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

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Text Mining and Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Text Mining, Data Mining, Unstructured Data, Natural Language Processing, Analytics, Data Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Regression Analysis, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      735 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Genentech

      Data Sciences in Pharma - Patient Centered Outcomes Research

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Quantitative Research, Psychological Evaluations, Pharmacology, Patient Evaluation, Health Assessment, Data Analysis, Data Science, Statistical Analysis

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Duke University

      Space Medicine

      Skills you'll gain: Radiation Protection, Medical Equipment and Technology, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Cardiology, Vital Signs, Medical Science and Research, Healthcare Ethics, Patient Safety, Respiration, Health Care, Human Factors, Environmental Engineering, Emergency Medicine, Aerospace Basic Quality System Standards, Environment, Biology, Engineering, Physics

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      518 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Genentech

      Data Science with Real World Data in Pharma

      Skills you'll gain: Pharmaceuticals, Health Policy, Clinical Research, Clinical Trials, Real Time Data, Biostatistics, Statistical Analysis, Health Care, Data Science, Regression Analysis, Data Integration, Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Epidemiology

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Georgia Institute of Technology

      Materials Data Sciences and Informatics

      Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Information Management, Data Modeling, Data Integration, Data Science, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Process Engineering, Process Development, Collaborative Software, Unstructured Data, Chemistry, Research, Big Data, Innovation, Interoperability, Predictive Modeling, Statistics

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      348 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Data Mining Foundations and Practice

      Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Unsupervised Learning, Data Pipelines, Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, Data Processing, Anomaly Detection, Text Mining, Data Cleansing, Data Presentation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Supervised Learning, Data Science, Data Transformation, Big Data, Unstructured Data, Statistical Modeling, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Analytical Skills

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      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      145 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      ESSEC Business School

      Foundations of strategic business analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Business Analytics, Forecasting, Predictive Analytics, Analytics, Data Visualization, Strategic Thinking, Data Presentation, Business Intelligence, People Analytics, Trend Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Storytelling, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Mining, R Programming

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      656 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
      Free
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      Princeton University

      Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Cryptographic Protocols, Blockchain, Encryption, FinTech, Key Management, Payment Systems, Digital Assets, Network Protocols, Data Storage, Transaction Processing, Data Mining, Distributed Computing, Scripting

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      3K reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

      Introducción a la Minería de Datos

      Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Management, Big Data, Information Management, Applied Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Algorithms, Decision Tree Learning

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.3K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Utrecht University

      Human Rights for Open Societies

      Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Political Sciences, Immigration Law, Public Policies, Diversity Awareness, European History, Media and Communications, Case Law

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      599 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Nanjing University

      Data Processing Using Python

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Mining, Data Structures, Pandas (Python Package), Data Processing, User Interface (UI), Data Presentation, Data Science, NumPy, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization Software, Matplotlib, Programming Principles, Data Import/Export, Python Programming

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      375 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of Minnesota

      Herbal Medicine

      Skills you'll gain: Drug Interaction, Patient Education And Counseling, Pharmacology, Patient Safety, Pharmaceuticals, Urology, Patient Evaluation, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Respiratory Care, Gynecology, Mental Health, General Science and Research

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      830 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Text Mining and Analytics: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Data Sciences in Pharma - Patient Centered Outcomes Research: Genentech
    • Space Medicine: Duke University
    • Data Science with Real World Data in Pharma: Genentech
    • Materials Data Sciences and Informatics: Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Data Mining Foundations and Practice: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Foundations of strategic business analytics: ESSEC Business School
    • Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies: Princeton University
    • Introducción a la Minería de Datos: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    • Human Rights for Open Societies: Utrecht University

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