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== CRDD at OSDD ==
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==DrugPedia: A Wikipedia for Drug Discovery ==
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Government of India & [http://www.csir.res.in/ Council of Scientific & Industrial Research] (CSIR) plan to initiate an [http://www.osdd.org Open Source Drug Discovery] (OSDD) programme under the able guidance of Visionary Scientist & Current Director General. OSDD Forum is an initiative with a vision to provide affordable healthcare to the developing world by providing a global platform where the best brains can collaborate & collectively endeavor to solve the complex problems associated with discovering novel therapies for diseases like Malaria, Tuberculosis, Leshmaniasis, etc. These diseases persist mainly in the third world countries. Tuberculosis (TB), for example, is a ravaging dreaded disease killing one person in every 1.5 minutes in India. Nearly 2 billion people are infected, i.e., 1 in 3 of global population. 8.9 million new cases have been reported in 2004 of which 80% are from the 22 high-burden countries alone.  
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*Drugpedia is a wikipedia created for collecting and compiling information related to computer-aided drug design.
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*The aim of Indipedia is to provide comprehensive information about drugs.  
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*Drugpedia is developed under the umbrella of [http://www.osdd.net/ Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD)] project.
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*Dudpedia covers wide range of subjects around drugs like Bioinformatics, Cheminfiormatics, clinical informatics etc.
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==Virtual Summer Trainees==
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Students often find it difficult to get placements for training (short/long/summer training), which is mandatory requirement for getting a degree. The Drugpedia provide opportunity for students to take small projects related to information collection and compilation. We may issue a certificate for students who contribute significantly to Indipedia (at least 10 important articles).
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Early stage drug discovery is a key bottleneck in the pipeline to find novel drugs for TB. The OSDD concept aims to synergise the power of genomics, computational technologies and participation of young and brilliant talent from Universities and industry towards a concerted effort to address this important scourge. The success stories of Open source approach in IT and in the Human genome Sequencing Project further underline the usefulness of such an approach in health care. India is one of the leading countries in Information technology. One of the key features of the OSDD programme is to use our expertise in IT towards drug discovery.   
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==Experience certificates==
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While on one hand we bewail the "lack of manpower", it is an unpalatable fact that many educated youngsters do not have appropriate jobs. There is obviously a gap between what the employers require and the level of knowledge or expertise the youth have. Unemployed youths who need experience certificate are requested to contribute generously to Drugpedia. We will issue a certificate for those who contribute significantly to Indipedia (at least 10 important articles).   
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[http://crdd.osdd.net Computational Resources for Drug Discovery] (CRDD) programme has been designed under OSDD to develop the portals that may accelerate the drug discovery process and bring down the cost of the drug. It will serve as the platform for interaction among researchers and for storage, retrieval and analysis of biological data.  As an incentive to the participants innovative solutions will be rewarded. “Open Source Drug Discovery” envisions the participation of scientists and students in growing numbers as the momentum of the Open Source movement grows. OSDD is committed to provide a World Class Portal in Open Source Mode to build and coalesce user community including tapping intelligent minds for affordable drug development.
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==Virtual Jobs==
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We are working on concept of virtual job where employee can contribute from their home (for example women’s). We will prefer to hire those who have contributed maximum information to Drugpedia.
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==Assignments==
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All faculty members are requested to encourage students to contribute to Drugpedia. You may give assignment to students for contributing articles to Drugpedia.
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==Credit==
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Drugpedia uses popular software MediaWiki which maintain history of articles added/edited by users. It means all your contribution will be recorded so that you may get full credit of your contribution.   
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==Contact Information==
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This site is maintained by [http://www.imtech.res.in/raghava/ Dr GPS Raghava's] group at Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, india. Contact side [http://crdd.osdd.net/cont.php administrator].
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==Indipedia: A wikipedia for Drug Discovery==
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If you  wish to contribute to a subject to India then click on [http://crdd.osdd.net/indipedia/ Indipedia].

Revision as of 19:47, 5 October 2008

Consult the User's Guide and FAQ for information on using the wiki software.

Contents

DrugPedia: A Wikipedia for Drug Discovery

  • Drugpedia is a wikipedia created for collecting and compiling information related to computer-aided drug design.
  • The aim of Indipedia is to provide comprehensive information about drugs.
  • Drugpedia is developed under the umbrella of Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) project.
  • Dudpedia covers wide range of subjects around drugs like Bioinformatics, Cheminfiormatics, clinical informatics etc.

Virtual Summer Trainees

Students often find it difficult to get placements for training (short/long/summer training), which is mandatory requirement for getting a degree. The Drugpedia provide opportunity for students to take small projects related to information collection and compilation. We may issue a certificate for students who contribute significantly to Indipedia (at least 10 important articles).

Experience certificates

While on one hand we bewail the "lack of manpower", it is an unpalatable fact that many educated youngsters do not have appropriate jobs. There is obviously a gap between what the employers require and the level of knowledge or expertise the youth have. Unemployed youths who need experience certificate are requested to contribute generously to Drugpedia. We will issue a certificate for those who contribute significantly to Indipedia (at least 10 important articles).

Virtual Jobs

We are working on concept of virtual job where employee can contribute from their home (for example women’s). We will prefer to hire those who have contributed maximum information to Drugpedia.

Assignments

All faculty members are requested to encourage students to contribute to Drugpedia. You may give assignment to students for contributing articles to Drugpedia.

Credit

Drugpedia uses popular software MediaWiki which maintain history of articles added/edited by users. It means all your contribution will be recorded so that you may get full credit of your contribution.

Contact Information

This site is maintained by Dr GPS Raghava's group at Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, india. Contact side administrator.

Indipedia: A wikipedia for Drug Discovery

If you wish to contribute to a subject to India then click on Indipedia.

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