Computer-Aided Drug Design

Language: English

Period: 14 – 18 July 2025

Deadline: 13 June 2025

Program Intensity: Full-time

ECTS: 3

Tuition fees: 250€

The contribution of computational methodologies to drug discovery is no longer a matter of dispute and the major world’s pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies use computational design tools.
Computer-aided drug design comprises computational methods and resources that are used to facilitate the design and discovery of new therapeutic solutions.
This summer school will cover all the main computational techniques used in drug discovery, supplying a basic level of knowledge of this research field.

The Summer School will be held on campus, in Pisa, at Polo Fibonacci, via Filippo Buonarroti, 3

The program will be activated also in distance learning mode (TEAMS platform).

This course will be divided into theoretical and practical lessons and will allow the participants to independently develop their own computational studies.

Undergraduates and PhD students, post-doctoral researchers and senior researchers from Universities, research institutes, clinics and industries are welcome.

Admission Requirements

The school is open to all students that possess a basic background of chemistry, biology or medicinal chemistry.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

  • The Summer School will be activated with at least 15 students
  • The maximum number of participants is set to 50 students

Required documents

  • Identity Document (*PASSPORT in case you are a foreign student*)
  • Enrolment Form
  • Curriculum Vitae

All the documents must be in pdf format, in order to upload them on the portal when required (See the “How to apply” page).

Tuition fees: 250€

Pay fees by Debit/Credit Card or PayPal online using the following: Payment Form


NOTICE:

  • International students without Italian Tax Code: please tick the box ‘Anonymous’ in order to disable the field ‘Italian personal ID/VAT number’.
  • Please type your NAME and SURNAME next to the pre-filled text of the field ‘Reason’
  • Please pay only after receiving the admission letter

REFUND POLICY:

There will be no refund of paid tuition fees. If students won’t be able to attend the program on campus, their attendance will be shifted to the online mode.


Fundings

Please write to the Coordinator to get information.

Contacts

Coordinator
Prof. Tiziano Tuccinardi tiziano.tuccinardi@unipi.it 
Dr. Fabio Pratali fabio.pratali@unipi.it 

Website http://www.mmvsl.it/wp/miscellaneous/cadd-summer-school/

Summer/Winter School Office support.summerschool@unipi.it