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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
Examples of translational research in a Sentence
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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
Those bonafides include directing Perlmutter’s pancreatic cancer and translational research centers.
—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
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Word History
First Known Use
1986, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of translational research was
in 1986
Dictionary Entries Near translational research
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“Translational research.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/translational%20research. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
translational research
noun
variants
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
And 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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