The 6th CTDDR highlighted cutting-edge advances in drug discovery and development for infectious diseases (malaria, filaria, leishmania, HIV, tuberculosis), life style disorders, cancer and reproductive/bone disorders.
Robert Don, Graeme Bilbe, and Suman Rijal presented in a session on infectious diseases.
Session
Infectious Diseases
Small Molecules against Infectious Diseases Ulrike Holzgrabe, Chairperson of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy & Food Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Germany |
Changing landscape of NTD drug discovery research Robert Don, Discovery & Preclinical Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, Switzerland |
DNDi NCE portfolio for Leishmaniasis Graeme Bilbe, Research and Development Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, Switzerland |
Diversity of Visceral Leishmanaiasis treatments in different regions and disease niches Suman Rijal, Regional Office Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, India |