HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN DRUG DISCOVERY FROM NATURAL PRODUCTS AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINESNATURAL PRODUCTS AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINES: OLD KEYS FOR NEWER PATHOLOGIES

摘要

The International Conference on New Developments in Drug Discovery from Natural Products and Traditional Medicines (DDNP-TM 2008) was held on November 16-20, 2008 at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), SAS Nagar (Punjab), India. The event focused on the discovery of new biological pathways, novel chemical entities as lead scaffolds, phytopharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and functional foods, infectious diseases, lifestyle and metabolic disorders, oncological, inflammatory and immunological disorders, marine natural products, the synthesis of bioactive molecules, traditional medicines and in silico approaches. This conference provided an excellent platform for the networking of international and national researchers and the pharmaceutical industry to reap benefits from Mother Nature's Combi-Lab.