Training courses | Biomedical research, Instrumentation | CDRI, Lucknow

Central Drug Research Institute,
P.B. No. 173,
Chattar Manzil,
Lucknow-226 001


1. Advance Training Courses

The courses comprise both lectures and practicals with emphasis on practical R&D aspects in a particular discipline.

The Programme is most suited to candidates sponsored by industry, academia and research institutions from within the country and abroad.

Under this programe, CDRI offers following three kinds of training to the participants

Design and syntheses of new molecular entities
Drug metabolism & disposition; isotopes in drug research
Isolation of natural products including marine resources and purification techniques
Drug delivery system; quality control and stability studies of drugs & pharmaceuticals
QSAR studies and molecular modelling
Clinical pharmacology
Modern techniques in NMR, Mass Spectrometric studies, Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy·
Breeding of laboratory animals, their care, management/genetic characterization of laboratory animals their breeding, management of non-human primates and genetic quality control of inbred strains
Combinatorial organic synthesis & peptide chemistry
Tissues culture and cryopreservation
Molecular methods (immuno and genetic) for diagnostics (parasitic and microbial infections)
Molecular biology and crystallography Maintenance of protozoan and helminthic infection (in vitro and in vivo); breeding and rearing of vectors of protozoan and helminthic infection
Identification, collection, processing and marketing of medicinal plants
Antimicrobial, antiviral and antimalarial drug evaluation (in vitro and in vivo)
Recombinant DNA technology/microbial genetic techniques

2. Training in Instrumentation


Candidates with Masters Degree or equivalent with 60% aggregate marks in Organic Chemistry, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Zoology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Physics are eligible to apply.


3. Technician Training Course in Laboratory Animal Science


The Institute conducts training (6-8 weeks) in maintenance and breeding of laboratory animals .


How To Apply
Please send an official Letter from the concerned Organisation Sponsoring the Candidate along with the Biodata of the employee and his/ her preferred area in which training is required.

Training Fee
Rs 2000/- per week from employees of Academic/ Government Institutions
Rs 5000/- per week for employees of Pharmaceutical IndustryStudents Training Programme


Short term (2 months ) courses for the PG students in various areas of Biomedical Research

Eligibility
The Student must be pursuing Postgraduate course from a recognised University/ college in the relevant area . He/ She must have secured at least 60% marks throughout his/ her academic career ( From High School onwards)

Those who are pursuing undergraduate courses including four years B Tech programmes are NOT eligible for Students Training Programme

How to Apply
Following Documents ( In Hard Copy Only ) are required for applying for Students Training Programme
Biodata of the Student
Original Copy of the Recommendation Letter of the Head of the Department/ Institution
Area in which training is requested for


Please do not send your Application through E mail When To Apply
Application along with All Documents should be sent Only during the following period For

Summer Courses ------ Between 1st February to 31st March
Winter Courses --------- Between 1st June to 31st July

Training Fee
Rs 5000/- per month for Training courses for a duration of upto two months
Rs. 4000/- per month for courses of more than two months duration

No hostel facility is available

Contact Person
Please send a Hard Copy of your Application ( For Both types of Training ) to :
Dr. R.C. Tripathi,
Scientist, Technical Information, Industrial Liaison & Planning Division,
Central Drug Research Institute, P.B. No. 173, Chattar Manzil,Lucknow-226 001 (India).

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