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Symposium on Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK), NIPER, 2011

Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK) plays significant roles in the discovery and developments of drugs. Considering the lack of academic scientists in the field of DMPK in India, the main goals of the Symposium are:

DRUG DESIGN : conceptual knowledge

The concept of drug design is neither new nor the discussion would involve any novel concepts. But, since the concepts and knowledge of drug design is an interesting field, I was tempted to discuss about this area, especially important for a medicinal chemist. The drug design is generally considered to be rational, since it takes into account an intensive knowledge about the molecular target on which a drug acts. Through this process of drug design, several new leads can be obtained which might later on prove to useful drug molecules.