By linking the largest healthcare provider in Central Florida with a nationally renowned basic science leader, the TRI bridges the gap between the research bench and the patient’s bedside.
At the interim location on Lee Road in Winter Park, Florida, a talented team of brilliant researchers and experienced, caring medical professionals is bringing medical discoveries from the laboratory to the community for further testing, through clinical trials, in an effort to tackle some of today’s biggest health problems obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
What is “Translational Research”?
To improve human health, scientific discoveries must be translated into practical applications. These discoveries typically begin at “the bench” with basic research, in which scientists study disease at the molecular and cellular levels, then progress to the clinical level, or the patient’s “bedside.
”This “bench-to-bedside” approach in translational research is actually a two-way street. Basic scientists provide clinical researchers with new patient care tools to assess through clinical trials, and clinical researchers make novel observations about the nature and progression of disease that often stimulate basic scientists’ investigations.
The combined efforts of scientists, researchers, and physicians make translational research a true interdisciplinary approach to improving lives through innovation that leads to discoveries and ultimately cures
