translational science

Associate Professor, Departments of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Biological Engineering, MIT. Age: 35

MIT researcher and Scientist to Watch Timothy Lu talks about the value of cross-disciplinary approaches in bringing synthetic biology into the clinic.

Studying tumor development and treatment in dogs and cats, in parallel with research on rodents and humans, could improve the successful translation of new cancer drugs.

What’s in store for commercialization grants at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research?

The nonprofit institution names a new CEO and president.

An apology for basic research

Considering “targeted therapeutics” in the face of intra-patient heterogeneity. 

Antibody barcoding allows scientists and clinicians to analyze protein expression in small amounts of cancer tissue.

Bacterial genes aid tubeworm settling; pigmentation of ancient reptiles; nascent neurons and vertebrate development; exploring simple synapses; slug-inspired surgical glue

New analysis finds that funding agencies, scientists, and journals are not including sufficient information when reporting on in vivo experiments.

The push toward translational research was a much-discussed topic at the annual American Society for Cell Biology meeting.

On embracing technology and collaboration to tackle brain disorders like multiple sclerosis

Antibiotic cycling makes a comeback in the lab; how life scientists can learn from astronauts; napping to conquer fears; deconstructing the cancer R&D crisis

Response to an opinion in The Scientist charting current pitfalls in translational research

Turning discoveries made in academic labs into innovative therapies requires a radically new approach.

Failure to translate preclinical research to humans may be due in part to biased reporting.

Expectations can make you ill. Fear can make you fragile. Understanding the nocebo effect may help prevent this painful phenomenon.