Online faculty development programme on drug discovery at NIT Andhra Pradesh

Institute aims to bring advancements in the field of designing of various remedial therapeutic molecules to be used as drugs for the treatment of various diseases.

The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Andhra Pradesh is encouraging its faculty and researchers towards advancements in the field of drug development. Drug discovery is about structure-based drug designing by high throughput screening and then understanding the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the molecules to analyse their therapeutic potential. 

For this, a five-day online faculty development programme on ‘Drug discovery: From lab to industry' the is being organised at the insitute. The programme began on August 23 and will continue till August 27, 2021. This programme aims at bringing advancements in the field of biomedical, healthcare and drug discovery research. 

Key outcomes expected from online training

• Inputs  to minimise  challenges and give possible solutions for the development of novel  drugs for treating numerous diseases. 
• Understanding  the phases, a molecule has to go through for becoming a commercial  drug. 
• Ideas  to reduce the incubation time of these molecules in the process of  drug development. 

Prof Pallu Reddana from the University of Hyderabad highlighted the importance of choosing the in vitro and in vivo bioassay for the identification of lead molecules. He explained the role significance of analysing the efficacy and safety of drug molecules using animal model studies. He also addressed the impact of omics technology in the drug discovery process and emphasised the current advancements in the technology. 

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