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For a long time, Marine Pharmacology deals with the pharmacological potential of marine natural products. Since the approval of PrialtŪ (ziconotide, ?-conotoxin MVIIA) the synthetic equivalent of a conopeptide found in marine snails, by US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 2004 a renaissance has occurred in this area of research. The recent global marine pharmacology preclinical pipeline included 592 marine compounds. Efficacy of marine substances brings new solutions for tackling some of the major public health problems of the 21st century. The marine bio-resources of India have wealth of potential therapeutic agents which have not been un-explored. Hence a systematic and scientific study of the pharmacology of marine natural products will help the development of drugs with less curative diseases such as cancer, AIDS and degenerative disorders.
We offer a highly interdisciplinary approach involving, marine biology, marine natural product's chemistry, marine bioinformatics, pharmacology, preclinical and clinical research to systematically screen this rich source for the benefit of humanity. With the goal of generating human resource for the emerging potential of drugs from marine sources, such an innovative interdisciplinary PG course in Marine Pharmacology is offered by CARE.
Eligibility
M.B.B.S. / B.D.S. / B.Sc. (Allied Health Sciences) / B.Sc. (Life Sciences / Biosciences) / B.Sc. Zoology, Botany with Ancillary Zoology / B.Sc.
(Biotechnology/Microbiology/Biochemistry/ Genetics/Chemistry (with Zoology/Botany/Biology ancillary)) / Bachelor of Physiotherapy (B.P.T.) / Bachelor
of Occupational Therapy (B.O.T.) / Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) / Bachelor in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology / B.Sc. Nursing / B.Sc.
Physician’s Assistant or any graduate degree in Medical / Health Science awarded by a recognized Indian or Foreign University.
Mode of Selection
Candidates for these Courses will be selected based
on merit & personal interview.
Highlights of the Course:
Course Structure |
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Career Opportunities |
Two year (4 semesters) program
Choice based credit system with 92 credits
One full semester dedicated for research project
Experienced interdisciplinary faculty teaching well designed theory and practical papers that includes
Marine Bioresources & Environment
Marine Microbiology
Marine Pharmacology
Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical Technology
Bioinformatics and IPR
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The Marine Pharmacology lab has large, well-equipped wet and characterization labs for drug discovery studies and demo rooms for experiential learning. Apart from that we have
Biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology and genetic engineering studies
Tissue culture laboratory for in vitro studies
Bioinformatics laboratory - software package for sequence comparison, restriction enzyme site
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Pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food companies in India/Abroad
R&D organizations
Cruise training
Biodiversity and ecological conservation
Academic institutions and government organization such as ICMAM, NIOT, INCOIS, NCAOR, IMD etc.
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