The UH Drug Discovery Institute is defining a new paradigm in academic drug discovery through multi-disciplinary collaborations that go beyond the life and physical sciences to include engineering, computer science, mathematics, optometry, and other fields. This multidisciplinary team will integrate new technologies, including but not limited to AI, to streamline and augment existing and emerging efforts to modernize the drug-discovery process.
To address the unmet needs of current drug discovery academic centers, the DDI will integrate AI as one of its driving forces to develop new therapeutics. Since current drug-discovery efforts at UH are largely fragmented, the DDI will bring together relevant experts under one roof to provide new resources and to facilitate synergistic research. The DDI will be an inclusive institute, welcoming faculty participants from all colleges who wish to collaborate and advance drug development.