The Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD) was established as a constituent center of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Science (ICCBS) through a generous donation and patronage of Ms Nadira Panjwani H.I.,S.I. (Chairperson, Dr. Panjwani Memorial Trust) in the memory of her beloved father, Dr. Mohammad Hussain Panjwani, a leading scholar and philanthropist.
The PCMD initiated a number of scientific programs with the objective to find possible treatments of often neglected and prevalent diseases of Pakistan, as well as associated human resource development.
The main objective of the Center is to train highly qualified manpower in the emerging new fields of molecular medicine and drug development. The academicians, clinicians, and pharmaceutical researchers are brought together to translate basic scientific discoveries into new therapies, vaccines and diagnostic tests. The center has over 150 young research scholars rregistered in M.Phil. and Ph.D program.