Drug repurposing and how it is accelerating the therapeutic fields

Discussion between Cures Within Reach and UCI Faculty involved in drug repurposing research

Learning Objectives:

(1) Why repurpose drugs? Rewards and Risks

(2) Role of nonprofits and for-profits in drug repurposing

(3) Cures Within Reach: mission and research programs

(4) Cure Accelerator – how you can participate

(5) Relevance to COVID19 treatments

(6) Career transition advice for PhD students and Postdocs