Dedicated to the discovery of novel medications and the development of approaches and technologies aimed at improving the discovery of new therapeutic drugs.

The Center for Drug Discovery conducts multidisciplinary research, supporting its mission to:

• Develop novel methodogies to improve drug discovery efficiency and success
• Discover new medications to satisfy important medical needs
• Train students and post-doctoral fellows in the art and science of drug discovery
• Collaborate intensively with the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries and leading clinical centers for translational biomedicine
  

The CDD houses over 60 student, pre- and post-doctoral, and faculty researchers with well-equipped, state-of-the-art laboratories to conduct research in the fields of: Molecular biology, Cell biology, Tissue culture Biochemistry, Behavioral studies, Proteomics, Metabolomics, In vitro characterization, In vivo profiling, Chemical synthesis, Biophysics, Radiochemistry, Imaging