Drug Discovery Centers

University of New Mexico Center for Molecular Discovery

Therapeutic Approaches: Small Molecules, Stem Cells

Therapeutic Areas of Expertise: Cardiology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Metabolic Disorders, Neurological Disorders, Oncology, Psychiatric Disorders

Center/Program Highlights:

UNMCMD works on: 1. Target Development for adherent and suspension cell and molecular targets including multiplexed and multi-parameter flow cytometric targets, pathogens and host-pathogen interactions, GPCRs, transporters, pathways, protein interactions, etc. 2. Specialization in suspension cell and bead-based molecular target multiplexes, complex sample handling and complex samples based on HTS flow cytometry 3. Assay Optimization and miniaturization for 96, 384, 1536 well plate 4. HTS with libraries including approved drugs, combinatorial libraries, Molecular Libraries Small Molecule Repository 5. Chemo-informatics for compound clustering, chemical reactivity, repurposing and data mining, SAR by commerce 6. Virtual screening for structure based discovery 7. Personalized medicine with specialization in blood cancers

Sources of Funding: Philanthropy, Disease Foundations, University, Revenue, Federal/State,

Industrial Partnerships: Under discussion