translational research
noun
: medical research that is concerned with facilitating the practical application of scientific discoveries to the development and implementation of new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease
called also translational medicine
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The group sat by an expansive window overlooking the translational research building for Erlangen’s CAR-T projects.
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Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
Those bonafides include directing Perlmutter’s pancreatic cancer and translational research centers.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2024
Controlling those biotech supply chains America’s ability to stay on top of the biotech industry will depend on its ability to protect genomic data and intellectual property, opines Josh Carpenter, CEO of a nonprofit translational research institute focused on drug discovery and genomic research.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 28 June 2024
In some volunteers, the fumes sparked increases in airway inflammation, says Dr. David Peden, senior associate dean of translational research and medical director of the Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
—Linda Carroll, TIME, 30 May 2024
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Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
Those bonafides include directing Perlmutter’s pancreatic cancer and translational research centers.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2024
Controlling those biotech supply chains America’s ability to stay on top of the biotech industry will depend on its ability to protect genomic data and intellectual property, opines Josh Carpenter, CEO of a nonprofit translational research institute focused on drug discovery and genomic research.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 28 June 2024
In some volunteers, the fumes sparked increases in airway inflammation, says Dr. David Peden, senior associate dean of translational research and medical director of the Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
—Linda Carroll, TIME, 30 May 2024
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translational research
noun
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or translational medicine
: medical research that is concerned with facilitating the practical application of scientific discoveries to the development and implementation of new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease
… a new emphasis on translational research to improve the movement of new discoveries from the bench to the bedside.—The Kansas City Business Journal
The Kansas City Business JournalAnd the area of science in which a therapy is advanced from a good idea to animal studies to testing in humans even has a name: translational medicine.—Delthia Ricks, Newsday
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