Integrated, multidisciplinary programs for training physicians and scientists in translational science have become essential in efforts to meet the demand for more effective translation of basic science discoveries into new clinical applications.

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Genes & Diseases, a peerreviewed international journal that aims to facilitate a rapid dissemination and exchange of scientific advances about human diseases between basic science investigators and physicians worldwide. Genes & Diseases focuses on publishing investigations on the molecular bases and experimental therapeutics of human diseases. Human medicine is...

Brain tumors comprise a large spectrum of rare malignancies in children and adults that are often associated with severe neurological symptoms and fatal outcome. Neuropathological tumor typing provides both prognostic and predictive tissue information which is the basis for optimal postoperative patient management and therapy. Molecular biomarkers may extend and refine prognostic and predictive...

Is translational research enhanced by the proximity of research institutes to hospitals? For scientists at the UK's National Institute of Medical Research, which is facing relocation from London's outskirts to its center, the question is no longer academic.

Clinical and Surgical Sciences, School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Royal Infirmary, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Cancer, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta , Canada; Department of Geriatrics, Neurosciences, and Orthopedics, Catholic Univers...

The concept of translational research, which aims to facilitate the application of basic scientific discoveries in clinical and community settings, is currently in vogue. While there are powerful forces driving this trend, support for translational research must be accompanied by a robust investment in basic science, which provides the essential raw material for translation and continues to rep...

to present the basic principles and standards of ethics in medical research and publishing, as well as the need for continuing education in the principles and ethics in science and publication in biomedicine. an analysis of relevant materials and documents, sources from the published literature. investing in education of researches and potential researches, already in the level of medical schoo...

introduction. in order to improve planning, educational methodology, and evaluation in medical education, well-proportioned, exact and prospective programs are needed. without doubt, the main changes in medical education programs have resulted from researches performed in this area during the last decades. revision of medical education in iran began by the cultural revolution council by order o...

BACKGROUND Lean and Six Sigma are business management strategies commonly used in production industries to improve process efficiency and quality. During the past decade, these process improvement techniques increasingly have been applied outside the manufacturing sector, for example, in health care and in software development. This article concerns the potential use of Lean and Six Sigma in im...