Nominations invited for CDRI AWARDS 2016 for Excellence in Drug Research

CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow has instituted CDRI Awards in the year 2004 to recognize scientific excellence in the country in the area of Drug Research and Development. There are two separate individual awards each for the area of Chemical Sciences and Life Sciences. These awards are given annually to the Indian Nationals of below 45 years who have carried out outstanding research work in the area having direct bearing on Drug Research and Development. Every year, nominations/applications are invited from the academia, research institutions and pharmaceutical industries. The committee, comprising of eminent scientists, scrutinize the nominations/applications and select the CDRI Awardees. Each award carries a cash award of Rs. 20,000/- and a citation. The awardees are expected to deliver a lecture on the cited work on the day of Award Felicitation Ceremony at CDRI.

Hereby, the CSIR-CDRI invites nominations/applications for CDRI Awards 2016 for Excellence in Drug Research. Head of the Institutions, Universities, organizations & Industries and Fellows of Science Academies in India may nominate the most deserving scientists/researchers who are engaged in basic and applied research in the area having direct bearing on drug research and development and have made outstanding contributions in research with potential for application/ product and technology development. The nominee/applicant must be a citizen of India and should be below the age of 45 years as on 31 December 2015.

The research work for which nomination/application is made must have been carried out in India. Complete information as per enclosed proforma along with requisite enclosures must reach the address given in the proforma by 10 January 2016.