TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH: MEANINGS, METHODS, APPLICATIONS

Cristiana STELLATO TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH: MEANINGS, METHODS, APPLICATIONS

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DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, SURGERY AND DENTISTRY "SALERNITANA MEDICAL SCHOOL"
Corso di Dottorato (D.M.226/2021)
TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVE AGING
2025/2026



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2025
FULL ACADEMIC YEAR
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
16LESSONS
Objectives
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
TO EXAMINE THE CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE APPROACH, TO REVIEW AND CHARACTERIZE ITS APPLICATION IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF RESEARCH IN THE BIOMEDICAL FIELD.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DUBLIN DESCRIPTORS, AT THE END OF THE COURSE AND IN ORDER TO PASS THE EXAM, THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT:
• HE OR SHE HAS ACHIEVED A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAIN FACTORS AND BRANCHES OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE; TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND, CRITICALLY REVIEW THE RESULTS OF PRECLINICAL STUDIES, CLINICAL TRIALS, META-ANALYSES AND POTENTIALLY APPLY THEM TO NEW RESEARCH PROTOCOLS.
HE/SHE IS ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE AND CONTRIBUTE APPROPRIATELY TO ANY BRANCH OF THE TRANSLATIONAL APPROACH CONTINUUM, FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE AND VICEVERSA
• HE/SHE CAN APPLY THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE TO THE CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FIELD, KNOWING HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND POSSIBLY APPLY THE VARIOUS PHASES OF THE TRANSLATION PROCESS.
Prerequisites
A COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND GENERAL PATHOLOGY AND PHYSIOPATHOLOGY IS REQUIRED.
Contents
DEFINITION OF BASIC, CLINICAL, TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH. EVOLUTION OF THE DEFINITION OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. NIH 'ROADMAP': PHASES OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH (T1, T2, T3), THEIR MAIN CHARACTERISTICS AND RELATIONSHIPS. CHARACTERISTICS OF METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES IN THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH: IN VITRO PRECLINICAL STUDIES AND ANIMAL MODELS, CLINICAL TRIALS, REAL-LIFE STUDIES. MULTIDISCIPLINARITY IN TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. EFFECTS ON THE POPULATION HEALTH OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE APPLICATIONS. LIMITS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE.
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO LECTURES, WHERE STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE THE COURSE TOPICS AND DISCUSS THEM COLLEGIALLY
Verification of learning
EVALUATION PROCESS
THE EXAM CONSISTS OF AN ORAL TEST AIMED AT VERIFYING THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND CRITICAL APPROACH TO POTENTIAL SCENARIOS OF TRANSLATIONAL APPROACH IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Texts
STUDY MATERIAL
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS RELEVANT TO THE TOPIC OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE, LESSONS' HANDOUTS
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