National College of Pharmacy is conducting a staff devlopment programme on Recent trends in drug discovery and its developments to identify the lead molecules to treat various ailments. The main objective of Staff Development Programme is to provide a common platform for academicians, R&D Executives, Scientists, Pharma Engineers and Industrialists to interact , deliberate, disseminate ideas and have sharing of knowledge in basic process involved in Drug Discovery.
Resource Persons
Eminent persons from both academics and industry will be engaged to provide in depth information through lectures and demonstrations/discussions on specialized topics.
Topics covered…………….
Drug Discovery:- Topics covered will include methods to identify lead molecules, different sources for the identification of lead molecules. Optimization of lead molecules and the latest development in the drug discovery.
Formulation Development:- Covering general introduction to various formulations, new formulations and the new excipients used for the stabilization of various formulations, drug delivery systems, nanotech approaches in the drug delivery and its evaluation procedures, new polymers used as drug carriers.
Analysis of Drug moiety:- Topics covered include advanced analytical techniques, method development and techniques of interpretation
Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice:- General Introduction to clinical trial, current trends in clinical research