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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
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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
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
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Word History
First Known Use
1986, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of translational research was
in 1986
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“Translational research.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/translational%20research. Accessed 13 Nov. 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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