title: The translational science training program at NIH: Introducing early career researchers to the science and operation of translation of basic research to medical interventions.
abstract: Translational science is an emerging field that holds great promise to accelerate the development of novel medical interventions. As the field grows, so does the demand for highly trained biomedical scientists to fill the positions that are being created. Many graduate and postdoctorate training programs do not provide their trainees with sufficient education to take advantage of this growing employment sector. To help better prepare the trainees at the National Institutes of Health for possible careers in translation, we have created the Translational Science Training Program (TSTP). The TSTP is an intensive 2- to 3-day training program that introduces NIH postdoctoral trainees and graduate students to the science and operation of turning basic research discoveries into a medical therapeutic, device or diagnostic, and also exposes them to the variety of career options in translational science. Through a combination of classroom teaching from practicing experts in the various disciplines of translation and small group interactions with pre-clinical development teams, participants in the TSTP gain knowledge that will aid them in obtaining a career in translational science and building a network to make the transition to the field. © 2016 by The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 45(1):13-24, 2017.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: C Taylor
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Gilliland
authors.affiliation: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: G Sitta
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Sittampalam
authors.affiliation: Office of Intramural Training and Education, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Philip Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Office of Intramural Training and Education, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Philip E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000193:education*; D002321:Career Choice; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D012108:Research Personnel / Q000193:education*; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States
keywords: education and training; preclinical development; translation; translational science