Sanskriti University organises seminar on drug repurposing
Discussions were held on the applications of QSAR in drug discovery
Sanskriti University School of Pharmacy recently organised a seminar on ‘Drug Repurposing and Applications of QSAR in Drug Discovery.’ Dr Anshuman Dixit, Scientist-E (Institute of Life Sciences) was a key speaker of the seminar. The seminar was aimed to familiarise students with the application of quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) in Drug Discovery. The seminar was attended by Chancellor Sachin Gupta, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Rakesh Premi, Faculty Members and students of the School of Pharmacy.
During his inaugural speech, Dr Anshuman Dixit said, “Repurposing or repositioning refers to the usage of pre-existing drugs to tackle a disease other than the one that the drug was originally designed to target.”
