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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Those bonafides include directing Perlmutter’s pancreatic cancer and translational research centers.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2024
Still, future experiments will need to replicate this level of function in human cells before these neural network models can be used in translational research and medicine.
—WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
One-time seed grants of up to $250,000 for high-risk/high-reward, translational research.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2023
As a senior advisor and the director for translational research at the DOE, Luttrell partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue his work studying possible treatments for injured vets.
—Emily Caldwell, Dallas News, 1 June 2021
Brugarolas is involved in translational research, which aims to bring scientific discoveries made in the lab or in animal models into the realm of human medicine.
—Markham Heid, Time, 26 Dec. 2022
The current environment, noted Dr. Davey Smith, a translational research virologist at UC San Diego, is not seen as one that is capable of driving the number of new cases to zero.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
The new center will feature international scientific collaborations involving both basic and translational research, under the leadership of Nobel laureate Charles Rice, Chair of New York State’s COVID-19 Clinical Advisory Task Force.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 28 June 2022
More generally this is about translational research which is moving beyond research and into scalable practical solutions meeting specific needs.
—Stephen Ibaraki, Forbes, 13 May 2022
Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2024
Still, future experiments will need to replicate this level of function in human cells before these neural network models can be used in translational research and medicine.
—WIRED, 3 Oct. 2023
One-time seed grants of up to $250,000 for high-risk/high-reward, translational research.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2023
As a senior advisor and the director for translational research at the DOE, Luttrell partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue his work studying possible treatments for injured vets.
—Emily Caldwell, Dallas News, 1 June 2021
Brugarolas is involved in translational research, which aims to bring scientific discoveries made in the lab or in animal models into the realm of human medicine.
—Markham Heid, Time, 26 Dec. 2022
The current environment, noted Dr. Davey Smith, a translational research virologist at UC San Diego, is not seen as one that is capable of driving the number of new cases to zero.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
The new center will feature international scientific collaborations involving both basic and translational research, under the leadership of Nobel laureate Charles Rice, Chair of New York State’s COVID-19 Clinical Advisory Task Force.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 28 June 2022
More generally this is about translational research which is moving beyond research and into scalable practical solutions meeting specific needs.
—Stephen Ibaraki, Forbes, 13 May 2022
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translational research
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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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