Lesson Plan: Diagnosis and Medicines Biology
This lesson plan includes the objectives and prerequisites of the lesson teaching students how to outline different sources of medicines, describe the role of biocomputing in drug design and personalized medicine, and explain how monoclonal antibodies are used in medicine and diagnosis.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- give examples of sources of medicines, such as microorganisms and plants,
- outline the role of computer modeling in drug design,
- outline the role of pharmacogenetics in the development of personalized medicine,
- describe the use of monoclonal antibodies in targeting medication and diagnosis.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- the human immune system,
- common diseases that infect humans.