All-India Institute of Medical Sciences was established as an institution of national importance by an Act of Parliament with the objects to develop patterns of teaching in Undergraduate and Post-graduate Medical Education in all its branches so as to demonstrate a high standard of Medical Education in India; to bring together in one place educational facilities of the highest order for the training of personnel in all important branches of health activity; and to attain self-sufficiency in Post

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Inception of Garhwal University on Dec. 1 st 1973 was the fulfillment of a long cherished dream of the local people .The University was established under the provisions of Uttar Pardesh State Universities Act (Act No. 10 of 1973) on 1.12.1973 and the Act come in force w.e.f. 1.12.1973.

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The Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow is one of  the youngest central universities in the country. The jurisdiction of this residential University is over the entire state of Uttar Pradesh. The campus Vidya Vihar is located off Rae Bareli Road, about 10 kms south of the Charbagh Railway Station, Lucknow. The objects of the University IS to promote advanced knowledge by providing instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit.

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The Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, was established on October 20,1995 by an Act of the Legislature of the State of Haryana with the objectives 'to facilitate and promote studies and research in emerging areas of higher education with focus on new frontiers of technology, pharmacy, environmental studies, non- conventional energy sources and management studies and also to achieve excellence in these and connected fields'. It was formally inaugurated on November 1, 1995. It is named after Guru Jambheshwar Ji Maharaj, a saint environmentalist of 15th century.

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inVentiv Health Clinical, formerly PharmaNet/i3, is a leading provider of global drug development services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, generic drug, and medical device companies. With 7,000 employees in more than 36 countries, inVentiv Health Clinical offers therapeutically specialized capabilities for all phases of clinical development, bioanalytical services, and strategic resourcing from a single clinical professional to an entire functional team.

Post: Senior Scientist/Scientist NPR

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Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), one of Asia's leading tertiary care hospitals, is a landmark healthcare destination in Kerala initiated by KIMS Healthcare Management Ltd. The 600 bed multi disciplinary super speciality hospital was started with the objective of providing world class healthcare services and specialized medical facilities at affordable costs.

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The walk-in-interview for the positions of Research Associates/Senior Research Fellows and Junior Research Fellows in various projects will be conducted at this Institute on the date/time and venue and other details shown against each position on contractual basis which is co-terminus with the project/scheme. The eligible candidates are invited to appear before the Selection Committee for Walk-in-Interview at NDRI, Karnal.

Post: Research Associate, Senior Research Fellow, Junior Research Fellows, Business Development Manager

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ICON is a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. We specialize in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support Clinical Development – from compound selection to Phase I - IV clinical studies

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ABOUT AUTHORS:
Abhishek Shah*, Gautam Singhvi
Department of Pharmacy, Industrial Research Lab,
Birla Institute of Technology and Science,
Pilani, Rajasthan, India., Pin: 333 031
abhishah200291@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
Dendrimers are a new class of synthetic polymers which have a tree or star shape like structure, with a central core, interior branches and terminal groups which embellish the surface. It can be synthesized by a repetitive step-growth polymerization process. They are highly branched and monodisperse macromolecules. The structure of dendrimers mainly affected to its physical and chemical properties; so, it is widely used in biomedical, pharmaceuticals and industrial applications. In Drug delivery system, dendrimer plays major roles in ophthalmic, topical, transdermal, targeted drug delivery since last decade. Recent progress has been made in the application of biocompatible dendrimers to cancer and AIDS treatment, including their use as delivery systems for potent anticancer drugs such as cisplatin and doxorubicin, as well as agents for both boron neutrons capture therapy and photodynamic therapy. It is alsoinhibiting the entry of HIV and herpes simplex virus (HSV). This review articles giveswhole idea about various dendrimers, its type and its properties. Also it considers brief idea about various dendrimers used in various areas of research, treatment and diagnosis.

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ABOUT AUTHORS:
Shahin*,Vemavarapu Satish kumar¹
*Shadan Women’s College of Pharmacy. khairtabad, Hyderabad. A.P
¹IPQC team member at GRANULES INDIA LIMITED, M.Pharmacy (pharmaceutics) Deevena College of Pharmacy.
*shahins333@gmail.com

INTRODUCTION
A drug may be defined as a substance meant for diagnosis, cure, mitigation, prevention or treatment of diseases in human beings or animals or for alternating any structure or function of the body of human being or animals. Pharmaceutical chemistry is a science that makes use of general laws of chemistry to study drugs i.e. their preparation, chemical nature, composition, structure, influence on an organism and studies the physical and chemical properties of drugs, the methods of quality control and the conditions of their storage etc. The family of drugs may be broadly classified as.
1. Pharmacodynamic agents.
2. Chemotherapeutic agents.

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