Genetics of drug targets and responses

What are Drug Targets? 

Medicines, also known as drugs, are substances that doctors provide to help reduce sickness or pain. Each drug has a specific target in the body. Different drugs work in different ways by focusing on certain targets in the body. Sometimes a single drug can help more than one problem by working on several tissues or organs. Researchers want to learn more about drug targets to find new ways to use medicine for many health problems without having to create totally new drugs. 

How is the research done?

The research team wants to study more about how drug targets work. The team will use BioVU resources to look at genes and drug treatment history. This will help show how genes can impact how well a drug may work or not. This can also help show how people respond to drug treatments. The team wants to figure out why some people have side effects from medicine while others don’t. They will also look to find a connection between genes, physical traits, and how someone may respond to drug treatments. This can help the research team understand more about how someone’s genetic condition can be regulated by drugs that target where they are having issues. 

What is the importance of this study? 

Researchers want to study drug targets to learn more about how medicine works in the body. This project is important because it can help improve treatment for many illnesses and diseases. This can help us use medicine better and improve drug response.