Menü General InformationMission and VisionThe Programs ObjectiveStaffOur StudentsResearch InterestsAdmission RequirementsCourse OverviewOur Activities Our multidisciplinary "Drug Discovery and Development" postgraduate programs aim to increase the human capital and expertise in the drug discovery field in Turkey. Our program aims to deliver experts in one of the following fields:Computer-aided drug design and discovery (CADD)de novo designhierarchical virtual screening proceduresdesign of targeted librariesab initio calculationshomology modellingMolecular pharmacologyligand-protein binding assaysreceptor activation assaysenzyme inhibition assaysmolecular mechanism of actionDrug discoveryfrom natural resourcesneurological disorderskidney disordersdental disordersBioinformatic studies to identify and investigate novel potential drug targetsDrug repurposing studiesStructure-based design of diagnostics, therapeutics and peptide-based vaccines (retro vaccinology)The Program's Objective