Division of Signal Transduction Therapy

Division of Signal Transduction Therapy
Formation1998
LeaderDario Alessi, Philip Cohen, Ron Hay
Parent organization
University of Dundee
AffiliationsAstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Serono, Janssen Pharmaceutica and Pfizer
Budget
£2.75 million/year
Staff
200
Websitewww.lifesci.dundee.ac.uk/research/dstt/

The Division of Signal Transduction Therapy or DSTT is an organization managed by the University of Dundee,[1] the Medical Research Council, and the pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Serono, Janssen Pharmaceutica, and Pfizer. The purpose of the collaboration is to conduct cell signalling research and to encourage development of new drug treatments for global diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and Parkinson's disease. Specifically the collaboration aims to target protein kinases and the ubiquitylation system in the development of these therapies. It is one of the largest ever collaborations between the commercial pharmaceutical industry and any academic research institute.

  1. ^ Dundee, University of. "The Division of Signal Transduction Therapy: Showcasing Open Innovation". NCUB. Retrieved 25 April 2020.