Algebra

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      333 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

      Introduction to Systems Biology

      Skills you'll gain: Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Biology, Systems Engineering, Bioinformatics, Mathematical Modeling, Systems Analysis, Simulation and Simulation Software, Statistical Modeling

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      573 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      C

      Copenhagen Business School

      Social Entrepreneurship

      Skills you'll gain: Growth Strategies, Team Oriented, Marketing Communications, Business Modeling, Business Planning, Organizational Structure, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Effectiveness, Market Opportunities, Communication Strategies, New Business Development, Business Development, Strategic Partnership, Business Strategies, Community Development, Program Evaluation, Social Sciences, Business Strategy, Performance Measurement, Fundraising

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      398 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • G

      Genentech

      Data Science with Real World Data in Pharma

      Skills you'll gain: Pharmaceuticals, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Statistical Analysis, Real Time Data, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Biostatistics, Data Science, Epidemiology, Health Informatics, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Data Quality

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Increase SEO Traffic with WordPress

      Skills you'll gain: WordPress, Search Engine Optimization, Blogs, Web Analytics, Web Content, Keyword Research, Information Architecture, Content Management, Marketing, Analytics, Web Design, Web Development

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      787 reviews

      Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Novartis

      Fundamentals of Good Clinical Practice: Recruitment & Trial

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Healthcare Ethics, Record Keeping, Patient Education And Counseling, Regulatory Compliance, Patient Safety

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      166 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular drug discovery courses

    • PrEParing: PrEP for Providers and Patients: Johns Hopkins University
    • Business Intelligence (BI) Essentials: IBM
    • Making Sense of Supplements: National Academy of Sports Medicine
    • Fundamentals of Good Clinical Practice: Prep and Personnel: Novartis
    • Google SEO Capstone Project: University of California, Davis
    • Hacking COVID-19 — Course 1: Identifying a Deadly Pathogen: University of California San Diego
    • Unsupervised Machine Learning: IBM
    • Introduction to Systems Biology: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    • Social Entrepreneurship: Copenhagen Business School
    • Data Science with Real World Data in Pharma: Genentech

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