IMD³ Mission

• Enhance the basic research underpinnings in chemistry and biology related to biohealth;
• Develop research expertise in a variety of aspects of drug design from lead discovery to clinical use, focussing on modern methods of rational and combinatorial lead generation, bioassays, structure optimization, including receptor selectivity, biostability, and pharmacokinetics, as well as process development and including bioinformatics;
• Exploit the collaborative research findings via interactions with industry and through the formation of new businesses in Kentucky, especially by effective technology transfer initiatives;
• Foster the educational quality of undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students at the University through specialized course work, industrial internships, and effective mentoring programs designed to support the training of high quality young scientists.

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