摘要
Ever since Dr.Elias Zerhouni,then director of the National Institutes of Health,proposed "The NIH Roadmap" in 2003 [1],life sciences and medical fields worldwide have emphasized translational medical research.In this special topic,we have invited distinguished physicians and scientists to
Ever since Dr. Elias Zerhouni, then director of the National Institutes of Health, proposed "The NIH Roadmap" in 2003 [1], life sciences and medical fields worldwide have empha- sized translational medical research. In this special topic, we have invited distinguished physicians and scientists to offer their perspectives on translational medical research in China.