31^st Asia Pacific Biotechnology Congress

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Drug Design

The Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Design program is geared toward designing effective new drug therapies while minimizing adverse effects. Students can receive didactic and laboratory training in the design and development of pharmacological compounds together with the disciplines of molecular and cellular pharmacology and pharmacodynamics, medicinal chemistry, pharmacokinetics, pharmaceutics and toxicology. Research in the program involves a diverse range of therapeutic areas involves cancer, cardiovascular, dermatological, immune-mediated, and neurological diseases.