Operational Unit
Pharmacology & Advanced Therapeutics Discovery Unit
Biology & Biological Engineering
Unit Mandate
Mission & Operational Scope
Conducts drug discovery and therapeutic development research targeting infectious diseases, toxin exposures, and trauma conditions encountered in the Foundation's field operations, from hit identification through preclinical validation.
Doctrine
FDA Drug Development Guidelines · NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Standards
Core Capabilities
Operational Capabilities
High-throughput compound screening and hit identification
Structure-activity relationship analysis and lead optimization
In vitro and in vivo pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies
Toxicology and safety profiling for candidate therapeutics
Formulation development for field-deployable drug delivery
Regulatory pathway navigation for emergency use authorization
Division II
Biology & Biological Engineering