Excellent opportunities are available at CDRI to develop a Career in drug R&D;. The opportunities provided cover latest tools and techniques in basic and applied research for drug development

The CDRI's research facilities, technical infrastructure and expertise in drug research are amongst the most exclusive facilities internationally, being broad-based and composite covering all stages of drug research from generation of new chemical/biological leads to biological screening to regulatory pharmacology/ toxicology/ pharmacokinetics / clinical studies to process upscaling under the same roof.

The Drug Discovery strength lies in programmes covering natural product and synthetic chemistry, QSAR, combinatorial chemistry, molecular and cellular biology, structural biology and HTS. The Drug Discovery programme primarily focusses on a targeted approach employing molecular targets for in vitro screening, and standardised animal models for in vivo screens which together are currently available for biological screening in a wide spectrum screening programme.

The research focus is on basic biological and chemical studies directed at search for novel molecular structures, screening targets, mechanism of action studies, host parasite relationship, mechanism of pathogenesis, molecular pathophysiology of disease, cell and tissue structure and function, novel molecules and their structure and function relationship, etc.

Those willing to obtain Ph.D. degree join CDRI after clearing the CSIR-NET/CDRI inhouse examination. Prospective candidates looking for regular jobs may apply against positions, as and when advertised in newspapers and on the institute's website, besides joining research fellowship

Those interested in learning advance techniques in drug research can take up training courses in different specialities.
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